Summer Travels – Vega

The second stop in our travels around Helgeland, Norway last summer was in the Vegaøyene, an archipelago of over 6000 islands that includes the large island of Vega.

We stayed overlooking the water on an island connected to Vega by a small road bridge and explored our local area as well as sites around the main island.

Here are shots of things seen during our stay in Vega, including buildings, birds, bugs, boats and blooms.

One of lots of old rorbu near the water
Reflection
I was drawn to the more dilapidated structures
But always love a turf roof too
Corrugated metal
There were lots of wildflowers blooming
Seagulls
We saw a lot of this particular type of bird, a common redshank I believe
This particular redshank scolded us as we walked by
There were a lot of oystercatchers as well and we were lucky to see a little, fluffy youngling walking (and well camouflaged!) along the big rocks of the beach — can you spot it?
An “older” young oystercatcher on the right
There were a bunch of these Six-spot burnet moths about, with their striking red-on-black wings
This boat has seen better days
A boat hanging out in the marsh
A boat with a view
This boat was moored in the water outside our digs
The same boat as the sun set at 11pm (not that it ever got dark while we were there)
Someone taking a midnight swim
Snorkling in the green waters of Eidem beach on the other side of Vega from where we were staying
The middle of the big island of Vega is very mountainous
A red house in a field
The island of Søla just a few miles off of Vega is mostly mountain
Happy clouds
We enjoyed the wildflowers
The blooms were so happy
and perky
Of course I always snap a shot of the local church if possible so here is an angle from the backside of Vega kirke

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