After an epic day of driving back along the full length of the Lofoten islands and then up north for several hundred kms, we finally arrived in Tromso at about 7pm at night, 503kms from our departure point! We stopped in briefly to see the Arctic Cathedral, an altogether ugly modern church which was to be a sign of things to see in Tromso (basically nothing!). After checking in to our accommodation, which was separately labelled as a hotel, a hostel and a bed a...

The Lofoten Islands are a group of 4 islands joined by bridges and underwater tunnels that spring out from the Norwegian mainland on the north west coast. We began in Svolvaer, the capital of the islands, where due to the limited choice of accommodation we stayed in a grand hotel located on its own island but overlooking the main harbour and docks. Breakfast was a buffet of local delights including fresh smoked salmon! Fantastic considering fish first thing in...

After praying we wouldn't be up for any costs from the car damage, we dropped it off drama free and boarded our Hurtigruten ship, the MS Richard With, for a midday departure. We were to be on the ship until 9pm the following day, hugging the Norwegian Coast and weaving through the hundreds of islands as we went. The ship docked at small fishing villages along the way, some we even had time to jump off and explore, such as the town of Bodo, a severe casualty of ...

So day 1 of our road trip involved a late departure from Bergen around midday. Getting back on the road was an amazing feeling, as driving is one of our favourite ways to travel and really see a country rather than just city hopping. After a few short breaks at picnic stops beside lakes, we smashed some kms out in order to reach our main destination for the day; our first national tourist route, known as the Hardangervidda. This was our first taste of 1 of 18 spe...

We arrived in Stavanger on Wednesday and after checking into our tiny room which barely fit our king single bed in (worst sleep ever) we headed out to explore this small city. Over the course of the day, we absolutely fell in love with Stavanger thanks to its charm, which included a massive food festival on the docks with food from all over the world as well as fresh seafood (Nat found some of the best oysters she's ever had). Tuesday we headed off on our first ...