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October sail among the islands

The beautiful weather continues here in Ryfylke, south-west Norway. Tuesday October 1 came with nice, steady easterly breeze. Perfect for sailing, as the sea was smooth because the wind was coming from the land side. Often easterly winds here can get quite strong, coming down from the mountains, but not so now. I just regretted…

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A late summer sail

Or early autumn. But the weather was so warm, it could have been August. I had four days alone in the boat, anchoring out in quiet places and one night in a harbour, also very quiet and peaceful. I just want to show how beautiful it is around here in Ryfylke, just out of Stavanger,…

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Hardangervidda august 2024

Stavanger Turistforening inviterte til tur på Hardangervidda frå 12. til 15. august og eg melde meg på. Ellen og eg har gått mange turar på vidda og i andre fjellområde før. Fyrste gongen var i 1975. Då var me unge og spreke. Nå er me ikkje så unge og spreke lenger, men lysta til å…

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Velcome to my blog

Hi, I am Eilef. In this blog I want to share some stories and impressions from sailing and hiking on the west coast of Norway, and beyond. I live close to Stavanger, on a little island in the Ryfylke basin. You can find my stories in the menu above.

My aim with this blog is to share the beauty of the landscapes in western Norway, from the most remote islands out where the open ocean is the closest neighbour, to the deep fjords where the mountains rise up to the sky. People have lived here for around nine thousand years, setting their marks on landscapes and communities. I also hope to show some of the history and contemporary life along the coast.

My roots are in islands, fjords and mountains. Through my father’s line, I can go back eight generations on the same hill, close to the medieval church at Talgje, where I grew up. If I follow my father’s mother’s line, I find my roots in the narrow fjord near Sand, in the northeast parts of Ryfylke. And through my mother’s lineage, I can go back to the deep fjords and high mountains in Hardanger and to Masfjorden north of Bergen, just south of the outer parts of Sognefjorden.

Islands close to home
The Folgefonna glacier in Hardanger
View of Ryfylke
The 12th century church at Talgje, my church.