VESTERÅLEN ISLANDS: The Scenic Route of Norway's magic archipelago // EPS. 8 EXPEDITION NORTH
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- Westward from mainland Norway just north of the famous Lofoten Islands, there is a remote paradise with snow white beaches, cristal clear waters, dramatic, craggy mountains and breathtaking fjords: the archipelago of Vesterålen.
I had one specific reason why I wanted to visit Vesterålen: Because of it's famous white beaches, that are said to be the most beautiful ones in Norway. So we left Lofoten Islands - not as planned with a ferry to Melbu, but over the island Hinnøya that is connected with the island Andøya of Vesterålen by road. Once I reached the Scenic Route Andøya I immediately fell in love with it's empty curvy roads stretching along the coastline, with it's rugged peaks and beautiful views. I collected blueberries and cloudberries on the way to regain the strenghts for a little hike:
To the beach Høyvika from the little town Stave.
There was not much time to lose after visiting Høyvika beach: There is a ferry from Andenes on Andøya to Gryllefjord on the island Senja - and it goes only once a day and has no prebooking! So the only chance to be able to get on the ferry is to be there early. After three hours of waiting we made it on the ferry!
The ocean around the Vesterålen islands is one of the best places in the world to spot whales. If we were lucky? Join the journey and watch this episode!
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Lovely video! I grew up on Andøya, on Andenes. It's very special nature, and I'm happy to see that you took the trip!
The berries at 06:02 are "krekling" which isn't blueberries. They are called crowberries some places. But still very tasty. We ate tons of them as kids. The cloudberries are my favourite. The cloudberries weren't done yet, so they are quite sour and hard until they are done. They become orange as oranges (!!) when done. And much sweeter.
Norways Chamber of Commerce should be grateful to you for presenting their country so beautifuly.
Thanks for that compliment - they will be not so happy though that I (as the Norwegian followers told me) are not ripe cloudberries and thought that the crow berries are blueberries 😂😂😂
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Nice yıllara yol arkadaşınız ve size,çok güzel Norveç görüntüleri için,iyi yolculuklar
It's difficult not to get excited watching your videos. Your beautiful German accent, wonderful narrations, well researched itineraries, and the excitement on your face has me hooked. I love watching your videos. It leaves me with such a happy state of mind. Thank you,
Oh thank you for this really nice comment! Makes me super happy if someone at home can enjoy the journey as much as I did when being there! 😍
Beautiful scenery thank you for the tour 😊
Superb country I love to join you my dear friend
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Hi ya Lea and travel partner so glad you had some sunshine did l see you wearing sunglasses Lea beautifully narrated and outstanding information about where you was Beaches was beautiful l think it was a bit cold for swimwear?really enjoy this vid as always perfectly executed Drone footage was out of this world l shall be watching out for your next vid in Switzerland MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR TRAVEL PARTNER 🎄⛄🏍👍🤗
Yes it was a bit cold for swimwear - but there will be some swimming in the ocean in some of the future episodes! 😁 merry Christmas to you too - and see you on the next episode with a lot of snow!!!
Great 👍. I’m happy to watch the video. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, Lovely video, i am coming from Melbu the place you didnt take the ferry to hmmm, do it next time he he, and i must say it was not tyttebær you Was eaten but moltebær🙂 good Luck with you travelling, God speed!
Thank you for the wonderful videos. Norway is on my list and it's so beautiful to dream and watch your beautiful Adventure. I prefer the less touristy places to visit too.
My ancestors are from Norway so I look forward to visiting on another deeper level. I am only a third generation American. I can trace my Norwegian Roots back almost 1000 years.
I also have ancestry from Germany that I'm just discovering from the Hessen region.
Will have to add that on my list as well.
Beautiful video, thank you🥰
If you ever come back I would love to show you some specialties of hiking trips
Those white sandy beaches must be very popular during the warmer seasons.
Really stunning place....wonderful place
Hi Lea, wow das sieht jetzt doch alles viel freundlicher aus. Sogar ein Sonnenbrand ist zu verzeichnen. Als ich gestern Abend von der Spätschicht heimkam, YT auf und Video gucken. Danke dass Du mir den Lockdown versüßt. Die Gashand juckt schon mächtig. Jetzt steht der Norden mal oben auf der to do Liste. Dann checken wir mal das Wetter im Juni. LG aus Touratech City
Bei all der kommenden Sonne wird dir der Norden sicher noch schmackhafter! 🙏🏻
Alles Liebe zu dir!
@@Got2Go du bist einfach zu früh losgefahren. Wetter App check und dann Gas. Niedereschach >>>> Kiel 1 Tag und dann Fähre Oslo. Mega gespannt bin ich auf Finnland. Schweden war ich schonmal, 1991. War super schön dort. Bleib gesund!!!!!!
striking as usual. BEAUTIFUL .....
Kingdom of Asgard, two knights protected by shyning armor
and mounted on such magnificent horses and aid from Baldur and Frigga...
Embark on the drakkar of the Baltic Sea to the North Sea.
From Bergen to Lofoten, they were greeted...., white cloaks and clear waters spotted.... Sperm whales, whales and more...
Mountains with green cloaks and their cliff arms tilt am , their hands touched white sand. Odin wanted them to embark again as new demand was woven in the sky of Asgard.
Many tanks Leo.
Take care and stay healthy.
Thank you for your poetry! Seems to become kind of a tradition, already looking forward to it every episode! 😁☺️🙏🏻
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Jagged mountains, small fishing towns and sandy beaches - Lofoten and Vesterålen are must-visits when searching for the authentic Norway.
Excellent !!!!!!!!
Thanks once again for brightening up another Thursday evening. Enjoying being a virtual passenger on this beautiful journey.
Thank you Mark! ☺️
Beautiful! 💖🙌
Lovely
wonderful, can't wait for the next on Christmas
Thank you for taking me to such lovely places. Take care to you & your travel partner.
wonderfull. thanks and Merry christmas.
The drone shots look brilliant beautiful beaches and rugged mountains. The tunnel through the mountain on the way to the ferry was epic . Another fantastic video thanks .
Beautiful. I’m watching poetry.
Your productions just keep getting better and better.
Thank you. ☺️
Thank you for filming this :) brings back memories from 2007 when I was working there in a fishing harbour with my friends and didn't have a proper camera to capture all that breathtaking scenery!
Another good adventure and many nice views.. Thank you..
Very nice done. Thank you :)
Saludos desde Quito Ecuador, gracias por tan bonitos videos. Les cuento que aquí en Ecuador tenemos una fruta igual a los arándanos y se llaman mortiños, con ellos se hace una bebida dulce y se sirve caliente(colada morada) se la hace el mes de noviembre para celebrar el día de los difuntos. Cuídense mucho y bendiciones.
I don’t speak any Spanish, so it would great to ask questions in English! ☺️
@@Got2Go greetings from Quito Ecuador, thank you for such beautiful videos that share the beauty of our planet, I tell you that here in Ecuador we have a fruit similar to blueberry and it is called ¨mortiño¨. This fruit is made into a sweet drink that is served hot. he shares it in the month of november called ¨colada morada¨ which is commemorated on the day of the dead. Goodbye and many blessings.
We love all episodes of you and of Norway for sure...:)
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My God it's spectacular!
You makes us realize , how beautiful is our world.
Thank you.
Wow. Another great video. As always by the way. .Definetely roadtrip destination Once travelling is OK again.
Ok Leah, you convinced me. I have been following this trip and now I want to do Norway! Just need for COVID to go away so I can fly to Portugal from Texas and pickup my GS that is sitting in my mother’s garage then start the trip! It’s so simple and yet so complicated right now 😢. Thank you for keeping my dream alive.
Oh so you already have a bike waiting for you! Then it’s kind of easy! 😍 (bring some rain clothes 😂)
The USA is an amazing place to ride though too - actually one of my favorites!
It was so pleasant to see my favorite islands again! I usually travel on two wheels too but not on a motorcycle - on a bicycle. I visited Vesterolen and Lofotens few times for cycling and hiking and I would say that Vesterolen is much more interesting place and not so overcrowded by tourists.
Another very enjoyable video Lea in Norway.. Enjoy your xmas but get back in the saddle..asap.
I just discovered your channel after having watched Itchy Boots for a long time. Your channel is great! Beautiful scenery, very well edited and narrated ... and the drone footage is outstanding! Well done and I will look forward to watching all your videos. I lived in Stockholm for a year (8 years in Europe) and traveled mostly to Oslo, Bergen, Narvik and even Hammerfest by air ---- but have always wanted to ride the back roads in Western Norway ---- thanks for the great videos!
Great that you found your way to my channel too. Welcome to the journey! There will as well come quite a few videos from riding in Sweden and Finland - I liked that as much as traveling Norway!
it's like i am doing a real tour in Norway, good job!
Thank you for the beautiful images given to us!!
Thank you for watching. ☺️
Stunning episode again. I'm guessing it was too cold to swim at that beach. Beautiful scenery again. Glad to see the rain is behind you. Cheers
Loving this series. Hope there is plenty more to come 😀
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Meine Herren, ist das schön da oben im Norden. Danke das Du uns mitnimmst.
Ja, finde ich auch! Hatte diese Strecke schon fast wieder vergessen und war ganz erstaunt wie schön es ist als ich das Video geschnitten habe! 😍😳
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Merry Christmas and thanks for wonderful travel experiences!
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It's Christmas Day, there's nothing on TV ( No change there then ). So I'm watching this fantastic trip to Nordkapp. This is light years better than anything on TV. Been to Norway 6 times, absolutely stunning country, as these videos are too. Just brilliant.
Happy Christmas everyone from England. Happy 2022 as well ( Fingers Crossed ).
Once again another beautiful episode. Thank you!
Thank you! ☺️
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Superb video Leah! What a stunning part of the wold and those magical cloud berries and blue berries looked awesome 👌
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Heaven on earth especially without the presence of rain. I have been waiting and it worth it 👏👏👏 well-done
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Poor you suffering from sea sickness even when it’s flat calm! Big 👍🏼👍🏼 up for Vesteralen. So beautiful, so peaceful with majestic mountains to compliment that stunning beach. Another very fine video Lea, thank you 😊.
And I am even chewing a seasickness chewing gum! 😫😫😫
Thank you Andy, it’s really such a beautiful place in the world! 😍
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Wunderschön! Das macht Lust, selbst dort einmal hinzufahren.
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So beautiful ❤️ Cant wait to go myself
Yes you will love it!
Finally no rain!! Your planning route is just fantastic. Brava! Ciao
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
Thank you Lea, always a pleasure to see your journey
Thank you!
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Thank you for your videos! They have been so nice to watch now that I cant travel :)
HI5 buddy, very interesting video-log!
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Just discovering your amazing channel and journey ! Cant wait to watch more .🙏Greetings from Boston. Mass. ❤️
Welcome to the channel then!
Super Lea, ich freue mich schon auf das nächste Video 😄👍
Hallo Ralph, es wird wieder Sonne geben, versprochen! ☺️
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Great video! The views are awesome. Congrats from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Thank you and hello to rio!
Another fantastic video of u. Thanks u share ur trip with us. The bad was the seasickness ,maybe because had a sunshine??😉😉🌷🌷
Haha, i as well have it when it rains, I can asure you! 😂
Amazing landscape, and well editing film. Have a nice christmas and stay fit.
Thank you, to you too! I hope you join as well the Christmas episode to the snow next week!
Ok 👍 super 😄
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Precioso país Noruega y muy bonito tu viaje.
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Thank you for the wonderful videos and much appreciated for sharing your experiences and hard work. Blessings and stay safe.
Thank you! ☺️
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Thank you Lea for another beautiful video. Norway is definitely on my bucket list now. Happy holidays and stay safe and well. Cheers, 😄🇨🇦
Yes, it’s definitely worth a trip! But weather much more rainy than in Canada 😅
@@Got2Go Maybe ,but the scenery would be worth the risk. And would really enjoy doing it on my bike. But a little inconvenient getting it from Toronto to Norway. 😁
All I can say Amazingly Awesome 😎🤩🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏴
Thank you!
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I must say you make great videos. I am my self from Lofoten and really liked this video (and the one from Lofoten). The information you present is very accurate and correct. Great work! The cloud-berries was not ripe :-)
I like Your movies!
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Lea me encantan tus vídeos!!!
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Brilliant scenery Lea. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thank you for watching! ☺️
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Very Beautiful 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Thank you! ☺️
That cloudberry was not ripe :) Love to see that you have been all most everywere in Andøya. You are both welcome back anytime!
Thank you - it’s such a lovely place!!!
Super Lea!
How beautiful the places are in Norway, it is an amazing view! Awesome photography! 👍
Thank you!
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What an eye-gasm clips .... thank you for this. I never thought of doing a motorcycle trip to Norway, now Norway is in my bucket list when Corona out of this era ...
It’s definitely a beautiful country to visit - but bring some raingear! ☺️
@@Got2Go will definitely bring a raincoat 😅😅
Danke Schoen, most beautiful drive in Norway
Yes it’s so beautiful! 😍
Gerne geschehen!
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Lofoten and Vesteralen look like a dream to ride and like one of the most amazing and beautiful places i've seen! High quality content like this makes TH-cam so popular! I’m looking forward to your“Christmas Edition“ and: thank you, Lea!!!
I am looking forward to the Christmas edition too - the first video without a motorcycle! 😬😳😁
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Finally got to see Lea in sunshine, in Norway, awesome! Sea sick, I struggle with the same, good to see I'am not the only one. Yet another great episode. Look forward to next episode, Switzerland. I rode the Furka pass in 2018 and was amazed of the beautiful of this country.
Ah Furka is one of my favorites too. Next year I will make a video of the furka- grimsel- sustenpass round! ☺️
@@Got2Go , you can get my raw gopro captures from my Switzerland tour :)
I haven't managed to edit the clips yet. And probably newer will since I lack the skill you have. Long ago I uploaded my ride, the Maloja pass switzerland 2018. The nice thing with video capturing a ride, is that one afterward can watch and discover more of the nature, than when actually riding. Now , winter season is here, and soon Christmas holiday. So look forward to have time to edit some highlights or at least bring back summer and touring memories from my own video recordings.
Thank you # 👍 1080, Das ist Briliant!
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Thursday evening...my favourite time for TH-cam 😎. Great video Lea and I bet you didn't think you would have needed sun screen on this trip 👍🇬🇧
I can already spoiler for the future episodes: I will even need more sunscreen then! 😂
@@Got2Go will look forward to watching them. You should be really proud of your videos as the quality is amazing 👍✌
That was lovely, have a great Christmas.
You too! Hope you as well join the next episode in the snow! 🥶
@@Got2Go Wouldn't miss it, you have the best Adventure Travel site on the internet, love it.
Excellent. What a beautiful place 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing and ride safe.
Thank you!
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Maybe the most beautiful part of your trip so far. Could also be because of the sunshine😁
Sun! Finally!
What a beautiful trip you have made ! We also planned to go over there, but COVID decided differently ! Thank you for the very nice videos you are sharing 👍
Tip for a next trip : north of Quebec ! Nice scenery and desolate roads 😊
Best regards,
Johan
Oh there I would like to travel too! I have been to Quebec but not so much north of it! 😍
Very, very beautiful landscapes! I'll be here in Brazil waiting for the special Chrismas episode.
Oh that will be very different weather and temperatures than in Brazil 😂☺️🥶
@@Got2Go Very, very different! kkk
Show , assistindo do Brasil .
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Stunning visuals and apt commentary as ever 👍
Thanks guys! 🙏🏻
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Super video/scenery...thanks for taking us along with you...stay safe !!!!
Thanks! 🙏🏻
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I am watching yours video in Türkey with my family thank you for best video
You are welcome and I am happy that you and your family like it! 🙏🏻❤️
Very very nice trip, I love Norway. I did a similar journey in 2018 just the other way round with my VW bus. But beachwise I have to say you missed some absolutely stunning ones on the Lofoten e.g. Kvalvika Beach, Haukland beach and, my favorite, Uttakleiv Beach.
Safe travels.
Regards,
Reiner
Yes they were on my list too - but it was still so rainy on Lofoten that I didn’t feel like beach and we decided to leave earlier as planned because the weather forecast was just so much better two islands further up. I still think we did the right decision. 😂
I’m glad you eventually got some nicer weather.
Yes, me too, you can guess. 😂
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👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽 how do you leave such a beautiful place! Another great video!👍🏽👍🏽
Yes it’s always hard to leave. But the good thing about Norway; the next places you visit are amazing too! ☺️😍
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Absolutely breathtaking.
You did a great job making this video
Thank you.
Nice bikes.
Love the Cross ✝🛐🕊💞
of Christ.
Hope to visit there some day soon.
Our Christian family lives in Egersund, Stavanger, and Finnoy.
Is this close to Finnoy?
I can't believe anything grows in such a cold climate.
Hallo Lea, fantastische Reise mit extrem schönen Aufnahmen. Ich fahre seit 4 Jahren jedes Jahr alleine meinen „Motorrad-Ego-Trip“ von Deutschland zum Nordkapp und kann nicht genug bekommen von Norwegen! Du beschreibst es sehr treffend, es ist überwältigend schön. Lofoten bei Sonnenschein - kann man eigentlich nicht in Worte wiedergeben. Selbst im strömenden Regen hat diese Region, wie so ziemlich alles oberhalb des Polarkreises, eine besondere und mystische Stimmung. Einfach herrlich! Super Videos, Kompliment!👍
Da hättest du mir ja mal jede Menge Tipps geben können bei so viel Nordkap Erfahrung! Und ja, ein bisschen Sonnenschein macht alles gleich viel freundlicher! ☺️
Ich antworte darauf mal mit einem Zitat meiner Freundin, vor dem Start meiner ersten Tour zum Nordkapp: „Plane Deine Reise und es wird eine Reise. Plane Deine Reise also besser nicht zu sehr, dann wird es ein Abenteuer.“ Dafür bin ich ihr bis an mein Lebensende dankbar! 😊
Not much of a sailor, are you? 😄
Beautiful scenes. Senja is also a spectacular place. Perhaps you rode through my ‘neighbourhood’, Balsfjord, on your way to Tromsø?
We did! You have to tune in to the next episode on Thursday - we rode to Fagernes and from there to the Lyngen Alps! So beautiful!!!
(And I wish I was a better sailor as I love the ocean and all watersports like surfing or kitesurfing. But boats are not my thing...)
The next stage on Senja will be great, on motorcycle or bicycle. My favorite place i Norway.
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Das sind so ganz spezielle Komplimente: "so beautiful ! ... behind you" , aber der foreground ist auch seasick noch erstaunlich attraktiv 😜👍
Hahaha, und das ist wohl auch ein Kompliment! 😍🙏🏻
@@Got2Go kluges Mädchen 😊 Richtig vermutet! Soll nun nicht heißen, dass Du besonders gut aussiehst, wenn Du Dich sch... fühlst, aber auch bei Deiner großen Tour, waren für mich die Fotos besonders beeindruckend, auf denen Du nicht nur das Alles-ist-so-wunderbar Fotolächeln zeigst, sondern auch mal starke Frau ganz zerbrechlich🙋 Und natürlich außer Staub und Dreck völlig ungeschminkt - oder zumindest so gekonnt, dass ich es nicht bemerke 😉
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Loved to see this episode as well. And i really like your swiss-english comment, well done Lea👍🏼
I am actually German, not Swiss. 😂
@@Got2Go oeps, sorry 😊
@@dukeonearth You are not so wrong, she is from Bavaria and this is a little bit like Switzerland :-)