You'd think that by heading south of the Arctic Circle the weather would improve, but for us it signalled a threat of snow which was to follow us and catch us up on occasion all the way to the southernmost tip of Norway. Our first major stop on the way south was the fabulous city of Trondheim. We had a great day of sightseeing there and gorged ourselves on a great seafood lunch and masses of waffles and jam. From there we followed the coast including the shor...

There was an almost immediate change in the landscape as we crossed from the densely forested rolling landscape of Finland into the far more rugged, mountainous and dramatic landscape of Norway. This was going to be an interesting country! We decided to try out Norway's national parks to see if they would be on par with their Finnish neighbours. After quite a struggle to find the main access point to Stabbursdalen National Park we were greeted by a ramshackle ...