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After a peaceful night, we left Enontekiö and headed north again, towards Nordkapp, the north cape. We had planned to stop in Kautokeino, not far back over the border into Norway, to visit the museum about Sami life. However, when I checked the website it was closed on Mondays… today! John did a geocache while... Continue Reading →
We had another long drive today, through Norway and Sweden to Enontekiö in Finland… our final new country on this trip. Once there, we treated ourselves to a proper Finnish experience, including 2 saunas, a dip in a cold lake, then reindeer for dinner… only our second meal out on this trip! It was cold... Continue Reading →
We’d planned a walk today but both woke feeling weary and the mist was low on the mountains, so we decided we’d have a rest day… it didn’t end up that way, but that was the plan! After breakfast and housework, we left the campsite and drove to the north of the island. I’d already... Continue Reading →
We hiked to Litlverivassforsen today, a waterfall in Norway’s Rago National Park. The water for the falls comes from Litlverivatnet Lake and plunges 223m into a river meandering in the valley far below. We got up early to start the walk because we had a ferry booked for 17.00 and wanted to give ourselves plenty... Continue Reading →
Today, we visited Saltstrauman where there is one of the strongest tidal currents in the world, causing whirlpools and eddies up to 10 metres in diameter. The current or tidal race is created every 6 hours when the tide turns and huge volumes of water flow in and out of the narrow fjord at speeds... Continue Reading →
At 10 o’clock this morning we took a shuttle boat across Holandsfjord to visit Engabreen, an arm of Norway’s second-largest glacier, Svartisen. We could see it from the shore as we waited for the boat, reaching down towards the Helgeland coast, turquoise-blue in the sunshine. The boat only took about 15 minutes, then we walked... Continue Reading →
We packed up and left the campsite before 10.00, aiming to catch our first ferry at 11.00. We followed route 17 and crossed the elegant Helgeland Bridge, before arriving in the ferry terminal at Levang in plenty of time. It’s another beautiful day but it was very windy on board the ferry. Twenty five minutes... Continue Reading →
We’re currently working our way along the Helgeland coastline, which is connected by the longest of the Norwegian national tourist routes, Number 17. The variety of scenery is amazing, with mountain peaks, fjords and islands. We haven’t driven far today but we have taken two ferries through islands in the Helgeland archipelago. We woke very... Continue Reading →
The scenery has been stunning today, and we’ve only touched a small piece of northern Norway. This is what we came for… mountains, lakes, fjords and wonderful views! The rain has also stopped and we’ve had lots of sunshine between white fluffy clouds. Now we’re so far north, there’s very little night. The sun won’t... Continue Reading →
Heavy rain in the night has continued throughout today. When we awoke, we were both a bit worried that Molly Moho might be stuck in the grass but she did us proud, and John drove off smoothly. After emptying the loo and the waste water tank, we were off to our next new country, Norway.... Continue Reading →
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