Month: September 2019

Had a walk to the beach first thing – a bit cool, but the white sunlight was beautiful on the sea. We got back on the motorway towards Malmö. After Norway’s incredibly strict speed limits, 70mph feels incredibly fast –

We’d asked at reception this morning if it would be alright to wash the motorhome using their hosepipe. ‘Of course’ came the reply, but with only one side completed, one of the caretaker chaps came past and said ‘it’s fine

We decided to have another day here, not least because we hadn’t finished the washing or done any cleaning! 😬 Spent the morning with most of the contents of our home outside on the mat whilst we cleaned the inside.

Eventful day today. Dragged Guy kicking and screaming out of Norway and into Sweden. Had to get LPG and diesel first, then call at the customs office. When we bought the camera lens, we were given a form to get

We did a quick return to Vigelandsparken this morning as the photographer realised that we’d missed two important sculptures. The local’s favourite- The Angry Child, and The Clan – 21 characters defended by two male sculptures at either end. I

Lucky we didn’t get a parking ticket this morning – overslept again! We have an app on the phone which allows us to put more money on without going to the ticket machine …useful, if you’re not up and dressed!

After a short pit stop for food we drove straight into Oslo and parked on the Bydøy Peninsular. The place seems to be full of museums…not usually our thing, but the two we’ve visited today were really interesting. The Kon-Tiki

Yep – we took the easy option and went up on the train. We didn’t get a lot of sleep as the wind was howling round us, rocking the motorhome as if we were a ship on the high seas.

Well, I’ve heard of this film from 1965, but can’t really remember it…Mum and Dad have seen it 6 times! We’ve driven towards Rjukan this morning, and as it was raining again, did a sudden de-tour to the former Vemork

Woke up to yet more rain and it hasn’t stopped all day. We drove to the tourist office in Rauland and asked about the moose. The lady in there was very knowledgeable as she is the one who takes people