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maritagnes Says: The famous hymnwriter and priest Elias Blix was born here the 24th February 1836,and a statue is raised for him next to his home. The house where he was born and raised is today privately owned - but the public statue is a nice memorial - so is the magnificent landscape...
maritagnes Says: Nordstranda kapell - the chapel of Sandhornøya. It was built in 1963, located near the beach, with the "Sandhornet" mountain throning proudly in the background.
maritagnes Says: The little community of Våg - Sandhornøy as seen from the hillside above while I was walking in the mountains.
maritagnes Says: Elise shows us the old way of conservingpotatoes through the long and cold winter - the earth cellar - "jordkjeller"
When the cellar becomes an ice cave....
maritagnes Says: This is what the cellar looks likeafter you've got a water-leak in the kitchenabove mid-winter!!All the ice taps makes it look like a cavelandscape...
maritagnes Says: Hubby and kids at our summer house - must be off the beaten path.Our little idyllic away-from-it-all in the countryside. Come and see us if you're in the area!
maritagnes Says: Early sunset while the days are still short in winter - got this view while I was walking in the mountain side.
maritagnes Says: Throning above our heads in the hillside - Sandhornet -majestic and beautiful
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Hubby and kids at our summer house - must be off the beaten path.Our little idyllic away-from-it-all in the countryside. Come and see us if you're in the area!
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Sandhornøy is an island belonging to the municipality of Gildeskål. The island is named after the mountain called SANDHORNET, or as it would be called in English: "the Sand Horn." Poetry in the title...
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