The winter holidays have come to an end.

We have had glorious weather and everything has been calm and nice

Here are some city photos I took on a street walk

Historic sea shed environment in Sandviken in Bergen.

ducks in the red sea

Sandviksboder or Sandviksbodene is the name of the historic 

sea shed environment in Sandviken in Bergen.

From Hegreneset(herons island )to Skuteviken there are a number of older sea sheds or warehouses. The stalls were originally used to store trade goods, largely dried fish from northern Norway. The stalls were originally located along the beach, on islets and reefs or on bulwarks out in the sea. As a rule, the sea sheds have several identical floors with timber-framed storage rooms in a row. The warehouses are connected by a gangway with loading hatches. Many of the stalls also have corner rooms 

with offices that have elaborate detailing and painted decor.

The oldest stalls in Sandviken date back to the middle of the 17th century and the youngest date from the end of the 19th century. When port activity in Sandviken reached its peak around the middle of the 19th century, there were around 250 such stalls. At this time, the building type was dominant in the district. The few remaining sheds are considered to be important port technical cultural monuments. A representative selection of sea sheds in Sandviken and Skuteviken

 are protected as cultural monuments of national value.

Old wooden houses at Sandvikstorget

Wooden house in Bergen

Bergen is a city full of charming little wooden houses. 

They climb up the mountain sides and share the space

 with mansions that look out over the city centre.

Sjøgutt

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The vessel was added to the National Archives' protection list in 2008. 

Despite many owners, there is usable documentation on the boat. 

The current owner attaches great antiquarian importance 

to the restoration work being carried out.

 As part of the restoration/return, the cutter has now been given 

back its original name "Sjøgut". 

The vessel has its home port in Bergen.

Everything has its story

MK "Erkna", M 144 HØ, was built in 1907 at Ålesund Mekaniske Verkstad. It is of the cutter type and built from riveted iron plates, but was later repaired by welding. It was originally rigged as a galley, but was later rebuilt with a cabin hood at the front and a tiller at the back of the boat. The hull is unchanged apart from the addition of a rear. The boat was originally equipped with a steam engine, but had a 60 HP Union installed at Hatlø Mek. Workshop in Ulsteinvik in 1940. At the same time, "Erkna" was requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarine, and "stolen" from the workshop on 17 November 1941. The resistance movement was responsible for the takeover and sent "Erkna" to Shetland with 60 people from Norway. This was the largest group to go to England on a single ship during the war. In later years, the vessel was used for whaling, 

and it may be Norway's oldest floating whaleboat.

"Erkna" was built as a fishing boat and used for net and line fishing. The first owner was Mogstad & co. in Ålesund, and it was sold on first to Oscar Larsen (Ålesund) in 1918, and in 1926 to P/R Laurits Molværsmyr in Langevåg. In 1939 she came to Herøy when Mathias Myklebust bought her.

During World War II, "Erkna" played a central role in the resistance. In its first phase, "Erkna" was used to transport fugitives from Norway to Shetland. In 1942 she sailed three trips to the Norwegian coast with the Shetlands gang, but after that she was thought to be too recognizable and "Erkna" was used as a "travel boat" that took crews from the Greenock base near Glasgow to the warships outside.

In 1945, the owner brought "Erkna" home from Buckie, and took her to Hatlø Mek. Workshop in Ulsteinvik for repair. Five years later she was sold to Sigurd and Anton Reite and others at Herøy, and in 1965 a Union 140 engine was installed. The last ones to actively fish were Alfred Remøy and his sons Erling and Atle who took her over in 1977 in P/R Erkna. Then she had been given a brigdecanon in addition to a rear deck which was removed later. In 1984 she was laid up at Eggesbønes and was condemned as a fishing vessel - but there was no shortage of ideas for further use. One of them was to put "Erkna" ashore and use it as a tourist office.

Until Herøy kystlag took over the boat with support from Herøy Næringsforum in 2008, Arnfinn Karlsen in Tjørvåg had worked continuously on an extensive restoration after he took over "Erkna" in 1986. During his time the vessel got its fifth engine, a 260 HP Callesen diesel . 

The coastal team was allowed to take over the vessel in exchange 

for it being taken care of according to antiquarian principles.

Atle Audun Remøy took over "Erkna" in the spring of 2013 and the boat got the coastal culture center in Sandviken, Bergen as its new home port. It is now a floating cultural monument and restoration must be done according to antiquarian guidelines.

In the past 

there was a fish 

reception here

made work to many people

Now people

They enjoy the spring weather and fishing

Sometimes they catch big fish today as well

Propell after an old boat

View of the in sailing to Bergen

Bryggen nå og før

The harbour now and then

Last a photo of darling!