Holy Måløy!

Måløy (Pronounced Molay), Norway — September 1, 2026

***Approaching Måløy*** ***— We backed in to the pier, so the view from our aft balcony gave us a great overview of the town.***

Our first port of call for the approximately two and a half weeks we spent in Norway was Måløy, a coastal and fishing town located on the southeastern side of Vågsøy island, Vestland county, Norway. We took a Holland America tour to the fishing village of Kalvåg (pronounced Kalvog), which we reached by bus and ferry. Cora, a retired principal, was our guide for the tour, and he was a fantastic host.

The weather wasn’t what we had hoped for, but it was about what we expected — overcast and drizzly. We armed ourselves with ponchos and umbrellas and we were off to Kalvåg! Luckily, even though we had some intermittent light rain the day certainly wasn’t a washout!

The ferry terminal was very close to the cruise port, so most of our riding time was after the ferry from Måløy. The roads were interesting…narrow, winding, and with MANY places where only one vehicle could pass. I was amazed by how well it worked. The smaller vehicles backed up to the nearest cut-out to let the larger vehicles pass, and there was no confusion or frustration.

***Most oncoming traffic backed up into one of the cut-outs to let our bus pass.***

***All the bridges and tunnels were also one-way traffic.***

Of course, there were some other obstacles that slowed us down a little, but even those obstacles moved out of the way!🐐

Kalvåg is a picturesque fishing village on the island of Frøya. Everything in the small town is very walkable, and there didn’t appear to be many visitors in the town on the day we were there. Our bus load probably tripled the population! There is a small art museum in town that features unique local art/artists, but Jim and I preferred to stay outside. We enjoyed wandering aimlessly to take in the beautiful scenery and enjoy the fresh autumn air.

***We saw fishing boats like this one that appeared to be chopped off. We learned they are 14.99 meters long,*** ***because a much higher tax rate is applied at 15 meters.***

The bus ride and ferry back to Måløy were somewhat more scenic since the lowest clouds had lifted and the skies were brighter.

***On the drive back to the ferry. Our ferry back to Måløy*** ***is approaching the pick-up point.***

We made an additional stop at the tiny island of Husevågøy. The only way to reach the island is by ferry, and the ferry only stops there when the signal is lit to indicate a vehicle needs to board the ferry. Cars traveling to/from the island get free passage on the ferry because it’s the only way to get there.

Back in Måløy we walked around the town and added to our magnet collection, but we didn’t linger too long — port number 1 of 20 had been great, but our goal was to pace ourselves instead of going all out—all day—every day so it was time to go back to the Rotterdam!