Coffee on a wooden porch starts the day while mist lifts off the water. By mid-morning boots are laced for a trail above the fjords, lunch is eaten on a sun-warmed rock, and by afternoon someone has found a lake worth jumping into. Summer evenings stretch so long that dinner becomes a walk.
The climate is cool and often damp along the coast, with colder and drier weather inland and in the far north, so a rain jacket and an extra layer go everywhere. A Local Friend picks the next stop when your plans run out, and turns a loose idea into a day you will keep retelling.