Latitude · Solveig · November
57.9°N
Fårö
One November day on Fårö, from the six-minute ferry to a fire in a fishermen’s hut.
- I — Fårösund, 08:40
- II — Langhammars, 10:15
- III — Fårö kyrka, 12:40
- IV — Holmudden, 15:35
- V — Helgumannen, 16:20
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Field notes — 57.9° N
Stone that was a reef
Fårö lies off the northern tip of Gotland. A free car ferry crosses the sound in about six minutes.
Along the shore stand the raukar, pillars of limestone. They are the cores of coral reefs that grew in a warm Silurian sea, more than four hundred million years ago. After the ice age the land rose, the waves cut away the softer rock, and the pillars stayed.
In November the light is short. By half past four, the fishermen’s huts on the shingle are dark.
The colours of 57.9° N
Limestone
#9D9684
Baltic Grey
#647175
Juniper
#474936
Olive Wool
#786E46
Kyrka Roof
#AA5C40
Shearling
#3E2F26
Night Navy
#12243A
- Limestone#9D9684
- Baltic Grey#647175
- Juniper#474936
- Olive Wool#786E46
- Kyrka Roof#AA5C40
- Shearling#3E2F26
- Night Navy#12243A
Notes for the trip — Fårö in November
- Weather
- Gotland in November averages 6.3°C by day and 2.5°C at night (Visby, 1991–2020). By half past four it is dark.
- What she wore
- A dark brown shearling wrap coat over a powder-blue turtleneck and taupe flannel trousers; a long olive double-faced coat with a draped shawl collar over an oatmeal turtleneck and black trousers; a curly dark shearling coat over an ecru cable knit and black leather trousers. Ankle boots all day.
- Earlier or later
- In October a long coat over a knit is enough. In December add a hat; the day is under seven hours.
The images in this issue were made with AI by VUAL. The places, the routes and the facts are real.
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