We left Bretung Melkevoll reluctantly, having spent a wonderful three nights there. It’s easily one of the best campsites we’ve stayed at, and the walk up to the glacier will be one of the highlights of our trip. Yesterday we drove 200-odd km to Flåm (the little ° changes the pronunciation to Flom), and the … Read more
We made an early start, and were second in the queue at Gerainger for the 9:30 ferry to Hellesylt. Two cruise ships were anchored out in the fjord, with 20 or more coaches waiting for the passengers who were being brought ashore in small boats. I don’t think that I could ever go on a … Read more
Our next stop after Ålesund was Åndalsnes, some 110 km inland. It’s a small town and there’s not much there, but it’s a good starting point for the Trollstigen to Geiranger scenic route. The only thing worthy of note on the journey is that we were stung for €27 to cross a (not very grand) … Read more
On Wednesday we drove about three quarters of the way from Trondheim to Kristiansund, and stopped for the night close to the Halsa ferry. We should have paid 100 NOK, but nobody called to ask for the money so we had another night of free camping – which is a good job as we clocked … Read more
We completed our 700 km journey south to Trondheim yesterday. From reading other blogs we’d expected the scenery to be quite dull and boring, but it was much better than the scenery driving through northern Finland. There were loads of roadworks going on all along the E6 which did slow us down a bit, and … Read more
The Moskenes to Bodø ferry crossing took around three hours. Although the sea was calm, it was way too cold and windy to spend much time on deck, so we whiled away the time indoors. We were parked right at the front of the ferry and so were the first vehicle to drive off. Our … Read more
We left the campsite at Bleik four days ago, but it seems much longer than that. The weather had become wet and very windy, so we didn’t get to see any puffins or white-tailed sea eagles unfortunately. Leaving Bleik we retraced our steps along the same roads back to Sigerfjordveien, and the view was different … Read more
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