Words : Elinor Griffiths and Geth Roberts Photos : Mirco Goldhausen , Ed Loffill & Sea Kayaking Wales
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ARCTIC
NORWAY
Adventures traversing Senja , Kvaloya and many other magical Arctic islands
At Sea Kayaking Wales , we love hosting expeditions in wilderness places like Arctic Norway . This July , we ran an expedition to the Senja and Kvaløya islands . Ånderdalen National Park , with its sea-facing saw-tooth peaks , narrow ridges and steep mountainsides , forms much of the western flank of Senja .
Further north , great fjords and fingerlike peninsulas thrust out into the Arctic Ocean . Much of Senja resembles a supercharged version of Scotland ’ s Isle of Skye . Meanwhile , Kvaløya and Sommerøya have an Outer Hebrides feel about them , with frequent azure coastal seascapes and idyllic pale sandy beaches . Combining the traverse of these islands became a fantastic adventure and truly life-affirming experience for all involved .
Words : Elinor Griffiths and Geth Roberts Photos : Mirco Goldhausen , Ed Loffill & Sea Kayaking Wales
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