Straumsnes,
Det gamle
fergeleie
Den nye
hurtigbåtkaia som erstattet den gamle fergekaia.
Frem til 1980 var det ikke veiforbindelse til Bø. Ferge var
eneste vei ut av bygda. Det var to fergeforbindelse. Den ene var
mellom Straumsnes og Stokmarknes, den andre var mellom Kråkberget
og Sandset. Fergeturen tok ca en time. Dette er en hyllest
til fergeleie som var her på Straumsnes, her har vi ventet mange
ganger. Det ble ofte et kappløp mellom fergeleiene den gangen de
eksisterte. Rakk man ikke fergen på Straumsnes eller ikke fikk
plass og hadde det travelt var det akkurat litt kort tid for å
rekke neste ferge på Kråkberget. Kjørte man derimot litt for fort
kunne man rekke det så fikk man håpe at der var plass. Jeg har vært
med på å kjøre frem og tilbake noen ganger. På strekket mellom
Kråkberget og Straumsnes har det gått ganske fort på ikke alt for
gode veier. Det var en helt ny opplevelse da tunellen kom, ingen
kappkjøring mellom ferger mer og man kunne reise akkurat når man
ville ingen fergetider å ta hensyn til.
Straumsnes
sett fra Ringstad
ENG:
Until 1980 there was no road access to Bø. The ferry was the only
way out of the village. There were two ferries. One was between
Straumsnes and Stokmarknes, the other was between Kråkberget
and Sandset. The ferry used about one houre. This is a tribute to
the ferry that was here on Straumsnes, here we have waited many
times. There was often a race between the ferries at the time they
existed. If you didn’t reach the ferry at Straumsnes or the
ferry was full and you were in a hurry to get out, it was just a
bit short of time to reach the next ferry at Kråkberget. But if you
drove a little too fast you could reach the ferry at Kråkberget,
and you could hope that there was space on this ferry. I have drive
back and forth a few times. It has gone pretty fast between
Kråkberget and Straumsnes on not so good roads back in those days.
It was a totally new experience when the tunnel was opend, no more
racing between the ferries and you could travel at any time in the
day, no ferry schedule to consider.