Goodbye To Romance
Her last summer with me. My last summer with the island.
The islands of Hitra, Frøya, and Fjellværsøya lie scattered off the coast of Trøndelag like fragments of a broken shield, bracing against the endless push of the Norwegian Sea. Hitra is the largest, rising in ridges and folds, a vast green-brown body of heathland, pine woods, and deep, cold fjords. Its valleys breathe the scent of damp moss and heather, while herds of red deer drift like shadows across the slopes. Out on...