Trollfjorden and Raftsundet

Beware of Trolls!!

After rejoining our ship following the Taste of Vesteralen tour, we sailed through narrow fjords of the Lofoten region.

Sailing though Trollfjorden,  we were so close that we could almost reach out and touch the mountainsides as our ship sailed past. If you follow in our footsteps, be careful: Don’t wake the trolls!

On deck we admired peaks such as Trolltindan (3,428 feet above sea level) on one side and Blåfjellet (3,274 feet above sea level) on the other, while the captain calmly maneuvered the ship into the 328-feet-wide mouth of the fjord and turned around a few miles farther in.

All the while, we were hoping that the old Norwegian tale still holds true: That the trolls won’t wake for a thousand years, by which time our ship will have since sailed away.

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Trollfjorden carves inwards to Austvågøy from the west side of the 15-mile long Raftsundet, a very narrow sound between Austvågøy and Hinnøya. Here, Hurtigruten sails between the ports of call of Svolvær and Stokmarknes.

Additional photos can be found on our Norway Shutterfly page

Raftsundet & TrollFjord





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