Overland Scandinavia

Tons how many der yer want

wanderlust4ever said:

Tons how many der yer want

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just a few! Around Kirkenes would be great ... did you wilderness camp?

Naa, there were 3 foot of snow everywhere - 20c, and we were on the Hutigrutgen, will send yer some pic's tomorrow.

wanderlust4ever said:

Naa, there were 3 foot of snow everywhere - 20c, and we were on the Hutigrutgen, will send yer some pic's tomorrow.

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christ thats loads..cheers

Really beautiful place, maybe thinking of buying a a wee bit of land up there and building a house. Paradise im telling yer like the rest of Norway

wanderlust4ever said:

Really beautiful place, maybe thinking of buying a a wee bit of land up there and building a house. Paradise im telling yer like the rest of Norway

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now that sounds like a good investment

wanderlust4ever said:

Really beautiful place, maybe thinking of buying a a wee bit of land up there and building a house. Paradise im telling yer like the rest of Norway

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Indeed...as soon as i drove out of Kristiansand the first time i changed my retirement plans! Need a place to stay give me a pm...and buy the beers in denmark, not the uk!! £10 for 24 bottles!!!

Yeah - but have the Danes discovered ale yet? Its all Carlsberg, Tuborg and Faxe innit?

foss said:

just a few! Around Kirkenes would be great ... did you wilderness camp?

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Here are some pics, not a great deal te see,everything was snowed under.

foss said:

We're planning on gettin a ferry to Brevik, south Norway & driving up to the E6 from there...we're planning on a 3-4 week round trip to Kirkenes, making our way up to the start of the Arctic Highway in good (ish) time as we plan to spend most of the trip touring inside the Arctic Circle.

So far the rough route is
Brevik
Telemark
Trondheim
Vefsn
Rana

once past Rana, we would spend our days exploring into the wilderness & follow the loose route of...



Tromso
Alta
Finnmark
Nordkapp
Kirkenes

and return possibly via Finland & Sami country

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Hi Foss.
Sounds like a really nice trip, be sure to get to the Lofoten Islands, has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.

wanderlust4ever said:

Hi Foss.
Sounds like a really nice trip, be sure to get to the Lofoten Islands, has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.

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Sooo many places to see!

Great photos

South norway...beautiful...just keep going north...

Cass have you been & come back yet ?

Thought i'd reply since im in Norway right now! Unfortunately missing the landy which had to stay at home =(

First thing to understand is that its really really expensive, however pretty much wherever you go its absolutely stunning scenery. The roads are far from straight and the speed limits seem very slow (maybe because im not in the landy) so you can't quickly get anywhere. You can get speeding tickets 2kph over the limit, and hefty they are too. The temperature varies so much between seasons because in winter the sun is hardly in the sky and in the summer its almost always there. Here in the Vesteralen Islands (about 300km into arctic circle) at this time of year the sun never goes down for 2 months or so. Because its so sparsely populated, you can camp pretty much anywhere assuming you are away from towns.

If you've got anything else you want to know please ask i'll do my best to help

Jack

Hi,

I am a new member and I am Irish but I have lived here in Sweden for 5 years two of which were spent in Luleå just below the arctic circle. I would be interested to hear you impressions if the trip is complete. If not maybe I can assist you in some way.

The winter in the north is not just difficult its deadly. The summer is plagued by all sorts of biting insects. Be on the lookout for bears if camping. Also watch out for moose which can be deadly if you crash into one, they are so tall they come straight through the windscreen and being such massive creatures can crush the occupants. Reindeers are Scandinavias sheep. Beautiful yet stupid creatures that will run out in front of a vehicle individually or in a heard and continue to run in front of the car mile after mile.....

However, if you get a chance take a drive on the sea when its frozen its brilliant fun. In Luleå they carve roads out to the islands......One other good aspect is that in the south they use salt on the roads in the winter however, in the north the leave the ice and spread light gravel around the towns. This is beautiful and fun to drive on. Spiked tires are a plus as most swedes have a summer and winter set of tyres however, may not be as necessary on a 4x4v but they really are good.

Regards

thanks for the info...we are planning at the moment 2012.