We visited an international war graves cemetery ( Tjottta ) just after leaving the campsite this morning . 7000 Soviet POW are interred here - they were captured and imprisoned when the German army invaded Norway . There are also the ashes of 2,500 POWs from Russia, Serbia and Poland who died following the accidental bombing and sinking of the MS Rigla cargo ship off the Nordland coast by the RAF. The ship had been requisitioned by the German army . It was very moving to see the results of the painstaking research undertaken by the Norwegian government in identifying all those who died , they have provided individual plaques with names and dates , belonging to men ranging in age from their 20's to their 50's Of some solace to those they left behind. It's a beautiful spot sited between 2 peaceful lakes.
We caught a ferry at Levang across a fjord to Nesna and crossed into the Arctic circle. The second ferry we were due to catch this afternoon (Kilboghamn to Jetvik ) was cancelled due to engine failure . We retired to the camp site below
Soviet war memorial
Individual ground plaques cover 3 fields , these engraved boards provided greater detail
Left here at 9 am , early for us. The tide was out for the duration.of our stay making it rather pongy from drying sea weed
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