Tranöy Ligthouse

Tranøy Lighthouse is situated in a spectacular scenic environment in the middle of the famous Norwegian novelists Knut Hamsun’s universe.

The lighthouse is in the northern part of Hamarøy municipality, where Hamsun found a large number of his characters and locations.
From the lighthouse there is a spectacular panoramic view of the Lofoten Islands, and what is known as the ”Lofoten Wall” consisting of high mountain peaks ascending almost nine hundred meters right out of the sea.
The small rocky island on which the lighthouse is built is connected to the mainland by a sturdy walking bridge.
Tranøy Lighthouse can offer a wide range of adventures and experiences in what is probably the most scenic part of Norway.
Hamarøy is the land of Knut Hamsun, the famous Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize winner.
Visitors can walk ”On Overgrown Paths”, like in the title of the author’s last written novel.
It can take you to his childhood home at ”Skogheim” where he also lived as a grown up.
Tranøy also has the ”Hamsun Gallery”, a former shop that Hamsun worked in during his youth.
Every second year the ”Hamsundays” takes place at Hamarøy, next time is in 2008.

Picture from my place of birth

Hamaröy, Northern Norway, 1400 km (934 miles) from where I live now..

Longing for the summer

It's raining now and the temperature is just over freezing point. I'm waiting for the spring and summer arrieves.

(Hope springs eternal in the human breast)

Lack of snow

December snow hasn't been so difficult to find in Norway for at least 60 years. From Finnmark in the far north to the mountains of southern Norway, there's a decisive lack of the white stuff, and that's posing some economic concerns along with local disappointment.

And there's no snow in sight (hip hip hurrah! hurrah!)
For that matter, the snow can stay away the whole winter...

A foggy morning

Lake in the mountain

This is a dead calm lake who I visit in the mountain this summer. The water was very cold.

Summer holiday

The summer holiday is over for this year. It's been a great vacation with a lot of walking in the mountain.
Moore photos

Vacation

Vacation !

View from the summer house

It's 1420 km (882 miles) to drive from where I live to this place you can see above.

Webcamera

Picture from Northern Norway

From my place of birth

View from the mountain

View from the peak Hammaröyskaftet last autumn.

Skottestad

Skottestad i Hamaröy
View from my sommerhouse.
Here you can go fishing every day and maybee see a moose,
a reindeer or lots of other animals.
You can also take a walk in the mountain.
My house is a very old. It's build(I think)
around 1920.

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