Do you want to be a deep-sea hunter in the blue sea and blue sky of the North Atlantic Ocean, riding the wind and waves? Would you like to catch a few precious cod from the cold bottom of the North Sea and cook a delicious dinner?
The North Sea of blue seas and blue skies
Norway is a country of fjords, a country of ten thousand islands, located in the western part of Scandinavia, the territory is narrow from north to south, the coastline is long and tortuous, and countless large and small fjords range from the North Sea in the south of Norway, the Norwegian Sea in the west, all the way to the Barents Sea in the north near the Arctic Circle. From the Netherlands to the sky-high and cloudless North Sea, Norway, the country of ten thousand islands, is scattered like a pearl on the east side of the North Atlantic Ocean, with blue skies and blue seas, clean and bright.
Overlooking the Norwegian fjords
After getting off from Bergen Airport, rent an off-road vehicle directly at the airport, about an hour, and drive to Sotra, a colorful small fish village in the suburbs, where several families are relatively scattered, bold and bright buildings like sea-view villas, lined up around the bay, each with cool small yachts.
Sea fishing pier
Our landlord, Kiell, runs a sea fishing supply store and runs a sea fishing business, similar to the fisherman's delight in our country. There is also a bay chalet villa, which has a living room, bedroom and kitchen.
Kiell's sea fishing shop
In the afternoon, the weather was good, but it was a little windy, and Kjell told us to take seasickness medicine first, bring a warm coat, he said out of the fjord mouth, the temperature may drop to a very low, and he himself brought a large pot of hot water similar to ginger soup. We set off with Kjell.
Let's go
There are 5 fishing rods on this boat, and the cod fishing will take the boat out of the fjord until the rough deep sea, and the deeper the sea, the bigger the fish. If you can only catch salmon or haddock in the bay (an extension of cod, the meat quality and deliciousness are much inferior). The world's main producers of cod are Norway, Iceland, Canada and Russia, cod meat is white and tender, clear mouth is not greasy, many countries to cod as the main edible fish. In Northern Europe, cod is known as the "dietitian on the table" and is processed into a variety of aquatic foods in addition to fresh food. Cod liver is large and oily, rich in vitamins A and D, and is the raw material for extracting cod liver oil. Now, the North Sea countries have issued laws and regulations to limit the number of fishing, so cod fishing has become a legal route of luxury activities in the coastal countries of the North Sea.
fishing rod
Kjell drank soup as he drove
The speedboat sailed toward the waters set by Kjell, and the gulls lined up excitedly to follow us, knowing that we would catch big fish and sharing the rest of the bait with them when they were in a good mood.
Follow the seagulls
In early summer, the forests on both sides of the fjord are green, yachts are quiet, houses are scattered, the scenery is beautiful, and the blue waters of the sea are hard to believe that it is true. From time to time, there are villas built on the slopes of the fjord, bringing the sea to the wind, how detached.
Fjord coast
Crossing this gap, the deep sea is in front of you. The North Atlantic cod live on both sides of the northern Atlantic, generally inhabiting near-bottom layers, from nearshore to the deep sea, from northern Europe to Canada and the cold waters of the North Atlantic in the eastern United States.
Kjell's ship has an undersea scanning radar, and as he drives, he constantly observes the distribution of fish on the seabed through a small screen, and he selects a blue ocean where the fish are gathered and stops and begins to teach us to prepare bait.
Ready to get started
There are 6 or 7 baits on the cod fishing rod, the others are camouflaged fake baits, as long as a real bait is hung to attract fish, generally chopped inferior miscellaneous fish.
bait
Here the wind and waves are high, the sea depth is about 50 meters, first put the fishing line to the end, and then put it up about 2 meters. Cod lie still on the cold ocean floor, moving slowly, and it is not easy to hook them. We first set up a posture, and all kinds of seemingly fish hooked pulls on the seabed made people's hearts beat endlessly.
Sea fishing begins
So three seas were changed, and finally a cod with a weight of about 4 pounds was caught, and the whole ship rejoiced. The colorful cod is like a plump flower girl, with pity.
Cod catch
Supergirl got two more. Well, this dinner is enough for me to show my skills. Because the wind and waves were too strong, Kjell suggested returning home. In fact, I don't care how many fish there are, fishing is a state of mind, facing the blue sea and blue sky, you can open your heart and mind, and release the dust. Back at Sotra it was sunset, and the quiet bay echoed with our laughter.
Two more
Cod meat is tender and light, up to nearly two meters long, weighing one or two hundred pounds. From the Viking Age onwards, Nordic fishermen began to catch Atlantic cod on a large scale. There is a peninsula in Massachusetts called Cod Cape, which was named after cod merchants in the early years, and fried cod with chips once became a fast food food loved by the British working class. By the 20th century, fishing techniques were becoming more and more advanced, and cod populations were drastically reduced. Fishermen in neighboring countries such as the United Kingdom drove cod boats to Iceland, where the economy was heavily dependent on the cod industry at that time, in order to protect the interests of its own fishermen, the Icelandic government successively revised laws to expand its own jurisdiction, and the United Kingdom and Iceland fought a cod war for more than two decades.
Cod caught
That night I arranged several ways to eat cod in Kjell's Bay Villa: charcoal grilled that Northern Europeans like, Chinese braised pork, clear soup pot with fish head and fish tail, the meat is tender, the taste is light, and it is beautiful! It's not the same as the frozen cod we eat in the restaurant!
Grilled cod
dinner
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1. Visa: Norway belongs to the Schengen countries, the visa must be in advance, the embassy and the consulate of each district can apply. Now you can apply online, fill out the form according to the prompts, prepare the materials, print them out and mail them to the prompt address, generally do not need to be interviewed. It is recommended that the visa be booked after the ticket is more reliable. Highly recommended for a transfer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands is more value for money. Amrifies Bergen, Norway for about 1 or 5 hours.
2, transportation: Norway is sparsely populated, the land is narrow and long, the fjords are crisscrossed, the tunnels are long, each fjord and scenic spot are far away, but the road is very coherent, and car rental is the most practical mode of transportation. At Bergen Airport there are car rental companies, which range from about 100-150 euros per day, depending on the model. The driver's license is notarized in English in advance in China, and the notary fee is about 180 yuan.
3, accommodation: Norwegian towns are more scattered, accommodation is mostly suitable for choice of caravan camp or rented private villas, the house facilities are complete, each has wifi. Especially the kitchen equipment is exquisite, you can also make Chinese food. Generally, there are more bookings on "Booking.com", but it is more expensive than Western Europe, ranging from 100 to 200 euros per day. The price of sea fishing is also not cheap, like this once out to sea, about 5 hours, equivalent to about 4,000 yuan. 4, the early summer in Northern Europe is still relatively cold, the fjord area climate change is frequent, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, especially pay attention to cold protection, especially out of the sea fishing.
Lotto Travel Network and Lotto Inspiration Traveler: Nanji Indigenous Published: 2018.04.16