A Steep Learning Curve

I’m handing over to Graeme for this one!!…….After my crash and losing each other for about 40 minutes in Copenhagen we were strongly admonished by Helen’s brother Martin that we … Continue Reading →

Midnight Sun

The occurrence of the midnight sun was one I had yet to experience. Although the hours of darkness had been decreasing to a minimum as we travelled further north we … Continue Reading →

StockFish

On our second day in the Lofotens we caught a bus to the town of Å, This town is at the end (or beginning) of the main road (E10) through … Continue Reading →

The Lofoten Isles

After crossing the arctic circle, we headed up to the town of Bodo to catch the ferry to the Lofoten Islands. Visiting the Lofotens was another ‘must do in Norway’ … Continue Reading →

Polarsirkelen- Arctic Circle

We crossed the Arctic Circle (Polarsirkel in Norway)  today at 8.53am. Our journey to the circle had been beautiful and the roads almost devoid of all traffic. Due to road … Continue Reading →

Trondheim

Known as the gateway to the North, Trondheim was a really enjoyable stop on our route and not just because it was sunny for almost all of our 24 hour … Continue Reading →

The Atlantic Road

One of the most impressive aspects of Norway is the highway engineering. Long tunnels hewn out of granite mountains and extensive bridges linking islands and towns are ubiquitous along the … Continue Reading →

North Sea Gas

Despite Norway’s huge North Sea resource finding garages which supply propane gas (LPG) is problematic. Using LPG  for our cooking and heating we had easily been able to kept it … Continue Reading →

Geirangerfjord

The Geiranger Fjord is claimed to be the most beautiful of all the Norwegian fjords. The access to it is remote, secreted away in the Sunmore Mountains, requiring a day’s … Continue Reading →

A Town called Alesund

  Actually the town is pronounced ‘Olsen’ not ‘alice-sund’ but too good a title to miss. After several days in the large city of Bergen, Alesund provided the welcome break … Continue Reading →