26 Comments It is mid summer in Norway and the temperatures hovers around 16 celsius (60f). Not bad for the arctic circle especially given we are only […]
Travel
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11 Comments When i was parked at Alta museum i spotted another English van but know one around, when I drove into Alta I saw the same […]
Now the waiting game.
3 Comments Well I needed some internet access to send Joanne some files and to upload the past few days blog entries, so I decided to move […]
Turpitz Museum to Alta Museum
8 Comments I woke up early as the seagulls never relented. The clouds are still covering the mountains and today it’s northwards again. I’ll be leaving the […]
Bored in a Bay with Fish Bones!
4 Comments I awoke to the sound of more rain. The tide was out and the photo opportunity never came around, sorry folks. Time to move northwards […]
Clouds, clouds & more clouds, Oh & Baby Rudolph too.
Well after an uneventful evening me and the dudes set off again, I think the dogs are missing their mum a little especially Mac. He […]
A Jurassic Landscape.
2 Comments With Vin all repaired the journey continues, so up bright and early, jobs list for today, top up the water, empty the loo and waste etc, […]
The Journey Continues towards Alta
Well the jobs done (fingers crossed anyway) Vin finally left the garage along with a big bill, just under 25,000 Nok and a much thinner […]
Cough up the Krone
8 Comments Well we are still in Harstad, Norway. Well at least one of us is anyway. We were up early and at the Mercedes dealers located […]
Nok, Nok, an empty wallet is coming.
7 Comments Within a few miles of our parking spot is the Trondenes museum and Sagas walk. Along the walk, a Soviet prisoner of war camp, which we had never heard of.
A Walk Through the Sagas, Trondenes
8 Comments We were up before daybreak and by the fact it never gets dark here, that could be anytime! All we know it was nice and […]
Hopeful in Harstad
28 Comments The storm rumbled on through the night with huge rain drops constantly pelting Vin our motorhome. The dink of rain on the tin roof combined the low hum of delivery trucks was never ending. It was a relief to get up....
Vin the Motorhome seeks repair on Vesterålen Islands
7 Comments Last night, we left the blinds open whilst we watched the TV. It never went dark and so we just kept on watching TV with […]
Bright Nights and Sensor Alert as we Reach the End ...
6 Comments Todays forecast is wet and wild, so when we woke to blue skies and scorching sunshine we were a tad surprised. We jumped up, popped […]
Arctic Attire: Shorts & T-Shirt?
11 Comments Sorry no posts yesterday but we had some bad news. The prognosis for our friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer is not great. Despite […]
Bad News in Ballstad
9 Comments Not quite feeling myself today folks, so sorry in advance for the short update. We drove back south on the E10 to Fredvang. This stretch […]
The Arctic Road, Like the Atlantic Road but Better.
7 Comments Quite a few people have emailed us to ask about the ferry crossings in Norway, so we put this video together. If you want to […]
Norway Ferry Crossing
7 Comments Who would believe it is mid summer! We said cheerio to Heather and John, a couple of Brits who arrived at the car park last […]
Bird Bombed on Mid Summer’s Day, Hamnoy
8 Comments Welcome to the Lofoten Islands! Yesterday, was a bit of a topsy turvy day as we spent all night awake and all day asleep. Weird […]
Welcome to The Lofoten Islands
15 Comments We had several hours before we boarded the ferry for our midnight sailing to Lofoten Islands. We had full intensions of putting our feet up […]
Sailing in to the Midnight Sun
8 Comments At about 2am some goof ball decided to donut rings on the carpark, does he not know we are off to the Arctic Circle tomorrow […]
66ºN – The Arctic Circle, We Made It!
7 Comments Today, it never stopped raining and the low grey clouds completed blocked the view of the high peaks on this remote road. It feels like […]
The Remote Road to The Arctic Circle
6 Comments A chat with a our Yorkshire neighbours about venturing in to the Arctic Circle before packing up and setting off. Where we have idea, as […]
Moving North towards The Arctic Circle
4 Comments The fjords where we have spent the last few weeks seem a distant memory. We are only a smidgen further North but everything feels so […]