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THE TOWN OF HASVIK
Starting from the beach at Hasvik , there are several interesting routes to paddle . An isolated pebble beach called Rekeskaret is one of the more interesting locations to visit , and it ’ s not accessible by foot due to the cliffs surrounding it . The whole beach is covered in small pebbles and some enormous boulders balanced on top of smaller pebbles . The locals say it is bad luck taking rocks away from this beach . Despite this slightly disconcerting rumour , it is an excellent place for lunch before returning to Hasvik . Rekeskaret beach lies near the mountain Søre Knotten , northwest of Hasvik .
DØNNESFJORD
Following a bumpy gravel road from Hasvik to Dønnesfjord opens up another section of an exposed and remote coastline . The fjord has about 50 buildings , primarily used as holiday homes during the summer . There is also an old school and church which served a permanent population from 1880 to the late 1960s . During the Second World War , all buildings in the fjord were burned down in the scorched earth tactic the retreating German forces used . After the war , the school and other buildings were rebuilt , and a small community existed until the late 1960s when the country went through a centralisation policy . This policy aimed at creating at least one sustainable central community in each municipality .
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