As a photographer I was hoping for mountains sprinkled with a light snow cover. I imagined the purple and pink light during daytime meeting the blue water and topping it all off with Aurora Borealis in the night. The season for the northern lights is from the end of August to the beginning of April. And as many others before me, I was hoping to get a glimpse of the night rainbow. A key element is of course clear skies and a promising forecast – which I had neither predictions for.

“Lofoten greeted me with heavy wind and horizontal rain from the moment I stepped off the ferry from Bodø.”

I had of course studied the forecast before leaving but also knowing that the weather changes quickly in Lofoten.

I planned to hike into the mountains on a marked footpath in the direction of Munkebu. And the plan was to pitch my tent there and use that area as a basecamp. On the boat from Bodø I had a few conversations with people living at Moskenes and asked for their advice on hiking in the mountains in the wintertime.