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passed a little before the fjord is reached. — Another route leads from Drag
on the Tysfjord across the picturesqueömyseid to theSagfjord. The
steamboat-stations nearest the Sagfjord are Bogø and Trane (see pp. 244 and 249).
18 Kil. (11 Engl. M.) Lødingen, with the chief telegraph-station
and a church and parsonage, picturesquely situated on a peninsula
of the Hindø. which is here separated from Tjcellø and the
mainland hy the Tjcellsund.
To the N.E. of Lødingen extends the Ofotenfjord, one of the largest
fjords in Norway, on which the steamer ‘Namsos’ from Bodø plies twice
weekly (comp. Communicationer, No. 292). The S. shore, on which lies
Balangen. is fertile but comparatively tame. The steamboat touches at
Lidland (good quarters at Klæbø’s). on the N. side of the fjord, at the
entrance to the bay called Bogen, and then holds to the S.E. to
Victoria-havn, the terminus of the new railway (now in progress) to (489 Kil. or
304 Engl. M.) Luleå in Sweden (p. 375), and to Fagernas on the Beisfjord
(quarters at “ilosling’s). The grandest scenery on this fjord is to be found
in its tV. ramifications, particularly the Rombak and the Beisfjord,
between which rise the easily ascended Tøtta (5150 ft.) and Vomtind. The
Landhandler Mosling at Fagernæs will provide the traveller with a guide
(probably Jo Larsen, a Lapp).
To the S. from the Ofotenfjord diverges the imposing Skjomenfjord,
at the end of which lies Elvegaard (good quarters). A route to Sweden
leads hence through the Sørdal, passing the old copper-mines of Skjangli
(38 Kil.). By far the finest scenery here, however, is on the W. arm of the
Skjomenfjord. at the end of which is Skjombotn, above which towers the
Frostisen (to the W.), with its enormous glaciers.
As the next stage is uninteresting the opportunity of sleeping
should he taken. The steamer steers along the E. side of the
Hindø through the Tjcellsund, which afterwards expands into the
Vaagsfjord.
30 Kil. (184/2 Engl- ÄR) Sandtorv (telegraph-station), on the
llinde.
13 Kil. (8 Engl, frf.1 Grcesholmen, on the Hindu.
15 Kil. (94/2 Engl. M.) Harstadhavn (telegraph-station), the
first station in Tromsø Amt, situated on a fertile height in the N.E.
of the Hindu, and one of the most beautiful places on this part of
the coast. Towards the E. lies an expanse of water resembling an
Alpine lake, with snow-mountains in the background; to the N.
rises the Senjehest, the S. promontory of the large island of Senjen.
— About 20 min. walk to the N.E. of Harstadhavn is the famous
old church of Throndences, which in the middle ages was the
northernmost church in Christendom. — Roads lead hence to the
Kas-fjord (view’ of Andu) and the church of Ran. Harstadhavn is the
junction of several steamboat lines. All the large steamers touch
here, and also the local boat from Tromsu to Andu (see p. 249).
The steamer next steers to the E. across the Vaagsfjord to the
promont ry of Roldø. To the left are the Grytø and the Senjehest,
between which a glimpse of the open sea is obtained. We now
pass through the strait betw een the Roldu and the Andorjø.
33 Kil. (204/2 Engl. M.) Haimvik (telegraph-station), in the
Roldø. The church, in Ibestad, is, like that of Throndenæs, of
stone with a vaulted roof, while all the other churches in Tromsu
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