Northern Norway - 2016

lake near Eggum - Lofoten, see PiP's

lake near Eggum - Lofoten

wreck in the Morfjorden - Lofoten

a dock in Henningsvær - Lofoten

MS Nordnorge crossing the bridge at Sortland

Welcome to Nyksund: Nyksund is a very old and remote fishing village. The port was made by joining two islands, Nyksund and Ungsmaloya in 1877. Most of the population left Nyksund around 1972 and for many years Nyksund was a ghost town. Several projects to save Nyksund were started in the 80s. The most promising was managed by the University of Berlin. But none of the projects survived and only after a number of private people started rebuilding in the 90s, life came back again. Today there are restaurants and lodging facilities, permanent residents again.

Nyksund

The Shell Tank: In 1937 the Lofoten-Norwegian-English Mineral Oil LTD based in Svolvaer got permission to place an oil tank in Nyksund. Shell placed the tank behind the 'Klo fish factory'. The oil from the tank was sold from the Klo fish factory, later known as Nyksund Production. Shell supplied diesel from the tank until 1978. From 2008, the tank has been used in various creative ways, today it serves as a design workshop, gallery and musical playground. The long-term plan is to rebulid the tank so that it can be an expanded arena for a wide spectrum of creative productions and art forms. For more information go to: www.changedperspective.com better view in large!

Andøya NW-coast, seen from Andenes, 23:00

near Andened, Norway