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steamers plying between north and south touch at Bod^. 

 Thus with steamers, fishing-smacks, and a multitude of 

 small craft, the town is a fairly busy place, and looked 

 both lively and picturesque as the bright sun played upon 

 it and the rugged mountain heights with which the 

 anchorage is surrounded. 



Our delay was short in Bod^, but upon the return 

 journey I was detained there unavoidably for thirty hours, 

 and from various sources obtained much information re- 

 specting the fishing industry carried on there, and in the 

 neighbourinof Lofoten Islands. 



The Grand Hotel is so but in name ; however, it is 

 now being rebuilt, and the proprietor is very civil, and 

 speaks English. 



Bod)s{ is a very cold place in winter, as a deal of snow 

 falls, and it is swept by cold winds, which pile drifts 

 halfway up the houses ; and I under- 

 stand this is the case with most of 

 the coast towns and villages in Nord- 

 land. 



There is a very old church a few 

 miles out of BodJs^, and a fine view, 

 extending to the Lofoten Islands, can 

 be obtained by ascending a hill a lady of lofotex. 

 within about two miles of the town. Both are well 

 worth a visit. 



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