National Park Attractions In Tydal Municipality

THE HYPE IS REAL: Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands, Norway - The Lofoten islands off the northern coast of Norway, are home to some of the most beautiful and rugged stretches of landscape I’ve ever seen.
Our journey to Lofoten actually started in the city of Bodø, where we spent the day exploring the city and the saltstraumen maelstrom before catching the ferry from Bodo to Lofoten (Moskenes).
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The saltstraumen is one of the best things to do in Bodo, as it is a small strait that connects the sea and a fjord with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world.
This wild whirlpool of boils and vortex’s happens when tides change and water funnels through the strait.
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From our basecamp in Sorvagen, we have two days to explore the best things to do in Lofoten, on the southern islands, before needing to report to the capital city of Svolvaer for a dream event.
Our first stop is on the southern end of Moskenes Island at little fishing village called Å - Once a town that specialized in stockfish, it’s main income now is tourism, although, there isn’t many people around this time of year - which is actually one of the big reasons why we came in March.
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Next up, its the oldest and perhaps most picturesque fishing village in the Lofoten Archipelago - Hamnøy
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And just a few minutes back down the E10, is Reine. The 69-acre village is the administrative center of Moskenes Municipality, has a population of 314 people, and it’s major lifeline is very easy to see - and smell.
Cod or Skrei, is known as the Norwegian Miracle.
Skrei comes from one of the world’s largest and most sustainably managed cod stocks.
Although it doesn’t seem like it here, only 10% of over 400 million migrating cod are caught and branded skrei.
All over the Lufoten islands between February and May, you’ll see an endless supply of drying cod on these giant wooden racks.
They’re left out here for about three months, before being brought inside to mature for up to another 12 months.
Stockfish is the countries longest sustained export commodity, going all the way back to the viking days.
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We also stopped at Anita's for her classic fish burger and finished the day at Ramberg beach (Rambergstranda).
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Norwegian Nature: Saltstraumen on an autumn day

Saltstraumen in the municipality of Bodø in Northern Norway on an autumn day. Saltstraumen is the strongest tidal current in the world. Up to 400,000,000 cubic metres of seawater forces its way through a 3 kilometre long and 150 metre wide strait every six hours. Whirlpools or maelstroms up to 10 metres in diameter and 5 metres in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest

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World strongest ocean current in action, Maelstrom Saltstraumen

Saltstraumen is a small strait with the strongest tidal current in the world. It is located in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Bodø. The narrow channel connects the outer Saltfjorden to the large Skjerstadfjorden between the islands of Straumøya and Knaplundsøya. The Saltstraumen Bridge on Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the Saltstraumen.

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Saltstraumen has the strongest tidal current in the world. Up to 400,000,000 cubic metres (520,000,000 cu yd) of seawater forces its way through a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long and 150-metre (490 ft) wide strait every six hours, with water speeds reaching 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Vortices known as whirlpools or maelstroms up to 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter and 5 metres (16 ft) in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest. Saltstraumen has existed for about two to three thousand years. Before that, the area was different due to post-glacial rebound. The current is created when the tide tries to fill the Skjerstadfjorden. The height difference between the sea level and the fjord inside can be up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). When the current turns, there is a period when the strait is navigable.

The Saltstraumen is popular with anglers, due to its abundance of fish such as saithe, cod, wolffish, rose fish, and halibut. Coalfish is a specialty of the area. The largest documented coalfish of 22.7 kilograms (50 lb) was caught in the Saltstraumen on a fishing rod.

The remains of a 10,000-year-old hunter settlement in the area are the oldest known traces of human settlement in Bodø, and also one of the oldest archaeological discoveries in Norway. These hunters lived on the edge of the ice, attracted by the abundance of fish caused by the strong currents.



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Coastal marine life on the northern west coast of Sweden.

There can be no better feeling than this...

You're laying face down on the ocean surface, bobbing slowly up and down. You're feeling the warmth of the sun on your back and the refreshing cool water around your face. Soon you enter that relaxed meditative state with slow controlled breathing. Time slips away and you could lay there forever without knowing it.

Then, as you almost feel like you are falling asleep, you take one last deep breath of air and descend slowly into that other world. That beautiful place where the sun rays dance and the sea weed sways with the currents and waves...

Diving location: Soten nature preserve, between Kungshamn and Hunnebostrand, Sweden.