We had a brilliant day yesterday. The sun shone, the village was packed and there was a lovely atmosphere.
A food market was set up opposite Haugefisk: Thai street food, Norwegian waffles and pancakes, a bakery stall where I bought 'Lefse' - a tortilla like potato flatbread, very thin, doubled over with a butter and icing sugar cream inside - and 'Natronkaker' - tasted like a cross between soda and potato bread - and a fish stall. The cook from Haugefisk alone sold 20 litres of Fiskesuppe.
Beside Holmen Atelier there was a play area for children where they could make boats out of pieces of wood: a lot of hammering, not all of it by the children! Quite a few Daddies were involved too. The children then got to sail their boats in a pond filled with rocks, seaweed and crabs and things. After that they were taken in ones and twos out into the harbour for a wee trip on a dinky boat.
Another lady and I helped P in the shop during the day as it is historically her busiest day of the year It was, in fact, her best day ever!
In the evening there was a very good Alan Jackson type Country & Western Band playing outside Knutholmen. We were invited onto a friend's cruiser for drinks and wonderful dried sheep, cured pork, confit lamb and home smoked trout and enjoyed the music from there. It was a late night - the first time I've seen the moon since I arrived - so the village is very sleepy this morning. I've just been for a walk to Froya Church and back. Lots of cruisers leaving this morning and one of the traditional wooden boats in the bay with its red sail hoisted.
Sun's out - enjoy your Sundays
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