With the electric
mozzie killer on all night we weren't bothered by the little
darlings, but just as we got up it started to rain which brought them
out, so copious application of repellant before anything got done. We
really must remember to avoid forested areas for overnighting but
fortunately forewarned is forarmed and Bren has been taking
anti-histamine so is not suffering.
Once away it was back
onto more of the same scenerty and roads, except now it was raining
and it didn't stop for the rest of the day. Lunchtime saw us crossing
the border into Norway without any form of checking, just drove
through the green channel. Almost straightaway, however, we noticed a
deterioration in the roads with several sections unsurfaced and
apparently under “long term” repair. Shades of Morocco. Coupled
with the overall speed limit of 80kph progress was not as fast as
we've been used to. Called into a Tourist Info office but they were
not very helpful, however we got some money changed.
An hour or so up the
road we stopped at a Coop supermarket in Lakselv and had lunch on
their carpark (after suitable purchases of course). Then onwards
north and, through the mist and clouds, we could see the scenery
changing with hills and mountains to be skirted around the sea shore,
dotted everywhere with dozens of small islands. Pity the weather was
so miserable.
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| White reindeer |
Late afternoon, after
deciding to stop around Honningsvald, which is only 35km short of our
ultimate destination, we looked for a stopover. Identifying a “site”
from one of our databases, we ended up a 1 in 3 shale track to a
dead-end with just a wall and no campsite! Then trying to turn round
we got well and truly stuck with the luggage rack and towbar jammed
into a bank and the front wheels unable to pull us out. Eventually
after much head scratching we managed to get off the bank with just a
little damage and reversed all the way back down.
Try again and the next
place was a wide open car park with full facilities so we finished
there, even if it was a tad expensive. Hopefully the rain will stop
overnight, we can get the luggage rack sorted and then go on to the
real target of the trip, Nordkapp!
Oh yes, think we
managed to refill the tank with the most expensive diesel in the
world - £1.45/litre!
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