We woke up in our comfy rorbu on Hamnøy, grabbed some breakfast at the cafe, and headed to the nearby town of Reine for our morning kayaking excursion. Reine, Norge

It was foggy, but we were excited to paddle around the reinefjord. 

Despite the lack of sun, the scenery was beautiful. 
 

No orcas were seen, but we did spy tons of different species of jellyfish (including massive lion's mane jellies).

After an eventful morning, we headed back to the hotel for a little nap. While the family was decompressing, I spent some more time getting pictures and droning near the hotel. I loved how the different light and different clouds made a different scene each time around the Festhelltinden. 

Jay and I discovered a large smack of colorful jellies in the tide.

I really enjoyed flying the drone around the fjord, getting different views of the islands and bridges. 

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Our hotel:

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Lindsay, Jay, and I walked across the Hamnøy Bridge for a different vantage:

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And again at our hotel, the Eliassen Rorbuer, as the clouds moved in:

We then headed back to Reine for an afternoon/evening hike, stopping for the view on the island of Toppoya:

   We parked the car in Reine 

And walked towards the trailhead for the famous Reineberingen hike.  

Although not a particularly long distance hike, it was pretty strenuous, consisting of 2000 large sherpa steps.

When we finally got to the top, we were basically in the clouds. 

Luckily, we did get a few cloud breaks, allowing a spectacular view of the fjord and islands below. 

Hooded crow at the top:

At the summit:

At the bottom:

To end a spectacular day, we had a spectacular Norwegian dinner at Gammelbua in Reine: