Before we came to Norway we had put the country’s highest mountain, Galdhoppigen, on our to do list. But at over 2,400 meters it’s not a straightforward undertaking. After discovering that the official climbing season had officially closed and not being able to verify if we could get access to the route, we were worried …
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The road to Lom and Sognefjellet
From Lærdalsfjordet we took a short ferry trip, between two tunnels, which then took us to Kaupanger. We made an impromptu stop here to visit the stave church. These are churches made mainly of wooden boards, but often with ornate carvings on the corners. We were going to miss out on seeing the most famous …
Trolltunga (the troll tongue)
Our longest stop of our tour so far has been at Odda (three nights in total). This was to give ourselves a couple of days to get the best weather for the hike to Trolltunga (one of Norway’s most scenic viewpoints but also a bit more difficult access than most). The town of Odda, which …
Chasing Waterfalls (Fosser)
After our misty trip up to pulpit rock, we drove into the night looking for a spot to camp off grid. Unfortunately the Norwegian law allowing this also stipulates that you must be off the road and more than 150 meters from any home. Despite being quite a sparsely populated country, this was quite hard …
Preaching into the mist
Our campsite in Stavanger was in a really great location. So great in fact we almost wish we had stayed a bit longer. It was right next to a huge open air swimming pool, which was very modern and completely spotless and apparently only a short drive from some of Norway’s best beaches. But unfortunately …
No way! We made it to Norway 🇳🇴
After a night in the slightly dodgy surroundings of the bus stop car park on the edge of a small town near Kristiansand, we were ready for the Norway part of our trip to begin. In the morning we drove past the southern tip of the country to Flekkefjord and the town of the same …
Dunes of the Danes
Following a wet day the day before it seemed strange to be heading to sand dunes the following day, but that is exactly what we did. But first we headed into Skagen to do a bit of shopping and get a better feel for the town. It’s a charming town full of wooden board houses, …
The meeting of the waters
On Wednesday the plan was to see some Viking burial stones at Lindholm Høje, visit a highly recommended beach at Løkken and finish off at Grennen where the North Sea and Baltic Sea meet. Despite rain overnight it was a drier start to the day, so we spent a good amount of time looking around …
Wind, rain and Danes
After driving up from Hamburg yesterday, we stayed the night in the tiny village Husum-Ballum in (or near) Waddensea National Park. The weather was pretty terrible overnight with the wind rocking the camper and rain clattering on the roof. We woke up to slightly better weather though and after a light breakfast we hit the …
On the road again
We’re back off on our travels again. This time with our four legged friend Yala (a three year old Romanian rescue). We’re planning to travel around Scandanavia, but as we’ve given up flying (we had our fair share on our last trip) we’ve driven to Hamburg to pick up the camper. The camper is called …
Claire and Gareth go travelling! 