Lake Blåvatnet, or the blue lake as it is called, is another gem of the Lyngen Alps and for sure no secret. We went there on a beautiful weekend and many Norwegians had the same idea. Most of the way there is not really a path as you are walking over the rubble a glacier …
An easy hike to a lighthouse in the North of the Lyngen Peninsula held some surprises like a ship wreck and a hut to explore. In the morning the fog was thick and it took some time until the sun made it disappear but the afternoon was magnificent with sunshine and no wind – it …
Our second glacier in Norway was the Steindalsbreen in the Lyngen Alps, a mountain range east of Tromsø. The hike leads through the valley formed by the glacier and its river over million of years and crosses over a couple of moraines before you reach the end of the glacier tongue. Again we had spent …
By chance we had discovered this glacier at the Jøkelfjord south of Alta and went for a hike to get a good view from the shore of the fjord. We had parked for the night at the end of the street leading into the fjord. From there it is a 8km hike to get to …
The main topic of the museum in Alta is the largest concentration of rock art in Northern Europe made by hunter- gatherers. The rock art comprises both rock carvings and rock paintings made from 7000 to 2000 years ago. The Alta Rock Art is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only prehistoric monument in …
As our main energy source for heating, hot water and cooking is LPG gas we are equipped with a fixed tank of 60 liters. We do not need any gas cylinders or gas bottles which are different in size and connector in most of the countries and therefore difficult to change and refill. Our LPG …
Hammerfest greeted us with nice weather and many interesting things to discover and to learn about like the Struve Geodetic Arc. The nights held another delight when the polar lights illuminated the sky. Already the night before we reached Hammerfest, we saw our first polar lights which was very exciting. We had been waiting already …
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Already the drive up along the coast, through the tunnel connecting the island of Magerøya with the mainland and finally over the barren plains to the North Cape was very fascinating. When we finally reached the cape, nobody was there and we had the famous globe to ourselves. At night, we were the only car …
From the Slettnes lighthouse we were now on our way to the North Cape. Before getting there we stopped near Lakselv at the Stabbursdalen National Park. After spending the night in the middle of the forest we went on a hike to a waterfall. The National Park is known for the northernmost pine forest of …
From the Varanger Fjord we were now on the way to the West, passing Tana bru and taking a little detour up North to the Nordkinn Peninsula. We crossed fascinating landscape until we reached Gamvik and shortly after the Slettnes lighthouse, which is the northernmost mainland lighthouse on Earth. The Nordkinn Peninsula is the northernmost part of mainland Europe, …
