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Travel · 6 September 2022 · 3 min read

Mefjordvær

It should be 15 minutes to Mefjordvær, but a closed road turns it into a two-hour loop around the entire island of Senja. We make the best of it: shopping in Finnsnes, the Tungeneset viewpoint with perfect reflections, and a lighthouse hunt in which Annina's shoes sink in ankle-deep.

A single yellow tree on a mirror-calm shore below green mountainsides

Today we check out of the tiny house, but due to the bad weather we start the day slowly.

Actually, we only want to drive to Mefjordvær, where our next Airbnb is located, which under normal circumstances would only be 15 minutes away by car. But because of a road closure due to the construction of avalanche barriers on the road, we have to drive around the entire island of Senja, which takes two hours. We combine this round trip with some shopping in Finnsnes, on the Norwegian mainland, where there are more stores than on Senja. As the weather is still not great, we decide not to go hiking today, but to do things along the route. As it is a scenic route, we always have a view of fantastic landscapes to sweeten the drive. We stop at several elevated parking spots along the road to let our eyes wander through the landscape in search of possible moose.

The road curves through autumn tundra, the hills wrapped in low cloud Straight down: the road cutting across orange-brown tundra beside a small pond From the air: the road across a plateau under low-hanging cloud From the air: a river winding through autumn birch forest Straight down: a stream cutting through dense forest A shallow river between birch woods and yellow grass A marshy plain dotted with pools, hills in cloud behind The road following the fjord through dense forest Looking through birches into a green valley full of waterfalls Waterfalls dropping to a lake with the road running along the shore Cloud spilling over a ridge and settling on the rock face Cloud pouring down a steep mountainside A dark rock face disappearing into the fog The mountainside dissolving into fog towards the top The coast road along the fjord, cloud running off the mountain above Our gold rental car on a gravel pull-out under the cloud layer

One planned stop is Tungeneset, a viewpoint with fantastic views of the tall surrounding mountains. We enjoy the view and take pictures of the reflections in the water.

The Devil's Teeth at Tungeneset seen from the road, a parked car in front Nicolas on the rock slab, the pinnacles mirrored in a pool of water The Devil's Teeth mirrored in a rain pool on the rock Annina in an orange jacket on the rock slabs of Tungeneset The two of us on the rock slabs at Tungeneset

We also stop at a beach and at another point we search for a lighthouse. We never reach it, however, because the path to it is flooded and Annina manages to sink in ankle-deep at the first opportunity, at which point we decide that it’s just not the right weather for it today.

Waves breaking on the coast; we never do reach the lighthouse that day

It is already evening when we arrive at our Airbnb in Mefjordvær. The house is very big, especially compared to the tiny house of the last two days. It is a cottage just for us, equipped with everything and more. We enjoy our dinner of mashed potatoes, köttbullar and vegetarian pølser.

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