Light rain overnight
and an early start for Terry who has developed a very painful big toe
and could not sleep. Managed to hobble out and walk Jamie but now
something else to try and spoil our trip. Take it easy today and see
how we get on.
Breakfast then service
the van in miserable conditions before heading out again on the E6.
We've planned to travel down to Narvik, missing out Tromso which,
according to the Rough Guide, doesn't have enough going for it to
make the serious diversion worthwhile. From Narvik we'll go out to
Lofoten Island where another guide book says we'll find the scenery
we're looking for.
A quick stop at a
supermarket for essentials then, as the rain eased off, along the
coastal road at last finding the scenery we're expecting – long
fjords with mountains, pity it's so grey as we're sure in the
sunshine it would be gorgeous. Here's a few photos anyway.
Stopped to refuel then
shortly after a lunch stop at another rest area with a great view –
well it would have been if the sun was shining! Ever onward,
encountering quite a lot of roadworks and two new tunnels under
construction, but apart from that and the frequent speed cameras we
made good progress. It was obvious however that we were only going to
get as far as Narvik so we started looking; quite a few “campsites”
along the way but all quite expensive for things we didn't need.
Tried a lovely looking rest area but it was attached to a hotel so
was a no-no, then saw a rest area in our Campercontact database in
just the right place, with toilets and free. That'll do us so parked
up, more or less by ourselves, and admired the view which was at last
being coloured by some sunshine!
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| Incidentaly, taken at 10.00 pm & sun still high in the sky |
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