A Mountain with a Hole
23/10/2025 We’d just had a mega hike but we still needed to find somewhere to spend the night. And I needed to work the next day too, so ideally we… Read more »
Tag: sea
A Fort, Two Moose and a Troll Maiden
20/10/2025 We woke at Kvina after a good night’s sleep. We had another day of driving and sight seeing planned as we continued the Helgelands Coastal Trail. Gronsvik Coastal Fort… Read more »
Whirlpools and Bike Rides at Bodø
17/10/2025 After our late evening crossing we arrived in Bodø which we had amusingly been pronouncing so badly that we didn’t understand the announcement of our impending arrival. We’ve had… Read more »
Last Days of the Lofotens
16/10/2025 Our lovely clear day was over and we woke up to more wind and rain. We left our island in the harbour and moved onto another paid parking area… Read more »
Sunny Sunday in Ballstad
13/10/2025 We’d looked at possible stopovers for the next night and Paul found a camper area on a platform in a harbour. At 400 NOK (about £33) it was definitely… Read more »
Lofotr Viking Museum
09/10/2025 As we left Svolvær the weather was slightly improving but forecast to get even worse that night. We didn’t have a plan of where to stay that evening but… Read more »
Shelter from the Storm
06/10/2025 With Storm Amy gathering strength we disembarked from the ferry and made our way to another camper stop. Laukvik Bobilcamp Laukvik is a fishing village on the north coast… Read more »
A Ship in a Bottle – The Hurtigruten Museum
04/10/2025 Hurtigruten is a word you cant escape when you are visiting the Norwegian coast. The word literally means ‘The Fast Route’, but it’s one of those situations where the… Read more »
Fat Mackerel in Holm
01/10/2025 It was time for me to do a couple of days work so the hunt was on for another spot that would allow me to work and Paul to… Read more »
Around Andøya and onto Stø
29/09/2025 Since landing in Harstad we had been on a group of tightly packed islands close to the north west coast of Norway. The Islands make an interesting shaped archipelago,… Read more »
A Photo Opportunity on Senja
25/09/2025 We abandoned Sommarøy with reluctance, but it seemed like the kind of place best saved for better weather and has been earmarked for a future visit. The ferry to… Read more »
Hella Good Fishing
22/09/2025 Paul has long awaited our trip to Norway due to it’s fishing opportunities. He’s always been a keen sea angler and loves nothing more than a day of peaceful… Read more »
Taking Stock in Olderdalen
17/09/2025 Olderdalen is a village on the edge of the Lyngenfjord. From Olderdalen a ferry crosses the fjord to the Lyngen peninsular with it’s majestic glacier clad mountains. We drove… Read more »
Glacier Spotting in Jøkelfjord
12/09/2025 A short way west of Alta I could see some enticing white patches on google maps. As we’re suckers for a glacier we immediately started to look for options… Read more »
Rock Art and Mountain Biking in Alta
11/09/2025 And so we found ourselves back in Alta, just 10 days after passing through on our blast across Finland. This time we were due to stay over. We had… Read more »
Border Lands in Kirkenes
01/09/2025 The north east is where Norway has land borders with Finland and Russia. It’s not the land of high mountains and deep fjords, but is interesting in it’s own… Read more »
Fjordside at Rognan
26/08/2025 It was time to do some more work, so I looked for somewhere we could stop for a couple of days. Somewhere with a nice view and maybe some… Read more »
A Wet Day in Trondheim
21/08/2025 Trondheim currently holds the trophy for the most expensive stopover in Norway. I’m not complaining (much), it was completely our choice to park as close to the centre as… Read more »
Exploring Beaches from Kinlochbervie
28/11/25 After Durness, we drove around more of the NC500 road. heading south and away from the north coast. On our right was the wild and desolate landscape of the… Read more »
Sango Sands and Smoo Cave
27/11/2024 It was time for me to do some more work so we planned the next stop to be on a campsite. Sango Sands Oasis Sango Sands Oasis campsite is… Read more »