Anne-Kari is wearing a Piano polo-neck sweater in turquoise.
Left wing radical in the village - This was a place I couldn't leave, says Anne-Kari Lerfald in her melodic Eastern Norwegian dialect. Her roots are in an entirely different kind of landscape but she speaks of Hoddevik with great affection. - It is extremely important that we don't destroy the soul of this place. I try to impress this upon everyone who comes here. Hoddevik is unique and we must look after it. Through the kitchen window, Anne-Kari can see parts of her little kingdom in Hoddevik, which she bought four years ago. She is now one of the village's landowners, with salmon rights, a deer permit and a boathouse that belongs to the property. She has christened the main house 'Akka Surf'. This is where Anne-Kari receives overnight guests – in a veritable adventure of a house
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in which the personally decorated rooms are a mixture of museum, second-hand bookshop and design exhibition. The cellar is full of surfing equipment that is available to guests. Anne-Kari Lerfald has an extensive CV. She has been a left wing radical, radio journalist and farmer. She has travelled all over the world to skate and snowboard. Now she has found some peace and quiet in Hoddevik and just loves accommodating overnight guests. - I don't know how long I'm going to stay here. But right now, this is where I belong.