http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Norway , Nord Norge en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:45:38 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:45:38 BST Etter et par dager med lite bilkjring var det i dag klart for ny rdquokjredagrdquo. Planen var kjre fra Sandnessjen og videre nordover s langt vi syntes passet. Vi var som vanlig ute av soveposen ca. kl. halv ni noe vi synes er rdquorespektabelt tidligrdquo. Men i alle de fire andre teltene p gressletta der vi l var det allerede liv da vi stakk hodet ut s det er mulig folk fles http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-303747.html Da Jan Slve vknet i dag tidlig trodde han frst det var strlende sol fra en skyfri himmel ettersom det var s lyst og fint inne i teltet. Etterhvert gikk det opp for ham at det var mistenkelig kaldt utenfor soveposen og nr han litt senere hrte regndrpene mot teltduken skjnte han at det var den gule duken i teltet til Eirik som spilte ham et bedrag. Var imidlertid bare litt lett regn so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-303740.html Etter en god natts svn ble vi vekket av morgensolen snn i halv tte tiden. Kikket ut ut av teltet og vret s slett ikke s ille ut. Nr vi etterhvert kom oss ordentlig ut av teltet s vi imidlertid at det gode vret Jan Slve hadde sett nok dessverre var p vikende front. I steden var det relativt lave og mrke skyer som kom sigende fra nord. Vi fikk i oss frokost og pakket teltet. Planen f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-303717.html Det var i dag den egentlige ferien p mange mter startet. Frst i dag skulle vi inn i Nordland som vel m kunne kalles starten p Nord Norge.Dagen startet med at Tor Andreas stakk hodet inn p soverommet vrt og overleverte resten av hornene fra i gr slik at vi kunne ha dem som niste p den videre turen. Deretter spiste vi en god frokost fr det var p tide vinke farvell og sette kurset nordo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-303711.html Dagens plan var veldig enkel Kjr fra Oslo til Trondheim. Vi mttes hos Eirik klokken 09 satte GPSrsquoen p Stokkanhaugen i Trondheim og la ivei oppover E6rsquoen. kjre oppover den veien er kanskje ikke verdens mest spennende opplevelse. Det mest eksjepsonelle var kanskje da vi kom til avkjringen mot Trysil og det viste seg at TomTom ville at vi skulle ta av fra E6rsquoen. Jeg var o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-301945.html Nr man skal snn p tur langt hjemmefra er det jo viktig stille godt forberedt. Jan Slve har gtt til innkjp av Lonely Planet Norway i tillegg til en litt rar bok som heter Alt du br vite om Norge. Lonely Planet er vel kjent for de fleste mens den andre boka har sm artikler om interessante ting p forskjellige steder. Det som gjr den litt rar er at de har valgt sortere artiklene al http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-301127.html Planen for turen er omtrent som flgerVi reiser til Trondheim lrdag 19. juli. Der overnatter vi hos ssteren min fr vi p sndagen begynner p den egentlige turen nordover. Vi kjrer da langs Riksvei 17 den skalte kystriksveien se www.rv17.no for mer info opp mot Bod. Hvor lang tid vi kommer til bruke p det er noe uklart men fra kjentfolk har vi ftt antydninger p i underkant av e http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-300209.html Hi All Well what a past 2 weeks it's been I can tell you Firstly let me apologise for not being in contact any sooner as the internet on the ship went down as we were travelling around Norway. Firstly I highly recommend a visit to Norway. We're not talking sunbathing on the beach or partynights but the breathtaking scenery is sure to move the most hardened of people. A glacier http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-297338.html Photos from the previous blog are up.I've made it to my end destination... well I'm at the hostel tonight 5km from Svolvr where I neet to be at 9.30am tomorrow to catch my bus to Narvik.Lofoten has of course been amazing despite a cruel northerly wind. Full report to come here's some photos...Right here goesSo I eventually got to Lofoten from Bodo at 6am after the 1.45am ferry was delayed and d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Lofoten/blog-296585.html Well okay I'm not quite in Bod just yet. Got about 120km to go so I'll be there tonight. From there it's a 4 hour ferry to Moskenes in Lofoten and conveniently there are ferries leaving at midnight so I'll catch the overnighter except of course there is no night up here as I've already crossed the Arctic Circle and have my last two days cycling on Lofoten. I've already worked out that if I g http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Bodo/blog-295567.html Hey everyone well I'm now in Tysfjord past the Arctic circle.In the last couple of days though it has mainly been scenic driving which I have lots of photo's but unfortunatly I can't upload them on this computer will I'll try next time. I'm really excited though with our Viking Olympics we are winning at the moment so far we have won every activity. 2 nights ago we had to play soccer i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tysfjord/blog-292909.html Wow look at me 3 days in a row I have updated my blog I'm so good lol. Well today we went over Trolls Passage wow that was beautiful snow was everywhere made it look really nice. We visited Geigranger Fjiord and caught a ferry for an hour to another fjiord but I can't remember the name of that. Took lots of photos so check them out not much else happened today I might leave it for a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-291667.html Well Oslo is definitely a beautiful city. It is really relaxing rather small and extremely picturesque. The air seems a little bit cleaner up that end of Europe and you feel healthier just walking around with all the extremely fit norwegiansEveryone seems to be glammed up at all moments their outfits relaxed but accessorised perfectly with sunglasses the big bag earings and necklace. I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/blog-283385.html Ahoy there from the MS VesteralenThe Fjords are absolutely stunning we039ve been stopping off at lots of little villages as well as some bigger ones and they are all a bit wellhellip..small and wooden I guess is the best way to put it lots of timber buildings and everywhere is soooo tiny even at the ports you can walk across the centre of town in 15 minutesOn Thursday we took an excu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Lofoten/blog-277471.html I'm not sure I have ever seen so many endless clouds before. In the roughly 3 days I have been in Tromso I have barely seen a bit of blue sky during the day or a star at night. I had been hoping to get a good sight of the northern lights at some point but with skies like this I'd have more chance of seeing the pope at a nightclub.That said in daylight or what passes for it during the winter http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-223490.html So after downing 2 entirely unnecessary early morning beers at the Mack pronounced Muck brewery pub due to there being no brewery tours that day I took myself off to the Polaria. This modern building houses an aquarium of Arctic marine life. Not the world's biggest aquarium probably due to its fairly small pool of potential tenants. But reasonably interesting nonetheless. The centre pie http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-223488.html The trip to Tromso from Edinburgh was easy enough as travelling goes. I had a connecting flight at Oslo which must be the world's first airport to look like it is made almost entirely out of wood. Very slick nevertheless. Also very expensive. With an hour and a half between flights I grabbed a beer and a small pizza at the gate. Came to a grand total of 13. That was topped later in the day http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-223486.html We are now well settled into campervan life and being on the road. Unfortunately as we were almost up to date with our blog we have not had internet access for over 3 weeks so here goes catchup again. So to the land of Vikings Trolls moose and majestic fjords. Oh and of course the summer midnight sun.We caught a ferry from Denmark into Sweden and then headed straight into southern Norway. Once http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Nordkapp/blog-199061.html OK so my plan was to get the train here to Narvik yesterday then get a bus down to Fauske and a night train to Trondheim. So how have I ended up further north than I was yesterday with plans to stay for a few days Hmmm...well the train ride here was pretty spectacular and I saw my first fjord right outside Narvik. There was an announcement on the train when we crossed the border and we wer http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Narvik/blog-197883.html The sun shines on small farmsteads nestled among green forests as Voyager sails into Tromso. Wersquore out on the balcony again and our cameras are clicking. It feels like a return to civilization after a great adventure although wersquore still in the far north of Norway.Wersquove chosen an excursion to include Kathryn so that she can enjoy some time on land. As we walk to the tour bus a S http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-182527.html Sitting in the airport in Kirkenes Norway. Practically the end of the earth ... or at least it looks like it. We're waaaaaay up on the planet. Roughly a thousand miles from the North Pole which from here is only reachable if you get on an ice breaker. There's a good ice breaker joke in there somewhere but I didn't sleep well last night and am too tired to work for it. And as fun as that may so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Kirkenes/blog-180329.html A couple of photos for you. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-163482.html Norway Photo QuiznbspEurope raquonbspNorway raquonbspTromso By Holiday BoyMay 29th 2007Following on from previous blog here are the photos as promised match the phrase to the photoThe officeView from the officeOn top of the worldIts a long way downTheres a mouse loose about this houseMy new friends talk more sense than DaveDid it snow last nightLifes just one big cruiseThe vikings are c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-163475.html UntitledDavid OGradyThe scenery is just getting beter and better. I am currently in Tromso. This is about 1000km north of the artic circle. There is about another 700km to go before I pass through Hammerfest and eventually get as far noth as you can go without actually visiting the north pole. The destination is Nordkapp... the worlds northern most point land based. Hammerfest is the worlds http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-163429.html Day 32 Wednesday 7th. June Sunny We boarded the ship NARVIK at 10.30 and was given the key to our cabin. We thought of 6 days on board so we unpacked everything and did our washing so the place looked like a chinese laundry in a very short time 11am. Next thing the cabin crew were telling us we were not meant to be in the cabin until 1pm so pack everything up including wet washing because http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Kirkenes/blog-155959.html Day 30 5th. June 2006 Clear and sunny with mist over the mountain Flight to Kirkenes with baggage allowance 15Kg and hand luggage max 5 kg. We knew this before we left Perth so all was oK especially as we were wearing so much warm gear now. Well Kirkenes very different to the other places in landscape flora and people. Most shops were closed so not many people around at all so we went walkin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Kirkenes/blog-155936.html Day 27 Clear skies We had a wonderful 9 hour bus trip from Rovaniemi to Tromso through beautiful scenery of villages real reindeer snow capped mountains partially frozen countryside of rivers and lakes. In Tromso we had booked into Hotel Ami up the hill with views over the town and harbour. Day 28 Saturday 3rd. June Sunny then cloudy with a few drops of rain Brekky included here and it w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-155449.html Photos coming soon http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tromso/blog-133536.html Well What can I say Yet another amazing trip albeit a short and very cold one Orcas orcas orcas Flew up to Narvik the day after Boxing Day 26 Dec in the UK. I had considered not going as I had a stomach bug but as it was only a 4 day trip went anyway. On the flight from Oslo to NarvikHarstad as we approached the area about 300 kms above the Arctic Circle it suddenly went pitch black. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Tysfjord/blog-117023.html We went to Finnsnes is a lil town smaller than Harstad city which take an hour by boat to get there. Its a very nice place with lots snow there. Its even more snow than in Harstad. I met his super nice Dad and we're even welcome with a very nice luxurious dinner in a restaurant and get to the pub afterward. I met also his grandparents and they're so very warm and very nice people even we cant tal http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Norway/Nord-Norge/Harstad/blog-100830.html