Sligo Golf Dalvik Road
Whale Watching Dalvik Golf
One key issue has to be addressed and it is
an obvious one. How good can a golf course
be when it’s only open for a maximum of
five months and under snow for the rest of
them? The answer is: good enough as long
as you accept that you aren’t going to get
those sublime carpet-like fairways and velvet
greens (Siglo’s were excellent) you enjoy
back home. You have to cut the courses
some slack and enjoy them for what they
are. And besides, the views are breathtaking
with those aforementioned mountain peaks
and crevasses laced with snow. As midnight
approached and we teed off on the 8th, we
drove directly towards the sun which was
drifting just below the horizon, beyond Siglo.
We paused for a group photo with the sky
a mix of blues and yellows and golds. The
spirit of adventure kept us warm the whole
way round. Here’s another consideration: how often
can you go from sinking a putt to watching
a blue whale cavorting in a fjord? On our
second day we played at Dalvik, another
nine hole course with mountains above us
and waterfalls crashing down through the
rock. A road slips through the middle of the
course and we stood on it as we crossed
and looked in both directions. To the east it
drifted into an endless landscape swallowed
by the mountains; it was no different to
the west. The golf course may not boast
impressive design credentials but there are
fun holes and the 9th is gloriously strong.
From there we drove into Dalvik itself,
stopping at Kaffihûs Bakkabrædra for the
most delicious fish soup I’ve ever tasted.
A large vat sat on the counter and
customers returned for seconds and thirds…
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