At all.)ĭuring the bus journey I couldn’t see a thing: the windows were all blurry and it was pitch black outside. It had snowed nonstop overnight, and Bodø was coated in white. The thing that welcomed me in the morning was… SNOW, and a lot of it. The next bus would be too late: I wanted to make sure I’d be around the strait in the daylight. The tide would be at its strongest around 10.22 in the morning, so I had to go for the 7.41 bus. It was my one chance to go to Saltstraumen during my stay in Bodø, I didn’t want to blow it only because I failed to check buses in advance. So, because I was on my own and with no car, I had to rely on public transport.īut, again, also due to the season, buses were not uber frequent, so I checked the bus times super carefully the day before. I didn’t want to visit Saltstraumen on a group tour, nor did I know whether there’d be any planned at all during the winter season. Last but not least, it is a haven for fishermen, who take advantage of the current in the hope of a big catch. What’s more, Saltstraumen is super rich in marine fauna and seabirds, which explains why sports divers and birdwatchers also like it a lot. Safaris and group trips with local guides are very popular among tourists.
This way, one can easily double-check in advance when it’s best to go on a specific day of the year. The times of the day when the current is at its strongest vary, so there’s a dedicated, super detailed daily timetable to refer to. The direction of the current changes every six hours or so: that’s when the maelstrom is at its most powerful. The channel connects the Saltenfjord to the Skjerstadfjord, and is where the world’s strongest tidal current happens to be. Saltstraumen is a small strait around 10 km southeast of Bodø. I’ve now been to Saltstraumen once (so far), but honestly, not even that counts as good enough a reason to not go back again. Or, if you don’t, you’ve got to have a super valid reason for not going – e.g. If you’re in Bodø, you go to Saltstraumen.
One writer's visit from Bodø to snow-covered Saltstraumen on a cold November day.
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