The Lofoten islands are connected by a highway, E10, or King Olav’s Road. At the very south-western end of this highway is the village of Å. Å is also the last letter in the Norwegian alphabet. But the name Å it got, not because of that, but due to the fact that a small stream (in Norwegian, Å) enters the sea at Å. Traditionally it was a centre for stockfish, the dried fish that is so popular in Norway, but tourism has no overtaken and is the dominating activity. All the rorbuer were newly painted in red with blue gables, and when Jennifer and I were there it looked like most would either be rented out to tourists or were part of a museum.
We drove in along the only road to Å and passed a beautiful bay, Djupfjorden, the Deep Fjord, on the way and then passed Moskenes and Sørvågen before ending up in Å.
At Å the road ended and Jennifer and I walked the last bit out on the island to have uninterrupted views to the southwest towards the end of Moskenesøya and towards Værøy and Rest in the far distance.
