Day:164, Words:164

Three small Øksfjordians found themselves on the front page of the local paper yesterday. While playing on the harbour, one of the seven year olds fell into the ocean along with his bike and the current pulled him under the jetty. His brother and his friend kept cool heads and sounded the alarm instantly by yelling for help. A nearby worker sprung into action and plucked up the cold and wet lad, who had managed to swim a few metres and then cling onto a jetty chain. This little village breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Every Tuesday the fast boat makes its way around the local district, stopping in at a number of small communities. One teacher disembarked at Sandland, a gorgeous harbour village with long white beaches, to be the independent examiner for the only high school student in the school. Among other travellers was a doctor making her weekly visit to the area, some council officials, flower shoppers and coffee drinkers.