I knew the Lofoten islands would be stunning, but they’ve still managed to wow me and leave my jaw hanging low. We’ve only been here a few days and already seen such incredible scenery. The ferry dropped us off at Moskenes at 9pm, from which we headed west to the end of the road at…
The Arctic Circle and ferry to Lofoten
So we have officially crossed over the invisible Arctic Circle line. It was a bit of an anti climax, with an ugly gift shop and eatery – but hey we made it! We camped 2km north of the circle and at 690m elevation, finally had a cool breeze. We started the next day with a…
A taste of Sweden
We only spent 4 days in Sweden as we’ll be coming back through the northern section in a couple of weeks. But it was a good taster. The country is flatter, so yes, less dramatic than Norway, but bloody great driving for Pablo. The scenery reminded us of Canada; pine forests, mirrored lakes and lonely…
Searching for Bear and Moose in the midnight sun
Everyone we’ve asked about seeing wildlife has said different things. In Norway, we were told that our chances of seeing moose were like 1% as they only come out at dark – and the midnight sun kinda fucks up your chances. They also said our odds of seeing Reindeer were zero to none, apparently we’re…
Caught with my pants down infront of a bear
We are officially in bear country – the Scandinavian version. We’ve taken an ‘S’ shape detour north east from Trondheim in Norway to Stromsund in Sweden. From here we’re driving the Vildmarksvagen (the wilderness road) it’s a 500km loop route, so we’ll probably drive a quarter to half of it. The first section is through…
Living the dream – Campervan life
Here are a few photos of the past few days road-tripping around the fjords in Norway. Absolutely loving campervan life, it’s my favourite way to travel, we’ve done a lot of backpacking and it’s so nice to shed the turtle house and have a home on wheels again.
The Machu Picchu of Norway
After a short hike to an incredible viewpoint of the Geirangerfjord we headed back to the carpark. The whole area was stunning, the fjord itself is known as the king of fjords, and is only 20km long but it’s thin with a twisting ‘S’ shape and formidable mountains shooting up its sides. The track was…
Roadtripping Norway – doesn’t get better than this
The past few days have been so much fun and an overload of incredible scenery. From the beautiful Geirangerfjord we drove the national tourist route from Geiranger north to Andalsnes. The weather is still scorching hot; Our chocolate no longer snaps, but bends, and our dirty hiking socks dry hard like cardboard. Apparently Norway hasn’t…
Fjords, Glaciers and magnificent mountains
Sognefjord is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway at 204km and 1308m respectively. It has many other fjords veering off it like branches of a tree. We spent a couple of days driving around the fjord and sleeping in idyllic spots next to the calm waters with the occasional seal visitor. I’ve realised Norway…
Beautiful Bergen and a taste of whale
We got pretty shit weather for the whole of the Hardangerfjord drive, but it still looked beautiful and the rain only made the valley of waterfalls more impressive. The driving has been a bit stressful as the roads are so narrow and the Norwegians like to leave a huge gap between them and the wall….
NON STOP TRAVELLING 