Obrestad Cape

The coast at Obrestad faces the North Sea along the low plain of Jæren in southwestern Norway. Unlike many stretches farther north, this shore has little protection from offshore islands, leaving boats exposed to wind and surf. Fishing supplemented the work of farms along the coast, with different species pursued as the seasons changed. The open shoreline made the passage around Jæren a difficult one for mariners travelling between the fjords and Norway's southern coast.