Brønnøysund Bridge
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We will soon cross the Brønnøysund Bridge, which connects the islands to the mainland. The bridge is an impressive structure, opened in 1979, and stretches more than 550 meters. From here, you get a fantastic view of the island landscape, with its 10,045 islands, islets, and skerries scattered across the sea. This mosaic of land and water is what gives the Helgeland coast its unique character—a landscape that both protects and challenges, and that in calm weather seems endless. If you look to the north, you can see the island of Ylvingen, known from the TV series Himmelblå. West of it lies the Vega archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where people have lived in harmony with nature for more than a thousand years. Far to the north, you may glimpse the mountain range known as The Seven Sisters. If you turn your gaze southward, you can see Sømna, the island of Leka, and not least the destination of our journey: Torghatten. It is part of the UNESCO Trollfjell Geopark, which encompasses the entire panorama you see from the bridge—spectacular nature shaped by the ice ages, filled with stories about the landscape and the people who have lived here since the last Ice Age.