A fishless fishing trip to Senja

Sunset somewhere at the "yttersida" of Senja.

Should not write only about Svalbard all the time. So here comes something quick about my free time activities. Senja is the next island south from Kvaløya. It offers almost everything for outdoor activities all the way from climbing to hunting, fishing or diving. Last weekend we went for a fishing trip to some lakes in the mountains on the island. The trip did not offer that much fish, but great time in the nature anyhow. On the way back we stopped for a dive. Visibility was not that great, but the site is amongst the best I have been diving around here.

Mytilus (blue mussels) collected under the wharf were not poisonous after all, although you shouldn't eat those from the inner coast at this time of the year. These bivalves are filter-feeders and may accumulate algae toxins, which can contain some fairly serious stuff. The bivalves were collected close to the open ocean and the risk to get sick is fairly low. It's called exiting eating, like fugu, either you brag that you survived or then you'll die.

Mefjordbotn, one of the most spectacular nature diving sites in the area