There’s a 2.5km road that curves around the entire bay here, leading from our house on the jetty, to the base of the mighty mountains. The road wiggles between houses and the sea, and the scene changes everyday. At the end of this beautiful bay, and across a frozen farmers field, is a spit of…
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Hiking to frozen lakes in the Norwegian Arctic
The weather has been below zero for a few weeks now and the effects can really be seen along the bay near our house. There’s a large section which is now totally frozen with thick slabs of ice. As the water comes in at high tide, it pushes the ice up so these amazing sculptures…
Camp fires and wild winds | Northern Norway
Living on a jetty is all fun and games until there’s gale force winds, and then it’s kinda scary. After days of wonderful, calm weather and mirror-like sea, we were hit with 45mph winds and even stronger gusts. The wind howled through our extractor fan and wrapped itself around our apartment with a loud whistling…
The Northern Lights | Better in photos or in person?
The northern lights are the main reason we came to Norway in winter. It’s something we’ve wanted to see for years and we have four months to see them while volunteering here so our chances are very high! It was on our 6th night that we finally saw them. My aurora app said there was…
Volunteering in Northern Norway
The sun finally rose at 10:53am, slowly lighting our surroundings and turning the sky into a kaleidoscope of colours. We were staying in an apartment right at the end of a jetty so the view from the many windows was incredible. It’s not every day you can prep breakfast whilst waving at a little sail…
Our first impressions of winter in Norway
I was just awoken by a ferry gliding past the front of our house. It was so close that I could see strangers sipping coffee under the warm light, like they were sat in our lounge while I was laying in bed. The boat was gone in seconds and I was left in darkness, still wandering…
Whale safari in Norway – success!!
Andenes lies at the most northern point of Andoya island (north east of the Lofoten Islands) and roughly 400km above the arctic circle. The area of islands is called ‘Vesteralen’ and is home to more sheep than people. The scenery is less dramatic than Lofoten, but it’s blessed with being only an hour boat ride…
Goodbye island paradise
We spent five wonderful days in the Lofoten Islands, hiking 4 (small) mountains and being rewarded with some of the worlds best scenery. What I loved about the area is there’s a lot of short hikes, most of the ones we did were only 2 hours long. Not easy going though; it was rough terrain,…
Photos of The Lofoten Islands/Paradise
Here are some photos of the past few days travelling the eastern half of Lofoten. It really is an incredible place, with some of the best beaches and mountains I’ve ever seen. If you live in a campervan, like us, stock up on food in cheaper countries (thank you German Lidl’s) and wild camp –…
I lied, Norway got even better, Hello Lofoten!!
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…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 