A road that ends, and what it costs.

We describe the house as being where the road runs out, which is accurate and also slightly romantic. The unromantic version is that you will spend the better part of a day travelling, and that this is the single thing most worth planning properly.

The realistic shape of the journey

Most people fly to Bodø and take either the short flight on to Leknes or the ferry across. The ferry is longer and much better, weather permitting. From Leknes it is a little over an hour by car; from the ferry, rather less. Whichever way you come, the last thirty minutes are on a single road with the water on one side.

You need a car. There is no useful bus, the nearest shop is twelve minutes away and the walk is not one you would do with a week of groceries. In winter, take the winter tyres the hire company offers and do not think about it further — they are standard here and the road is cleared early, but it is cleared, not gritted.

What it costs, and what it buys

A day each way, and a car you would rather not have paid for. What that buys is the reason the fjord is empty at seven in the morning. Places that are easy to reach are full of people who found them easy to reach; this one filters by effort, and the filter is the amenity.

Write to us with your dates before you book flights. We have done this journey in every month of the year and can usually tell you which of the two routes will be pleasant that week.