This morning, after eating breakfast outside, we dragged ourselves away from the aire at Näske. We really had a lovely relaxing time there. We haven’t moved far though, just half an hour down the road. The aire here is also good, with everything we need, but we don’t have a coast side pitch or a... Continue Reading →
Skuleskogen National Park: cracks and cobbles
We’ve had a fantastic 10-mile walk today, seeing the sites in the national park. The land here is rising at the rate of around one metre every 100 years. This is because, in the ice age, the land was compressed by a heavy ice sheet and, when the ice melted, the land began to rise... Continue Reading →
Sauna and a swim in Näske
We had rain throughout the night and it was still raining when we woke up. Thankfully, it was forecast to stop early afternoon. We phoned a motorhome stopover that we liked the description of, which was on the coast about an hour away. John phoned to book and was told it was currently full, but... Continue Reading →
Reindeer, Sami huts, churches and another waterfall
When I woke this morning, I opened my blind to see if I could see reindeer because I’d read they were often near the Stekenjokk road first thing in the morning. Scanning the hills, I was amazed to see a long trail of them coming along the horizon! And when we looked more closely, there... Continue Reading →
Waterfalls and wilderness: Sweden
Typically, because we'd decided against hiking this morning and chosen to move on, we awoke to a blue sky and sunshine! It cheered us up anyway. I washed my hair and tidied away the washing, while John topped up the water and emptied the loo. Our first destination was HällingsÃ¥fallet, a waterfall with a 42... Continue Reading →
Back on the Norwegian mainland
Despite a good forecast, on Tuesday we woke to low cloud, wind and rain… gutted. There was no point doing the hike up Reinebringen because we wouldn’t be able to see anything. Very despondent, we lay in bed reading with a cup of tea, wondering what to do all day. After a while, I suggested... Continue Reading →
Nusfjord and Reine: red and ochre cabins
After a good night’s sleep in peaceful Uttakleiv, we set off to explore further south in Lofoten. First, we headed to Nusfjord, with a little detour on the way to Buksnes Church. This is a historic red wooden church built in 1905. I took some photos, then it was Dave the Drone’s turn to get... Continue Reading →
Football and photography: Uttakleiv
Yesterday evening, we walked into Henningsvær, arriving at Klatrekaféen cafe-bar well before 20.00, to have dinner and, hopefully, watch the England-Norway World Cup football match. We’d been advised that there there were only 80 places and doors would open at 21.00. A few people were already waiting to go in, so we ordered burgers and... Continue Reading →
Henningsvær: sightseeing, hiking and football
At last we have sunshine! Today we've been able to explore Henningsvær and hike up a mountain... more on that later. Henningsvær is on a string of small islands connected to the mainland by single-lane bridges. Historically, it was a fishing village but now it's a primarily a tourist destination with craft shops, galleries and... Continue Reading →
Lofoten: Vikings and churches
After waking up to slightly better weather in Eggum, we had a walk along the coast, including a quick look at the remains of the German wartime radar station which had a great view over the Norwegian Sea. There was nothing between us and Greenland from here! Then, back at Molly Moho, we ate breakfast... Continue Reading →