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Kálfshamarsnes
Almost up at the north-western tip of the Skaga peninsula lies a little peninsula which forms a perfect natural harbour at its south side in a bay called Kálfshamarsvik. During the heydays of saltfish in the early 20th century a small settlement lay on the peninsula and accommodated fishermen and farmers.
The village has been abandoned in the 1930s due to the great depression and the Civil War in Spain where the vast majority of the salt fish was sold too. Nowadays there are only the foundation walls of the houses left, which are of only little interest. The modern lighthouse on the peninsula is quite nice but the main attraction are the basaltic columns that form the cliffs and little peninsulas in the area.
The south-facing bay is very sheltered. Even with biggest winter storms there would probably only the tiniest waves reaching its cobblestone shore. Things are different at the northwest facing bays and one can imagine some waves breaking here during a west swell. Hefty winter swells will surely wreak havoc on these exposed parts of the coast. There might be some potential to find surfable waves here but due to the remoteness of this place its full potential will probably be never revealed.
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