Ryfylke

Pentecost weekend in Ryfylke 2022

Pentecost weekend is one of many beautiful weekends this spring. We left home Friday noon, heading north and then east, to Hjelmeland. This is a little town and the centre of a municipality that has islands, deep fjords and high mountains. Going ashore and walking around is always nice when we come to a new…

Jun 5, 2022Jul 4, 2022

Liten tur til Rossøy 1. mai 2022

Så fin sundags- og 1. mai morgon! Måtte berre ut på sjøen ein liten tur før hjartemarsj seinare på dagen. Eg tenkte berre å gå ein sakte tur for motor rundt Fogn, kanskje. Men i Rossøysundet var der god plass ved brygga og det frista med ein tur opp på toppen. Her er det vidt…

May 1, 2022Nov 28, 2022

Older posts

2017 season

Sunday June 5 A short sail in light winds just around the island. I am so happy with the new sails. With the right trim upwind, she just stays on course on her own. I don’t need to touch the wheel for a long time. And the other tack: Karmøy and Kvitsøy, May 25 -…

Oct 11, 2017Jul 7, 2022

Ryfylke

2016 season

Tucked in for the rest of the winter Rig is down for check up and overhaul. New sails scheduled to arrive from Gran Sails in February, in time for new season. Happy new sailing year 😊 End of season Sunday November 13. A two hour sail together with Olav Wilhelmsen, experienced and merited sailor. Probably…

Nov 11, 2016Oct 11, 2019

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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.