Destination: Norway

Photos: Gamvik Slettnes and North EU

Thu, 31 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Hammerfest

Thu, 31 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Childish, Yes, but these made me smile!!

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Tromso

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Life up North

Mon, 28 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [623]

I cannot imaging what this area is like in Winter with no daylight for 2 whole months each year! It has been raining constantly now for 3 days and this morning I woke to a fresh layer of snow on the van! I have been in Tromso for 2 nights and spent several ... Read more >

Photos: Lofoten Islands

Fri, 25 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

The delightful Lofoten Islands

Fri, 25 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [574]

I was not prepared for the delights of these Islands, The journey over on the ferry took me across Vestfjord on a cold, damp morning, but the view of the mainland Mountains brightened the day. On the Ferry I met a man from Suffolk who is a ... Read more >

Photos: Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Frozen Fish, Nameless Trolls and Fantastic Vistas!

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [451]

The journey from Kiruna to Narvik should have taken about 2 hours in the end it took me 6, I just had to keep stopping to take in the views. I had thought as I left Kiruna that the journey would be boring as the countryside was flat, wet and ... Read more >

A bit of Norway in a Nutshell

Wed, 16 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [561]

Believe it or not there is a tour advertised here that gives the passenger an impression of Norway in one day! It entails a train journey from Bergen, the fabulous train down to Flam, a fast ferry along Sognefjord and then a bus tour. To that ... Read more >

Photos: Fjordland

Thu, 10 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Fjordland

Thu, 10 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [420]

A few of my plans have had to change as some of the roads are still closed because of snow. Above 2000ft. winter is reluctant to let spring in. Yesterday I spent about 2 hours above 3000ft. in driving snow! I was unable to get near to either Priests ... Read more >

Oslo

Tue, 8 May 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [517]

I arrived in Oslo to find it shut or rather the camp sites do not open till 1 st June so I had to go about 8 miles out to find somewhere decent to stay. Bogstad Camping turns out to be one of the largest campsites in Norway and is situated just below ... Read more >

Feeling the Fear in the Arctic Tundra

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 | By jchesters | Views [274]

Feel the fear, but do it anyway. This is about how I felt “the fear” but said screw it, and spent 5 days in the Arctic wilderness of Norway, driving a pack of huskies across the tundra. It’s an often-repeated mantra, but it has become ... Read more >

Tags: arctic, arctic circle, dog sledding, norway, tundra

Photos: The Arctic Adventure

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 | By jchesters | Flickr Photo Gallery