Scenes from a Norweigan supermarket
Just a fun post showing some photos taken whilst shopping in the supermarkets over here: Silly name section…
Just a fun post showing some photos taken whilst shopping in the supermarkets over here: Silly name section…
We’ve spent the past few days meandering our way to the village of Bleik, on the island of Andoya in north west Norway. First stop after Olsborg was Bjerkvik, where we spent the night on the marina overlooking the town. There wasn’t much to see or do there, but it was nice and quiet. The … Read more
We’ve spent the past couple of days on the island of Senja, and are now back at Olsborg, ready to continue on our way to the Lofoten Islands tomorrow. The Norwegian tourist board has devised a number of scenic drives, one of which runs along the top of Senja. It’s a remote and rugged area … Read more
Our plan to take the slow road to Tromsø didn’t work out, as the overnight stops we’d earmarked just weren’t suitable – either lay-bys which were too close to the E6 road, or a place off the E6, but situated in muddy puddles – so we ended up on a fairly long drive from Burfjord … Read more
Leaving Nordkapp mid-morning, we had no plans other than stopping off for the night somewhere along the road towards Alta. We didn’t drive past anywhere particularly appealing, though the dreadful weather didn’t help, and so we ended up driving directly to Alta. The roads in Norway are good, and outside of the towns every other … Read more
We’re now at Nordkapp which, at 71° 10′ 21″, is the most northerly point in Europe. It was quite a long drive to get here, along the fjord and then through tunnels and across the mountains. Even on a wet, grey day, the scenery was wonderful. The landscape here is very rugged, and the people … Read more
Yesterday we left all the excitement at Santa Claus Village, and drove 250 km to Saariselkä. Driving in Finland has been a pleasure: the roads are in great condition, there’s not much traffic at all (there are more saunas here than cars remember!) and we’ve not seen any aggressive driving. There are loads of speed … Read more