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20 September 2022

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Tuesday 20 September 2022--I was thinking of going for a drive today, but I sleep in too late to do what I had in mind. Decide to hang around town instead. We travel so that we can do things we can't at home...I fall a little short on doing things sometimes, especially on a first visit to a place. But just as important to me, maybe more, is simply to be in a place, to take in the feeling of it. The last place I spent a whole week was Islay, in 2018, and at the end of the week, I found myself wishing I'd booked two weeks. I'm starting to feel that way here. Part of the reason I'd booked a week's stay here was because I figured it would be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I'm already wondering why I shouldn't return.

Walk out the one road I missed in my exploration the other day, through a residential area close to my lodgings. There's a new U-shaped street with a few new houses on it, and a dozen lots ready for more. Out at the end, there's a small cluster of dilapidated industrial buildings, long boarded up. There are indications that some work is about to commence on them. I think they'd make a nice small hotel, with a restaurant and bar. And a brewpub! I suppose that wouldn't suit the neighborhood. Condos or apartments, maybe. Whoever moves in there will have a gorgeous view.

Over in the "downtown" area, I find a couple of other properties in the process of redevelopment. I'm mildly surprised that the entire village isn't already maxed out. Space is at a premium--I've noticed at least one spot where a lot is being expanded with fill.

I pop into Henningsvær Lysstøperi & Kafé for lunch. Google translate says "lysstøperi" is "light foundry". I don't know if that's light as opposed to heavy, or light as opposed to dark...they make candles, so maybe the latter. A bowl of fish soup costs $20, but it's really good. I'm trying not to think about the price of everything all the time...just do it and don't look back.

There's a poster outside another café, Klatrekaféen, for a musical performance this evening by two accordionists, Håvard Svendsrud and Øivind Farmen. I ask inside about the repertoire. The girl at the counter doesn't really know. Well, what the heck...as long as it isn't '90s disco or ABBA covers. I head back to my room for a rest and an early dinner, then return for the show. The music isn't the Norwegian folk tunes I'm really hoping for, but classical and light classical-- Bach, Mendelssohn, Verdi, waltzes and mazurkas. Very enjoyable, although I have no idea what they're talking about between pieces. I'm happy...I'd never have stumbled on this if I'd gone for a drive today.


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