The colours, the light, the landscape, the animals.
The nature in Norway is full on. It’s probably one of my favourite countries.
Let me show you all the best bits from the few months travelling Norway in my campervan.
If you want to go to Norway, this post might help you. If you don’t plan on going to Norway, this might just convince you.
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First I had to make sure the van was running perfectly
See this post: Video: Driving to Norway in my van
Then you have to join the Norway queue
Here’s a map of the route. Let’s start at the beginning…
It all started like a nice warm holiday in Spain [1]
Nice enough to eat breakfast outside
And to wash clothes by the water
We were driving north as the summer was ending
Sometimes I forgot I wasn’t in Greece
But the rain was coming
My jacket wasn’t waterproof
Neither were Abbey’s blankets
But the plants were into it
After a few hours of hiking we got to the Pulpit Rock [2]
See this post: Hiking Pulpit Rock and where to park the van
The light was like nothing I’d seen before
The hiking was like nothing I’d hiked before
And then a 26KM hike (round trip) to get to the ‘Troll’s Tongue’ [3]
See this post: Hiking Norway’s most famous hike – Trolltunga
Setting off before sunrise
We spent the next day resting and getting dry
Before taking the scenic roads north, through the mountains [4]
Driving through Jotunheimen National Park at sunset was incredible
See post: Norway – the scenic road you must not miss
We took a gamble on some small dirt roads
To find the rainbows
And to meet the mountains
Welcome to Planet Norway
Where the tap water is better than bottled water
The roads snake around the glacial meltwater lakes
Trees appeared as the altitude lowered
You can camp almost anywhere in this country
I like to wake up in the night and hear the sound of the rushing river
Or to wake up and hike a mountain [6]
Galdopiggen: The highest peak in Scandanavia at 2469m above sea level
See post: How not to hike Norway’s highest peak – and where to park your van
Things almost got a bit serious on this one
It felt nice to be back at sea level
Here’s a church, built in the 12th Century
We continued into Jostedalsbreen National Park
Over a little wooden bridge
Green and alive. I’ve never seen lushness like it
You can camp next to this glacier
See post: Camping next to a glacier in Norway’s jostedalsbreen National Park
And drive along side some of the deepest fjords [7]
This is Geiranger Fjord. The boat gives you an idea of the scale
And some of the most famous roads. This is Trollstigen Road [8]
And that’s when I fell
Luckily it was only my camera that smashed
Thank you to the Trollstigen Resort guy for helping us out
Abbey drew him a Magic Midnight Moose to say thanks
The roads behind us were starting to close due to snow
We carried on, over The Atlantic Ocean Road [9]
Storms can appear in a matter of minutes
I imagined what it would be like to live here
But I think prefer the stillness of a silent autumn lake [10]
The warm summer days were long gone
We’re in Reindeer country
Look closely and you might see a Moose
This is what happens when you keep driving north: The Arctic Circle [11]
I was seriously considering turning back
Secretly worried about having only summer tyres
We put the van on a boat and sailed north to the remote Lofoten Islands [12]
See post: How to get to Norway’s Lofoten Islands with a van
Because I couldn’t leave the Norway without completing my mission
To see the Northern Lights for the first time [13]
See post: Lofoten by camper: 20 essential tips if you want to see the Northern Lights
To sleep under the Northern Lights
See post: Lofoten by camper: 16 tips for photographing the Northern Lights
To drink a cup of tea under the Northern Lights
See post: Lofoten by camper: watching the Northen Lights on Haukland Beach
To walk on a remote beach with the Aurora dancing above
See post: Lofoten by camper: surfing, sunsets and Aurora – here’s a good place to camp
Asking those questions only the night sky makes you ask
We explored the small island roads of Lofoten
See post: Lofoten Islands by campervan – the best bits
The furthest north was Andenes. Whales live here [14]
I spent hours every day with my camera
The colours. The light. I couldn’t get enough.
I saved the most dangerous hike until last
But now we really had to leave. The snow was right behind us
I trimmed my beard and prepared to go ‘back’
I will miss this land
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Woah, we made it. That was a long post but the truth is, this isn’t even 2% of the photos I took whilst in Norway. Anyway, here’s to Norway. Cheers!
Did I miss anything? probably. There’s a lot to see in Norway. Let us know in the comments
