A Great Day and the Night in the Lighthouse

It was a great vacation in Norway, but one day was just a little bit better than the rest….

We started the day by having breakfast in the sun looking at the beautiful waterfall just next to the camping. J made his famous müsli filled with fresh fruit. My favorite breakfast!

We spent the rest of the morning at Geiranger fiorden, chilling; having a beer in the sun and relaxing next to the water, looking at all the boats.

Then we bought a nice picnic lunch, with salmon, shrimps and fresh bread and ate it next to a frozen lake. It is a bit special to sit outside in the sun and eat - looking at snow and ice. That can’t be denied.

In the afternoon we drove to the lighthouse which we had booked for one night. As always the drive in Norway was an experience of its own. We had beautiful views the whole way.

The lighthouse is called Kråkenes and is almost the most western point of Norway. You can read more about it here: http://www.krakenesfyr.no/. We stayed in the bridal suite, which is the whole third floor of the lighthouse. We had a living room, a diner room, a small kitchenette, bathroom and a bedroom with a round bed. :-)

It was a fantastic place with a sea view from each window in the lighthouse. Outside the diner room and the bathroom you could see the actual light of the light house. So cool! It started to shine at sun set (and what a beautiful sunset it was) around 11.30 pm, about the same time as we started to eat our dinner (yes - that is late for a dinner, but with all the light it feels totally natural). About the same time our dinner guest arrived – Mr Seagull. He was just sitting there posing in the light from the lighthouse.

The dinner was equally amazing, consisting of fresh shrimps, lamb fillet and chocolate brownie as dessert. Of course all served with good wine. We ended up eating dinner until 02.00 am. It was a fantastic way of spending the night. The view kept changing with the light and we just sat there and enjoyed the scenery.

So if you combine great weather, fantastic food and amazing views – you end up with GREAT day and Night.