Sunday, July 31, 2011

Borøya and Arendal.


For a couple of days we stayed at the house of my second cousin and her family on the island, Borøya. They have a cabin where we slept, ate and played cards. Otherwise we were outside enjoying the view of the water.


We have been lucky with the weather our whole trip but when we arrived here, it never got hot enough to take a swim. You know it's warm enough when you cant see the jellyfish near the surface of the water.



The picture above and most of the pictures below were taken from the water when we drove to Arendal, a town about two hours south of Borøya.




This is the town of Arendal. You can drive here by car or by boat. Some kids drive small rubber boats, other people arrive in their yachts and hope they can find a spot big enough to secure it to the docks while they walk around the charming town.



There are plenty of restaurants along the harbor. We went to one next to a fish store and I ordered the best fish and chips I've ever had.


Later that day we drove to the cultural center. There was a small cafe and an art gallery. The gallery featured a different local artist every week. 




This is the door to the cafe, which was rather small.




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