Monthly Archives: June 2019
Doha
Landed at 5:30am and didn’t make the 8am City Tour so had to wait for the 10:30am. This worked out very well as being a Friday (Holly Day) everything was shut until 1:30pm or 4pm. The tour was good with … Continue reading
Salsåker – Stockholm Airport – 453km – 10,000m above Europe somewhere…
The wet start for the day now seems normal. First stop was the Hӧga Kustenbron (High Coast Bridge) suspension bridge over Ångermanälven River. Third longest suspension bridge in Scandinavia, 4th in Europe and 16th in the world at 1.867km. It … Continue reading
Luleå – Salsåker (near Ullånger) – 452km
Last night the sunset at 4 minutes after midnight and sunrise was at 1:01am – yes 57 minutes of night-time. For the first time in a while we had good blinds so our room was relatively dark. We drove the … Continue reading
Kiruna – Luleå – 400km
Started with a wet drive out of this bleak mining town (hardly anyone about) to another bleakish mining town of Gällivare . This town is also in the process of moving as it is on unstable ground thanks to the … Continue reading
Kabelvåg, Lofoten Islands – Kiruna, Sweden – 404km
Our boat trip, Sea Eagle Safari to Trollfjorden, started at 10am. This two hour trip on a fast (up to 60 kph) boat took us to the small fjord of Trollfjorden (slightly overrated or perhaps we have seen many great … Continue reading
Kabelvåg, Lofoten Islands – 427km
We had a great day exploring the Lofoten Islands. The E10 (road) travels from one island to the next over high bridges or in one case through a tunnel under the sea. Off the E10 you can take side roads … Continue reading
Bodø – Kabelvåg, Lofoten Islands – 325km
A more relaxed start after our marathon yesterday and we got away at 9:30am. A scenic drive north, silver birch replacing the conifers and as we gain altitude we are surrounded by patches of snow again. Instead of going over … Continue reading
Trondheim – Bodø – 726km
We got away just after 7am for our A to B drive (or should that be “T” to “B” drive). Drizzle to start with so better than sightseeing in the rain. Farmland to start then lakes before climbing a little. … Continue reading
Ålesund – Trondheim – 447km
On the road at 8:30am and drove north towards Åndalsnes to drive up Trollstigen. This is a road that climbs through 11 hairpin bends with a 10% gradient (be a great bike ride) to the top of a massive waterfall. … Continue reading
Flåm (Aurland) – Ålesund – 422km
Drove back down the 780m to fjord level to enter the longest road tunnel in the world, Lærdalstunnelen (24.4km long), which took us 19 minutes to drive through. It did take 5 years to build and was opened in 2000. … Continue reading
Bergen – Flåm (Aurland) – 185km
Our drive was along the Ulvnesøybranch of the Sognefjord (fjord) which was lovely on one of the 95 days when it doesn’t rain – in fact the sun was shining. The route had again so many tunnels with the longest … Continue reading
Bergen – 48km
We arrived at Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg (composer; 1843-1907), early before the first tour group so enjoyed the old house and surrounding gardens in peace as Edvard wanted it. Down by the water was a small building overlooking … Continue reading
Tyssedal – Blomsterdalen, Bergen – 160km
Relaxed start as not too far to go and it’s raining – just as well we are not doing the Trolltunga today. Got away at 9am for the drive to Bergen, first through a 12km tunnel followed by a 10km … Continue reading
Tyssedal – 35km
Our alarm went off at 4:50am more than half an hour after sunrise (sunset is 11pm but it doesn’t really get dark at all). We drove the 7km to the Number 2 carpark to find out the Number 3 carpark … Continue reading
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