So with my 60th Birthday fast approaching my wife surprised me by booking two nights in Lodge/Cabin accommodation at Leknes on the Lofoten Islands.
We packed up our Camper Van and headed north.
We booked the Harwich to the Hook Ferry on Saturday 11th which would give us 5 driving days to reach our destination.
Overnighting near Onsabruck we then headed the next day for the Puttgarden - Rødby Ferry.
As we needed to get north rather sharpish I choose to go via Sweden which is a faster route.
Campsite near Helsingborg Sweden.
Parked up near Jonkoping. The weather was pretty good.
We found this little place on booking.com and had it all to ourselves!
Another nice day weather wise beckoned (which did make me wish we had come on the bike...)
Lappland.
Wild camp sunset near Arjeplog. Top Gear (or was it Grand Tour?) did a special from this area in the winter... driving on the lakes covered in ice and snow. A local told us that car manufacturers also use the area in the winter for testing their new vehicles.
The next morning. Destination Bodo and the Ferry to the Lofotens.
Cold first thing. Minus 3 overnight.
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At the border the guards pointed out an eagle flying over but I wasn't quick enough with the camera to take a pic of it..
Welcome to Norway!
We packed up our Camper Van and headed north.
We booked the Harwich to the Hook Ferry on Saturday 11th which would give us 5 driving days to reach our destination.
Overnighting near Onsabruck we then headed the next day for the Puttgarden - Rødby Ferry.
As we needed to get north rather sharpish I choose to go via Sweden which is a faster route.
Campsite near Helsingborg Sweden.
Parked up near Jonkoping. The weather was pretty good.
We found this little place on booking.com and had it all to ourselves!
Another nice day weather wise beckoned (which did make me wish we had come on the bike...)
Lappland.
Wild camp sunset near Arjeplog. Top Gear (or was it Grand Tour?) did a special from this area in the winter... driving on the lakes covered in ice and snow. A local told us that car manufacturers also use the area in the winter for testing their new vehicles.
The next morning. Destination Bodo and the Ferry to the Lofotens.
Cold first thing. Minus 3 overnight.
[imghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51519402743_31b7ab9a82_c.jpg[/img]
At the border the guards pointed out an eagle flying over but I wasn't quick enough with the camera to take a pic of it..
Welcome to Norway!