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8th collection of OFR's

28/4/2017

 
PPR-32 26.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 19:40
Total km., for day: 334,5
Camped at: N66°58’52” E15°18’55”.
Up and about bright and early, suns coming up nice and bright behind the mountains. Drove slowly out the way I came in, no other way. Started snapping iPhone pics to try and give a rough idea of what’s to be seen, as my Bro asked why I’m not posting any images. The scale of the scenery of the landscapes is such that I’ve three main reasons for not doing so:
  1. I’m not very good at it.
  2. One alternative is to make panoramas, which I hate and you finish up with a wide skinny image, at lest I do anyway.
  3. The only way to do the place justice is with a large format 8”x5” camera. Disadvantages of this way are the gear is big and heavy, and so is the price. Can’t really justify that sort of cash, plus the lady back home might just not turn out to be so understanding if I came home with a piece of gear like that.
Lat year one of the photographers I met on the Lofoten, a professional, had been talked into buying one at the Photokina Trade Fair in Köln, thats the big Imaging one that comes around every second year. He got a good reduced Trade Fair price he said, €55,000 he paid for it but that’s serious brass. Lovely bit of gear though.😋
As soon as I get a connection I’ll post the few I’ve snapped. Thanks for the comment Bro.
Once you get out of this little bit of paradise it’s back on the E6 towards Fauske and it is a terrible road. The Norway version of a motorway.
I did manage to find an interesting diversion about a third of the way there. It is possible to dive off to the right onto an old B-road which leads to Styrkvika. It’s a dead end like so many of these diversions but worth it and with views to I’m not very good at it. home about. Fortunately it is not necessary to drive the whole route out as there is another little road that sneaks back onto the bloody E6 and into Fauske. After changing my plans so many times my friend Mette made time of from work and took me home for a meal and oh boy I was also allowed to use the shower. She served up a scrumptiously delicious fresh caught cod, served piping hot out of the oven. Beats the hell out of my cheese, garlic and onion sandwiches We had until 19:00 when she had to get back to her day and I metered the bit to the bottom of the route up over the Arctic Circle and parked there. Same place I was at on the way in, the one where all the Truckers leave their motors running all night.
Had toyed with the idea of sleeping up top then decided, as usual, discretion is…..! Don’t really know why but this bit up and over always gives me a special kick.

PPR-33 27.04
Start: 06:30    Finish: 17:58
Total km., for day: 456,5
Camped at: N65°04’59” E12°05’17”.
On the road by bout 8:30, in Mo i Rana at 10:45. Wonderful going over the top, was about 9:15 when I hit it and the sun was quite warm by that time, but even so the van was showing a road temperature of -6, so I’m glad I decided to sleep at the bottom of the hill last night. Then on to Mosøjen, where I took another break on the camp site I used on the way up to use their connection and made the last post from there.
From there the plan was to carry on down the E6 until the junction with the 76. About 35 kilometres down this I had spotted  couple of buildings that I wanted to photograph. After which I was going to camp up, some nice spots there and proceed tomorrow. But someone must have moved them, I’m damned if I could spot them and by the time I gave up and accepted that the mighty mouse had cocked it up again I was almost in Brønnøysund where I wanted to call tomorrow to stock up on gas cartridges for the cooker.
Ah well methinks get the gas and head down towards the ferry at Vennesund and camp up. No camping possibility and in no time at all where are we? Anyway the ferry arrive more or less immediately and across we went. From there it was only eighteen kilometres to the same spot used on the way up. Which is where I write this update.
Should have known it was going to turn out to be an odd day. Last night as I was getting ready to turn the van into a bedroom I managed to cut my finger, no idea how, perhaps too much starch in the sheets. Not wanting to put blood all over the place, so with a great deal of care, love and tenderness I applied a plaster to the damage. Couldn't think why the plaster wasn't working until a check showed that the reason was quite simple. I’d applied it to the next door finger. On that note goodnight. 🤐
The idea tomorrow is to head to the Trondheim area to arrive about Sunday to see my friend before continuing on my rather erratic way. lets see what actually does happen.

PPR-34 28.04
Start: 06:30    Finish: open
Total km., for day: open
Camped at: N°’” E°’”.
Interim update for todays date, early up, sorted out Norwegian and Swedish Toll Payment data and set off. Warning light, driver side headlamp had also resigned. So Namsos was the next big place on my southerly route and know it has a VW Dealer. Which is where I’m sitting waiting for a replacement. They are pretty good throughout Norway, foreign registration so overtime I have need it they have come up trumps. Ask me to repeat that after I’ve had the bill. Can’t be that expensive, can it?
Never mind it is law to drive 24/7 with dipped headlights here and it’s probably cheaper to get the bulb than pay any fines.

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7th collection of OFR's Posted in Mosjøen

27/4/2017

 
PPR-29 23.04
Start: 08:00    Finish: 16:27
Total km., for day: 140,9
Camped at: N67°59’17” E15°58’18”.
Boy did I have a good sleep. Just before leaving I checked the period of the Battle being commemorated and it was 09.04 to 09.06 1940.
Went into town first and spent ages looking fr a good internet connection. finally found one at the VW Dealer that fixed my duff starter motor on teethe last winter trip I made unto Tromsø, so I dod a quick update and post.
Finally got back on the road about 12:00. Decided along the way that I’d break and camp at Ballangen. This is thew same site I was on when the starter motor resigned. The guy that runs the place recognised me from back then and offered to let me just use the facilities to shower, fill up water canisters again instead of having to camp. dod lad, didn't want paying either.
Did I enjoy my shower, first real wash worthy of the name in three weeks so I suppose it was a bit overdue. I must have used up all of the hot water in the neighbourhood. Squeaky clean now though. Figured the as I was clean I could treat myself to a change of bed linen as well. Only got the one change with me anyway. Water on board and HiHo on we go again. Smelling like a garden of roses. I got to the ferry that sets you across in Bognes just in time and carried on down the road awhile before calling it a day here. It is actually at the other end of the small lake that we camped on on our first trip way back in 2008. Couldn't use the original spot as the van doesn't have enough ground clearance. Could only do it last time in the T5 as with the pneumatic suspension I can in case the clearance quite a bit. Shame really as it is were the river cascades in a series of waterfalls into the lake.
The lake is still frozen over and there are Elk tracks all over it and this is way out in the wilds, so fingers crossed again, just no breath holding.
Didn’t have to hold my breath,at about 21:40, still pretty light then, two fine big specimens came crazy past immediately adjacent to the van. Then I did hold my breath and they ambled off in their own good time. Chuffed I was.

PPR-30 24.04
Start: 09:00    Finish: 17:36
Total km., for day: 204,7
Camped at: N67°58’12” E14°58’09”.
Fair early start and off down the E6, no alternative here, until just after exiting a short tunnel it passes through a village named Sagelva and just after that hung a right onto the 835. After quite a short distance this disappears int an eight kilometre long, straight as a plumb line, tunnel which throws one out at the other end in fairyland. This is a part of Norway that I and most other tourist I would imagine, don't know exists. Truly amazing piece of real estate. Endless, constantly changing scenery, water, snow covered mountains, fields. forests. You name it, its there.
Followed the 835 round to place called Bogen and across a bridge onto an island going by the name of Engeløya. It is completely mountainous and the road trundles around the foot of them as well as the island.
A great deal of history here from what I could read from the Tourist info boards right back to Stone age. Brilliant walking area, unfortunately all steeply uphill. Not yours truly anymore. Shame.
It also has, like so much of Norway have a sinister side to it. You guessed it Adolph and Friends were at work.Right out on the point they built one of the largest coastal fortifications in Europe during WW II, when else?
It was home to three of the world’s largest land based canons, each with a maximum range of 56 kilometres. My little Pea boggles. Built to protect the shipping lane into and out of Narvik, which is where his steel from Sweden was exported, and naturally built by, mainly Russian, POW’s. Seems these poor folks were dropping like flies at the rate of ten to twelve a day.
The installation, of which only the foundations are remaining, are accessible and when I got up there I fell of my perch. The view is nothing less than gob smacking. It is across the Vestfjorda and the entire Lofoten mountain range, a continuous unbroken range of big snow covered Johnnies. From the southern most tip right up to where the range turns east towards Narvik. Seen in one piece like that is fantastic, no wonder I was goggle-eyed the whole time I was over there. A 
quick check of my tatty old map indicates the range, that I could see, covers almost three full degrees of latitude, however much that is in kilometres? Anyone know, I’ll have to look it up next time I get online.
I could hardly tear my eyes away but when I did I found a place to camp in the lee of the outcrop on which the southerlies battery was built. If anyone interested input the coordinates above into Google Earth, where else, the three foundations of the canons are to be clearly seen. The Battery goes by the name of “Batterie Dietel” probably named after some Wehrmacht Squaddie I suppose.
Camp site was great, totally overrun by ME all be lonesome. 

PPR-31 25.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 14:40
Total km., for day: 220,5
Camped at: N67°55’16” E15°25’09”.
Bit parky in the night, but not a problem and I set off at about 8:45 and by the time I stopped there is not a corner of the rest of the area that can be accessed by a vehicle that was not accessed. All fascinating and full of interest but I definitely would not like to be here in the main Tourist season. But thats not likely as I find that at these high latitudes, winter is the best time to be here. All the snow adds to its grandeur and takes away, in my mind, some of the dark threatening mien they present in summer.
I’m suffering little with the views where I am camped, leave a lot to be desired, I think you'll agree when you see the iPhone snaps below. Miserable to say the least, just have to suffer I suppose.
Oh, I nearly forgot. Saw another rather impressive Elk this afternoon on the way out. Been lucky this trip with these fellows, whats the feminine for Fellows? Had trips where I finished up thinking all of the “Beware Elk” street signs were a Tourist gimmick to get us to come and visit. I am not complaining.
The above are just a quick hodgepodge I've thrown in to demonstrate what I'm having to put up with. Click on them as usual for a bigger image.
Gotta move on for today, I'll try and add some comments to them next time to relate them to the posts above. 

6th collection of OFR's. Posted in Narvik

23/4/2017

 
PPR-27 21.04
Start: 08:00    Finish: 16:38
Total km., for day: 238,9
Long lie in until 8:00 and once organised had another look around the emplacement, the lower area, did not bother with the barracks etc., up on the hill in the woods.
Then set of at 10:30 and had a long wonderful but bumpy ride. Glorious scenery, probably more impressive than later in the year because of all the snow. White Tailed Eagle, really big adult and mucho reindeer.
Had thought of finding a place to park up in Finnsnes but they have the town locked down for that sort of thing. Nowhere I could find without having to pay their extremely high parking fees, and then only for two hours at a time. Fair enough really when one considers that it is on a main tourist route and during the season extremely well used.
Anyway I drove back out of town the way I came in for about thirteen kilometres to a rest are, with WC if you please and thats where I put up home for the night. Lovely spot right on the water looking down the fjord towards Senja which is the destination for tomorrow. Only twenty clicks and one is over the bridge and on the island.
The rest area is at N69°10’28” E18°05’00”.
As I said very bumpy tortuous trip, took six hours to drive the 239 km.

PPR-28 22.04
Start: 05:30    Finish: 16:00
Total km., for day: 328,5
Snowed overnight, enough to have the snowplow pass twice in the night.
On the road fairly early, about 8:30 I think and drove right around Senja, wonderful views but impossible to get off the road just too much snow, need skis, skidoo or snowshoes, none of which I own. All along the rout the snowplows were out all over. met a coulee of dicey bits but nothing spectacular.
Pretty much the same as our last trip in 2008, anything possibly like a wild spot to overnight all under the snow and the official camp sites are all still closed. So back to Finesses for the cocoa and fill up with diesel and away again.
I’d worked out an out of the way B road route again in the general direction of Narvik, which is where I wanted to arrive sometime on Monday. However for unknown reasons Kate and I got it wrong somehow. Kate living in my SatNav btw., and we found ourselves not the back of beyond as planned but popped out onto the main E6 drag about halfway to Narvik.
What to do, sigh words with Kate and f’it drove the other half to just before Narvik. One must remain flexible.
N68°27’10” E17°28’37” which is a War Memorial site for those that fell in the battle around Narvik in ’42.
It is also right next door to where they are building one of their enormous suspension bridges across the fjord. It is amazingly interesting and I’ve always wanted to know how they went about it. Now I know.
Right for all you geography whizzes you will have realised that I have stopped my northerly direction and from here on it will all be down hill to Düsseldorf at the end of May.
The roads on Senja were on the limits of the Van tyres and it gets worse ny the mile the further north you go from there, and one close inspection of a ditch suffices. Not really missing out on anything the rest of the northern part has been covered every  which way on two other, separate trips so quick visits by friend in Fauske and Trondheim then a lazy trip out through their magnificent fjords.

5th collection of OFR's

20/4/2017

 
PPR-24 18.04
Start: 07:00    Finish: 13:15
Total km., for day: 120,6
Woke up and a nice snow storm was having its way with us. Campsite is a bit exposed so I packed up and headed for the Hotel, parked there, had breakfast and posted the latest blog entries.
Decided to take the chance and head for Sortland which is to be my last island of this group having swapped everything around. Bit of an epic with all the snow and my tyres. Conditions certainly had me doing the brick thing. Still made it without problems parked up at 13:15.
After the obligatory cocoa at CircleK, filling all available water containers I went up to look at the Campsite, but no access all snowed in. Found this spot on the Quay in Sortland centre looking across the fjord at the mainland. N68°41’37” E15°25’01”.
Had a good lunch and settled down, have to admit the drive wound me up a bit. Cauliflower, Pea soup and a Pear. How’s that sound.
Had a look around the Mall and stretched my legs a wee bit. Found that the Mall has internet so thats fine too.
 It’s just fine here so I shan't even bother with the campsite, can use the baby change room and toilet in the Mall to change my nappies.
Now I’ve sorted out the sleeping and keeping warm bit I’m sleeping like a baby.


PPR-25 19.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 17:30
Total km., for day: 199,9
On the go at the usual time and set off out to the North west corner re-visit the places I was in 2013 along the route where I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of the ditch. Passed that, no problems I’m pleased to say.
First stop Nyksund which was a small remote fishing village until 1975 when they all got up and left it deserted. Ghost town until about the 90’s when private folks started moving in again. Really interesting and good images to be made.
Just before getting there I had to do an emergency stop as near as make no difference, a Sea Otter would you believe, shot out of the undergrowth on the mountain side on my left, dash across the road, down through the scree, had a last look over its shoulder at me and off into the sea he was. Beautiful creature, would have been devastated if I’d done him a mischief.
From there out again and up to Langenes. Pretty little church there, fairly ancient which I wanted to re-photograph as last time, as so often, I cocked the images up. From there around the corner into Stø for a loo-see. It has grown an interesting camp site since I was last here.
Great views from here all along the west coast of Andoya all the way up to Bleiksøya which is sticking out there all by itself.
On the way back I took the loop out through Asvȯg which apart from the last third exiting through the mountains was all rather tame.
Then to top it off did the loop that leads out to Eidsfjord and round back to Sortland.
Turned out to be a long day but bright and sunny for almost all of it.
Was so enjoyable I treated myself to Bacon and Eggs and hard bored the other four to eat along the way somewhere.

PPR-26 20.04
Start: 07:00    Finish: 19:00
Total km., for day: Revised to 371,3 see below for reason
Pretty disturbed night because of the wind, but everything is fine and dandy.
Off to get the old rusty vehicles on the road to past Holmstad and also re-do the loop around Hadseløya which is the home to Stokmarknes and Melbu.
Noticing a large number of Bitten all over.
Anyway another successful day. Will camp on the mainland at a picnic area looking back over to Sortland. All tanked up and stuff so can move on first thing in the morning.
Going to see what the way up to Tromsø is like, if its fairly good will head for Senja, if not turn south. Weather forecasts are hopeful anyway.
Right, post this, quick wash and brush up in the Babies Room in the Mall and over the other side we go.

Weather looked so good revised plan and headed of straight away after posting this and landed up at the old German gun emplacement on the fjord leading up to Narvik. Camped at N68°27’15” E16°42’42”

​Next post whenever I can.

4th Collection of OFR's

17/4/2017

 
PPR-18 12.04
Start: 08:00    Finish:
Total km., for day: Zero all on foot
Slept long and deep, sound of the surf perhaps. It was a wee bit parky once I crept out from under the covers but the van soon warms up. Bright, sunny blue skies, and for here, relatively no wind.
After sorting myself out took myself on a fair long walk into the village Maryland where this road ends. All very pleasant with wonderful views, just got a bit icy on the walk back to the van, way was had come under the shadow of the mountain.
Back at the van just in time for lunch, which I unfortunately had to make myself. My first cooked meal this trip (own cooking that is), spinach accompanied by a delumptious chunk of Reindeer Salami, can recommend it absolutely. Just hope it doesn't cause Santa problems later this year.
On the walk caught sight of an Eagle soaring way, way up. Only second so far this trip, guess I’ll see a lot more once I get to Andøya. Which reminds me of an little story I forgot to mention on the way. Add it at the end of this PPR.
Been trying desperately to get a decent signal so that I can call No.,2 Daughter-in-Law who has her birthday today, lovely lady she is. Walked a way back out of this dead end in the hope of getting one, also no luck anymore than climbing half way up the mountain out back of me. Finally work but terrible signal and reception.
Rest of day to be easy catching up on notes, reading etc.
But before closing for the day my little story:

My Little Story.

On the way up, I think it was on the 3rd. April I was trundling along and had to grin, it was fairly early still, and I drove past a house at the wayside, where else would it be, and there was a  reindeer campy enjoying its breakfast grazing contentedly on the owners lawn. Nice sight I thought as I drove on.
Two or three kilometres further along I burst out laughing, I think the Reindeer I had just seen was the herds scout out front sussing out the lie of the land when he found the blokes lawn and decided to take a break and have breakfast. Anyway I meander, now at the side of the road I passed the herd heading his way, could have been anything up to hundred reindeer in the herd and they were closing on the scout at a fast walk.Oh methinks if they get to the scout and decide that his patch of lawn really does look tasty then the owner of the place was looking at having to lay a new one. Cannot think that plus/minus a hundred reindeer having breakfast on your lawn cannot be good for its health.
Thats it. Thought anyway amused me, but then they tell me I’m a bit twisted.

Which reminds me, have seen reindeer, deer but no Elk yet, apart from the roadsigns warning of the danger of them crossing the road.

PPR-19 13.04
Start: 07:45    Finish: approx 14:30
Total km., for day: 65,7
Very windy as usual but bright and sunny, almost too bright with all the snow that is still around.
Start moving up North again today, first day of Norwegen holidays, Maundy Thursday I believe. Didn't get out of van until after my breakfast and morning ablutions. Got straight back in, bloody hell it was freezing.
Went into Unnstad, where I had thought of staying, but changed my mind immediately on arriving and left again. Reason it was chocker block, wait for it, Surfers!!!! Doesn't bear thinking about. From there into Leknes to top up with diesel and grab a cocoa and on to Eggum. Very removed and essentially uninhabited apart from a small village.
In 1942 to 1944 Adolf and his mates built and operated a Radar Station to keep track of convoy movements in and out of Murmansk. Which reminded me just how far North I have reached. Must have been a bit refreshing for the guys stationed here through the winter. It is now and its mid April.
Camping here is free I found out on calling a number to say there were no envelopes to put ones “Honour payment” into. Out of season he told me, stay as long as you wish.
N68°18’24: E13°39’02” for those as is interested.
After lunch and reviewing my living area had a couple of brainwaves and I think I now have the ideal solution for all of the necessary stowage. Like the first trip in the T5, we battled with space and the rubbish we had tried to pack in to discover didn't need it in the first place. Like that trip it all gets thrown out of the van we are starting to look professional again.
Great walking area, which I took advantage of before calling it a day.
Must be some ginormous rabbits around here judging by the size of their droppings. Maybe get to see some later.
No rabbits appeared.

PPR-20 14.04
Start: 08:00    Finish: 15:00
Total km., for day: Zero all on foot.
The last time I had such a still, quiet and peaceful night was camping out in the Whahibi Sands in Oman. About the loudest thing was my breaking.
Still bright and sunny, but until the son appeared from behind the mountains it was very Brass Monkeyish.
Went for a great hike between the foot of the mountains and the sea in the direction of Unnstad. I stopped just four kilometres short, so all in all it must just be over ten. The way by road was just over forty.
Looking NNW from here across the intervening sea the mountain range that runs along the  North coast of the Vesterålen can be seen. This is my next direction and it looks even chillier than here, not just snow capped but snow down to the shore. Find out when I’m there, which should be in the next few days will I not?

PPR-21 15.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 16:45
Total km., for day: 362,6
Wow that was one heck of a cold night, at 04:30 I had to capitulate and join the trucks. Switched on the heater.
On the go early and into Leknes to stock up on a bit more grub and water. More than necessary, only a cup full left in the main canister, water bottles were empty and had a 5 litre reserve canister left, so I couldn't have stayed out there any longer as no water to be had.
In Svolvær I stopped to see if I could get onto a descent connection to no avail, but I did get a fright, a sudden “Low Battery” warning flashed up. On thinking about it though it has been really cold since I landed on the Lofoten. Combine this with the pretty exposed campsites I have been all in windy and cold locations, which combined with the comparatively little driving I’ve been doing I suppose it’s not surprising that the battery has been taking a bashing. I had a battery check run during the van service a week before I left and it passed A OK.
Anyway I figured the route I had chosen for the day should be just about enough, but as things turned out the drive was more than long enough to top it up. The route was north up the E10 from Svolvær, about fifteen Kilometres, to a little place named Vestpoolen where I planned to turn west. The route then follows a small B road until it hits the coast then follows it around to Fiskebøl which is on the route 82 which joins back up with the E10.
The idea had been to find a nice quiet and secluded wild site and stay there, didn't work out because not only is the entire route the best part of the Lofoten that I have ever visited, and this was the last are of such after the number of previous visits I’ve made, it turns out to be a local (as in Norwegen) insider tip. There are no official camping site on the whole route and the few, very, spots that offer up any sort of possibility were literally parked up, door to door, Norwegen campers. Put an end to that well laid plan, didn't it not? By the time this became evident I had arrived in Fiskebøl and I thought to hell with it, nothing special or feasible, camping wise, between there and Sortland so onward ever onwards. Doodle of a drive, it’s all along the E10 so in no time at all the bridge across the Fjord to the town of Sortland appeared around the corner and I decided what the hell, and drove through to Andenes on Andøya. I had originally planned the other way around but it’s as long as it’s short, pick up Sortland and the Vesterålen on the way back down, makes more sense as well with the Easter holidays going on.
That little saga explains a long day. 360 km., at home will normally take approximately three and a half hours, but up here you can double it and that is more or less what it took, seven hours. But loved every minute of it. Trouble up here is to remember to look at the road every so often.
Anyway I’m currently at N69°18’13” E16°03’55” and give or take a few, very few, minutes, will be until Tuesday morning.

PPR-22 16.04
Start: 07:00    Finish: 16:45
Total km., for day: 123,5
Another bitterly cold night but resisted the urge to put the heating on, was however well packed up in various layers of thermal long johns and even more thermal undershirt, followed by various layers of fleece goodies. Still bloody cold though. Not complaining though, my choice and it is all more than worth it.
Got my act together relatively slow and had the pleasure of being able to watch an Eagle while eating may cornflakes, he was obviously digesting his breakfast, sat on a boulder about ten meters off the beach, which I am almost camped on if you check the coordinates I gave yesterday. (Knowing my SatNav they will probably put me further out to sea than the Eagle, but its all relative, innit).
After all this excitement into town on the Marina for an Image that I spotted yesterday, (downloaded and checked later and will have to do it again, was snowing lightly which makes it all spotty).
From there, down the inland east coast route going south, north doesn't work. On this run saw something I’ve never been lucky enough to witness before. Again on a boulder just off the beach, four Eagles all sitting virtually shoulder to shoulder, so to speak. Naturally I stopped and had about two whole minutes to observe them. Of course then one got pissed off with me a did a flyer and his/her fellows all followed one after another. Best bit was still to come though, about two clicks further on there were three of them again. Only three because the fourth didn't have room, the three were literally scrunched up next to one another. The fourth I spotted a bit further down on his own rock. Have to take the big lens tomorrow and see if I can manage some images. They will surely be in the same area again. Pretty much creatures of habit in that respect.
last time I was up here the locals told me they have, or had, five resident pairs and early in the year they get some coming in from down south. One has been tracked as having come from Mecklenburg Vorpommen in Germany. They are gathering for the Puffin Feast which is due to start pretty soon. There is a very small island just of the west coast at Bleik, named would you believe, Bleiksøya, where they nest every year. They reckon that each Eagle takes at least one in the morning and one in the evening and the breeding season is from early May until first week in August if I’n not mistaken. So work it out, on average there are at least fifteen pairs of Eagles gathered here for the period. Lotta Puffins dontcha’know.
Anyway I went about halfway down the island to Å and then cut across to Nordmela on the west coast again and treated myself to homemade lunch followed back to a slow poodle to my starting point.
Decided to stay until Tuesday lunchtime, there’s a nice little Coffee shop cum Backers there and they serve luverly cocoa, and BIG ones. Also have a good internet connection, or at least they used to, and I’m hoping to make a post.
Tomorrow repeat image and hope to catch some Eagle pics.

PPR-23 17.04
Start: 06:30    Finish: ?
Total km., for day: ?
​Once again hell of a freeze night, but I've cracked the problem, made a small modification this morning and we shall see tonight what success I've had.
Ah well I'm sure I've said this before, "best laid...", as I got out of the van the first time to 
rearrange the van to drive and see if I could get the Eagles on the other side where I was yesterday, noticed some movement out of the corner of the eye and there the buggers were. No point in even trying to get the kit out, just enjoy the moment. They soared directly overhead for a short while, one landed on a rock in the sea out of sight. Not long after the other three set off around the point to Bleiksøya, where the Puffins must be already after all.
Perhaps tomorrow.
After that I took off for a drive but soon gave up because of the snow. Pretty heavy. So I parked up here in front of the hotel, so little going on its closed! Over Easter? Thought I'd see if the connection that I knew was there, was good enough to allow a post. So here we are. Post this now and update tonight.
​Heading for Sortland tomorrow.
After posting I went back down to the Marina as while I was playing about with the blog, it had stopped snowing and the sun had come out. The result is the image below. I think from it one can see that it definitely that time of year. Do a quick check and you will find they are paired off exactly. Either both on the nest or the one close by. The two on the right in the centre of the image are either still thinking about it, sulking or waiting for the weather to change?
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From there I tried to go down the seaward side but the road was still chockablock with snow and with the tyres I have on didn't want to risk it as there was also a massive wind coming from offshore. But I did spot the fellow in the following image, only had a 200mm lens on so couldn't get a better (close up) image but even so they are magnificent.
They are definitely gathering for the feast, I think in total I spotted at least ten today, apart from this guy sitting on the mountainside by heself de uders wus all in groups.
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Last for the day after I had finished posting my update I hit the wrong tab and landed on the Aurora forecast site by accident. According to it, and if the weather plays the game, they are saying there will be a lot of activity tonight and the Aurora should be seen way down into Sweden. Didn't say what the chances were in Stamford though. Forecasting a strength 5 which is fairly strong.
So I’ll be holding my breath tonight as I had not even considered the possibility that I might catch them this trip.
Wished I hadn’t, stayed awake until 02:00 and then gave up.

Third mini collection of OFR's

11/4/2017

 
PPR-16 10.04
Start: 07:30 Finish: 18:15
Total km., 135,8  for day
Great, quiet sleep, then into Ramberg to the site I stayed at for the whole period here last year and say hello to the folks that run it.
Tootled around and ID'd some images I want to make on the way out tomorrow before moving on. 
Camped at N68°05'01" E13°11'19" great but hell of a wind going through the gap.

PPR-17 11.04
Start: 08:00 Finish: 19:00
Total km., for day: forgot to take a note, probably about 30
This will probably be my last chance for a week to get a good enough connection to post.
Did my Easter shopping in Ramberg as from tonight I'll be as far away from civilisation  as possible until after Easter. They include Thursday in the holiday period here.

So HAPPY EASTER to all who read, especially family,friends, and doubtfuls'
Take care everyone.

Second collection of OFR's

10/4/2017

 
PPR-12 06.04
Start: 07:00    Finish: 16:00
Total km., for day: 129
Woke at six and then hid under the cover until seven, was feeling lazy and it was cold and snowing. Not long after it started raining and by the time I hit the road it was bright and sunny?
Extended breakfast as had Brigitte on the phone with problems with software and her laptop. Couldn't help so wasn't todays flavour.
After that cleaned all camera gear and the van. Well the bits of the van I could get at, I’m too lazy and it’s too wet form to unpack the van. Only me to notice anyway.
Lovely long hot shower, filled up all canisters and bottles with drinking water and off we went.
Original plan was to look at the town quarter in which apparently the oldest preserved wooden buildings in Norway are to be found. Set of in their direction at 11:00, almost time to go back to bed, then off towards the coast again.
The buildings unfortunately did not excite and certainly not worth the effort of photographing them.
So as an alternative, I filled up with diesel again, don't like to let the tank get too much below half, and naturally had the obligatory cocoa.
Bumbled along at a sedentary rate, much to the annoyance of the working population. Bugger them methinks, their turn will come. Stopped just off the big cable suspension bridge over the inlet to the Botn and Leir fjords, quite impressive. There is a viewing point on the exit ramp on the Sandnessjøen side, camped here on our first trip.
Easy lunch, salmon, I really do have to suffer on this trip I’m sure you'll agree.😏
After that had a quick look at the town and a slow drive down to the ferry at Tjøtta, also sneaked out to Svinnes on the point in the hope of a good wild spot to overnight. No luck so backtracked to this spot going back the way I came on the edge of the fjord. Called it a day at 16:00, been walking on the edge of the fjord and enjoying both the air and the views. Fjords and snow capped mountains. Suffer suffer. Camped at N65°51’29” E12°25’55”.
Picture
iPhone snap

Just as a matter of interest and have covered a total of 3,369 km including my 129 of today.
Been giving my route a re-think and it will now probably go as follows:
From here slowly up to Fauske to visit another friend and move over to the Lofoten via Bodø.
Through the Lofoten, Vesterålen, around Andoya and out to Tromsø via Harstad. From Tromsø across and around Senja. Thats all definite. Then perhaps as far north as Alta but thats a bit iffy. Then either from there on a different route south closer to the Swedish boarder, through Narvick, back to Mosøjen. Re trace my route to the friends in Trondheim for a night before crossing over and head down south and into all the big fjords down there on the way home. Yes thats more or less it I think. It’s not cast in stone anyway.

PPR-13 07.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 17:30
Total km., for day: 195,3
Bright and sunny to start with, then some snow followed by some rain, and now its just dull.
Just heard US has but some rockets down on Syria, can't say I disagree, apart from watch and release mega amounts of verbal hot air the rest of the world has looked on and let Assad, and Putin, get on with it. Unless of course our hot air has contributed to global warming. Which I believe A’h Trump says is not happening.
Had hoped that if I read a bit after breakfast the weather might cheer up but that does not look like happening. Which I did and was on my way at about 10:00, still snowing, and continued all the way to Sandnessjøen where I stopped and caught up with the news as I got a good connection outside of a supermarket. Also took the opportunity to catch up on the weather reports and they are predicting snow right through to Tuesday, so I decided to sit and wait bit to see how today develops. Plan was to get to Mo i Rana, which is the jumping off point for the drive over the Arctic Circle. The run over from Mo i Rans to Fauske, my destination for a couple of days is only 175 km., but can be quite hairy by snow storms and the road is frequently closed for long periods while enough vehicles gather to form a convoy. When there are, one drives through escorted and with a snowplow up front.
So as mentioned I’m in no rush, I’d rather camp a night on the ramp just 4 km., out of town than get caught somewhere naughty.
Finally decided to move on again at 13:35 as it was looking much more friendly. First off I went back the way I travelled in the morning to grab a couple of images I’d left out because of the crappy conditions. From there on my way to a small ferry which makes the journey more direct and quicker to Mo i Rana. However Murphy was out again and the ferry was out of service.
This prompted a complete change of plan as  to get to Mo i Rana I would have to make a very long diversion. As I had passed a branch road on the way in which would put me on the route to pick up the ferry which crosses the Arctic Circle and leave the road crossing for the trip back. By then the conditions will hopefully have settled.
When I finally quit for the day at 17:30 at N66°19’10” E13°18’40” I’m only another 55km., to the ferry. Could have made it today but prefer to do it early and enjoy the scenery. Where I’m camped up is a large, prepared, rest area and I had it all to myself and there was no traffic.

PPR-14 08.04
Start: 05:50    Finish: 17:50
Total km., for day 358,7
Started so early, no breakfast etc., as I found out there are not too many sailings and the first is 08:30 and the next 14:30 so not much choice really. Was first one at the Ferry I was so early and had time to make breakfast before it sailed. At 09:08 sailed past the monument on the shore marking the circle.
Was going to take an easy drive along the coast to Fauske to get there by Monday but the weather change drastically for the worst, again, so I took a short cut through the valley to Rogan, which also turned out to be an adventure. Won’t go there or I’ll be in trouble with the family. Suffice it to say it was a blizzard all the way and when I hit the E6 I made to the Statoil Garage just south of Rogan, so much snow none of the bits that are frequently possible to find off the main drag are accessible.
Finally crashed at 21:30, absolutely nadgered.
Night was fairly disturbed as the truckers also use it for overnights and although they are Norwegen and should be used to it they all keep their motors running to heat the cabs, I’m fine with no heating and just my bedding. Not as if they were refrigerating transporters and had to keep them running. Got my ration of kip anyway.

PPR-15 09.04
Start: 07:00    Finish: 00:40 next day
Total km., for day: 181,2
Forced myself to lie a bit but was on the go by 07:00, bloody trucks, their motors were still running when I left. Skies cleared quite a bit and slushy rain is currently the order of the day, need to watch the roads.
By the time I hit the road the snowplow had cleared up and all was well. Into Fauske, quick cocoa and a check of tyre pressure, front down a little, have to keep an eye on that.
Quick look around town, found some internet but not for my blog, so after a catch up on the news did some local, mobile, sightseeing. Since leaving the overnight it has rained pretty heavily the whole time.
Sightseeing was all on "B" roads and quite interesting.
Complete change and will not meet up with Mette, maybe on the way back south. Went straight through to Bodø and caught the 21:00 ferry to Moskønes on the Lofoten. Put me ahead the “Eastrites” getting me out of their way, slowly make my way up through the chain now.
Ferry docked five minutes early and I was camped up at the same place as last year where I wee up snowed in. So much rain now there won't be any tonight. Says he.
N67°54’42” E13°04’30”.

First collection of PPR's or if you prefer OFR's

5/4/2017

 
PPR-01 26.03
Tacho reading: 59,491
Plan to set out at 12.28 Düsseldorf to Leezen for overnight in prep., for possible mods to van based on my experiences with the conversion to date.
Usual boring motorway trip, but not any traffic worth mentioning, but bright and sunny the whole way for a change.
In Leezen by 17:45, settled in and waiting for the morrow.
Days run 543,6 km.
Puttgarden is not quite 200 km from here so tomorrows run to where I usually stop over in Denmark won’t be a long day.

PPR-02 27.03
Up and about at 06:00. Höhnes finished by 09:23 and away we go again.
They made a slight adjustment to the rear door opening arrangement and added a small handle to each of the wing doors and lo and behold opening up and getting out is no longer a drama. Which is nice in was of an eventual emergency situation. I also bought couple of storage boxes which are more suitable to the spaces available so once I’m parked up for the day a test re-pack will be needed.
Made the midday ferry at Puttgarden having wasted time in Wismar looking for a “Red” Netto Supermarket who are supposed to have a special offer on Papayas today. Luv ‘em. No luck only “Black” sort found. Supermarkets that is.
Crossing was foggy but punctual, only a 45 minute trip. Cost €87 and followed by an easy 60km run to N54°56’56” E11°59’11” which has become my standard overnight looking up at the bridge (anyone interested can look at my  early PPR from February last year, you can find a “View from my Bedroom Window” image there). The Danes are still  checking Passports after disembarking, but no real delay. 
Spent a couple of hours faffing about packing and re-packing and what do you know? “I think he’s got it”.
Days run 269,4 km.

PPR-03 28.03
Start: 00:55    Finish: 12:15
Total km., for day: 618,3
Was awake so early as it was much louder than the last times I stopped there, much more heavy goods vehicles on the move. Plus the ones that were also using the place for a kip were obviously not of the hardy sort. Buggers kept switching their machines on to warm the cabs. Big girls.
Anyway had a pot of tea, filled up water canisters etc., and was on the road driving by 02:06 planning to stop for breakfast at 07:00 and expecting to get to just north of Halden in Norway by about 08.30.
Best laid plans of mice and men sort of day it turned out to be though. Start/stop for the first half. Was in Sweden across the bridge by 03:16. The Swedish Police are also still checking didn't take long at that time of the morning, once we had established that I was travelling alone and that the only animal in the vehicle was good old me, that is.

It was extremely foggy and drizzle rain all the time so I was glad that I was in the Caddy which has front and rear fog lamps. The T5 only has a set at the rear and I’d have been in the deep and smelly if I’d been on the road with it.
Anyway I took the scheduled stop after two hours driving at 04:42, it was quite a strain on the eyes. It was supposed to be a ten minute break to relax but when I opened my eyes again it was 05:26. Moved on but the sleep had made me really tired so I stopped again within ten minutes, laid myself on the bed and slept until 07:30 and felt fit and safe to continue.
This time I finally found the access to the road about 100 kms., before the border with Norway which by-passes the most expensive toll road in the country and takes a B road. Crossed over into Norway at 11:15 and stopped for the day at 12:15. Usual spot N59°08’27” E11°37’47”. Sorted myself out, made my meal and went for a walk at the edge of the lake, slipped, fell, mobile fell out of pocket, splash and FUCK. Pulled it out no problem with the water but the face is broken again. Ah well at least it works.
Crashed at 19:45, still sulking about my mobile.

PPR-04 29.03
Start: 07:12    Finish: 15:45
Total km., for day: 325
First stop of the day was at Ørje at the Statoil garage, (Garage GPS N59°08’27” E11°337’47”, thats for my benefit as I always forget), to get a new, 2017, etiquette for my Statoil mug and pay the years fee. This allows one to drink as much , tea, coffee, hot chocolate whatever for free whole year over. Trouble was the garage had a different name and new mugs etc., and I was too tight to buy a new one. Big disappointment, but onwards we shall not despair.
Started driving on again at 09:06 heading for Elverum close to which I have another standard overnight location.
Found a building that fitted into the main photographic theme that I've set for myself. Spent awhile making images and moved on. Passed another one deciding I could get the images on the return journey. Passed though Elverum for my stop but found I’d misjudged the distance, was further than I remembered so I had an improvised one, which turned out to be ok. N60°57’26” E11°29’21”.
Realised while having my meal that I was probably not returning past the building I’d left out so will backtrack the 52 km in the morning.
Spent the rest of the day get my gear into the right configurations to suit the theme and that was it.
Got pretty cold in the night, the windows iced up solid on the inside and the inside temp was about -4,5C. So I switched the heating on at about 04:30.

PPR-05 30.03
Start: 05:45    Finish: 18:42
Total km., for day: 482,9
Woke up at 05:45 nice and warm, standard breakfast, rest gear prep., a tidy up of my mansion which was looking a wee bit seedy by now, same as me no doubt.
Need to sort out something better with the duvets on the bed so they don't keep going walkabout in the night. Had a good night despite this but it niggles.
All done and set off back south at 08:7 for the missed images yesterday, and was trying to get my images by 09:07. Was cold -3,5°C and I'm a bit of practice and all fingers and thumbs. Sorted it out and was finished by 10:40.
Stopped in Tynset where I had planned to overnight, but just after Elverum it started snowing quite determinedly and was settling. Forecast was for it to continue over two to three days and as Tynset is relatively high up, it backs onto the Dovrefjell, I decided discretion was….. and did a runner for Trondheim.
Filled up at what used to be the Statoil garage and sorted out the thingey with my mug and its 2017 etiquette much to my delight.
All went smoothly and was at the ferry at 17:37 and in the Marina close to my friends in 18:42. N63°29’12” E9°59’49”.
All settled in and it appears that I have a problem with my 230 volt mains connection. Checked through all of my external connections for the extension cable and vehicle adaptor cable, and of course that the Marina socket actually had power. Also all fuses in the van were ok. Shit what to do.
I managed to charge all of my camera batteries via the extension cable through the window, but thats not the ideal solution knowing that I shall still be getting some fairly chilly weather. Anyway that was good enough for today and I’ll get on to the guys who did the van conversion tomorrow for some advice.
Always summit. Not to worry we are flexible.


PPR-06 31.03
Start: 06:45    Finish: 21:30
Total km., for day 58
Coldest part of the night about 04:30 but heating wasn't necessary. Up and about just intime to catch a beautiful sunrise over the Trondheimfjord. Bright and sunny but heavy cloud forecast, pretty frosty though this early.
First things first breakfast and aaaah lovely, first shower possibility since setting off. Give the van a chance to breath some fresh air. Then get to the 230 volt problem.
Spoke to the gents in Leezen about it and they reckon if it was none of the things I checked out as ok yesterday then it would have to be the first incoming safety trip and test breaker in the van. Have to check that no loose connection in the Euro socket on the outside of the van where the mains power comes in. If it isn't that which is the problem then they said it was safe enough to bridge out the trip switch for the van for the duration of the trip. Naturally it wasn’t.
As my even elementary knowledge, despite all efforts by my mate all those years ago in Bulawayo and Mashaba, is still lethal decided I’d leave it and hope that Rob the guy whom I’m visiting tomorrow can help out, vehicle electro mechanic was his earlier trade, before he retrained as a physiotherapist would you believe. Great guy.
Did a short sightseeing drive, 58 km, to make sure van and board batteries were full. Also photographed a collection of magnificent old buildings in the village and went to a spot where on a large rock outcrop on which one can see the glacial scraping and five basic Elk images chipped into its surface. Dated  2,000 to 4,000 BC. Made me feel quite sprightly.
Not much else walked some to get some of the driving out of the bones as am PD stiff.
Re-read the Pentax book to get my head around the knobs and buttons, all different to the Canon stuff I have.
Had a good night as usual although there was some really heavy rain at sometime during the night.


PPR-07 01.04
Start: 06:45    Finish: 23;15
Total km., for the day: All of 7,00
Had to put a new gas cartridge into cooker, they don't last long, have to do a tick list on this one.
Visit with Ingrid and Robert today looking forward to it immensely.
Great day all round and as hoped Robert bridged out my wayward trip switch, so when I find a source along the way I shall have 230v again. They also suggested that I try for internet connections at supermarkets and similar, I knew this was possible in the UK and have used some in Finnland. Was unaware they had started it here. Trouble is they are usually so terribly slow.
After a full day with interesting folks after a full week of nothing but my own, perfect and solitary company, has left me all wound up so settled down in van to get started on my Christmas pressie, Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods”, which for the uninitiated, is NOT about that a’hole Trump. Hope he’s not having my thoughts about him spied upon by a microwave courtesy of his lapdog May. Connected to the mains naturally to charge everything that was willing unto the brim.


PPR-08 02.04
Start: 06:40 Finish: 15:06
Total km., for day: 158
Wow what a night, absolutely torrential rain and a “oooh, gonna get blown away again” type wind. All quiet again when I woke with 100% cloud cover, less than 50 meter ceiling sometimes. Set off down the 718 at 09:51. Interesting houses across the valley which I shot which may be worth a re-visit n the way home and popping in to see Ingrid and Robert again.
Camped up on the Stjørafjorden again, behind Rohan, Frodo and Co., not around. Been here twice before and on the last occasion had to do a runner because of dangerously high winds.
Took a long walk as first job immediately on arrival for the sake of my little body,


PPR-09 03.04
Start: 06:00    Finish: 16:15
Total km., for day: 385
Left immediately after the alarm went of as the road out was due to be shut down between 07:00 and 17:00 for road works and didn't want to be trapped down the fjord all day. Once out of the area stopped and had breakfast in a panic. I nearly completely un-packed the van before finding my mobile which I thought I had lost. Back in my pocket, bloody thing has a mind of its own, or in A’hole Trump’s employ.
Back along the 715 to the junction with the 17 and then North towards Namsos. At the turn off onto the 766 at Sjøåson then west. I drove all the roads possible in the area, only one way in and out. Very scenic, wild and the geology fascinating, one can see the scars and force of the glaciers that formed it, well the whole country really.
Filled up in Namsos at the CircleK and had two of my obligatory cocoa’s, was almost out of fuel. Did a bit of stocking up and camped on the river looking across into Namsos.
North again tomorrow, where else in Norway, its either up or down, that little bit of East, West doesn't really count. Too far east and your in Sweden and too far West the Norwegian Sea. As my fancy dictates I suppose.


PPR-10 04.04
Start: 05:55 Finish: 16:05
Total Km., 139
Moved across onto the Supermarket car as soon as I packed away the bedding, had breakfast and caught up with my Blog in the hope that the connection, which they do have, checked it last night, is fast enough to upload it.
For the rest of the day, well who knows when the next connection is available? plan is Northwest along the coast, five days of snow predicted. Docent much look like it at the moment though.
Been trying to upload, but can't even get a connect to my editing site. Bugger, useless here but there are a couple of other stores in town where I might have more luck.
Across the river at Kiwi and its looking good. Connection is good but obviously not for what I wish to do. Got this message:
Web Page Blocked
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User: 10.33.253.163
URL: www.weebly.com/weebly/userHome.php
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Scheisse as the Germans say, I tried. Have to try someplace else. Time to move on its already 10:30.
Just trundled along over familiar terrain And got to the ferry at 12:50, next one at 14:30, never mind not in a hurry. Grabbed a nap waiting for the ferry. On the way I had quite a few emergency stops into the landscape. The cause being the Øret which is smoked salmon. Rob had given me it as a thanks for the last of my Martina Polish worst. I mixed it into the salad I knocked up for myself last night. Couldn't eat it all as it was too much and I saved it for today. Decided to throw it away when I opened up the container I’d stored it in over night. From the odour that assailed my sensitive proboscis it was the right decision and of into the bushes it went. Explains the grumbling and gurgling noises that had accompanied me all morning. Depleted my precious supply of bog paper as well.
Stopped at N65°04’59” E12°05’19 cos its nice with brilliant view and its own waterfall. 6°C so not so bad. Its actually a Hikers Car Park off of the 17, quiet and no traffic at all after about 20:00. There is another ferry crossing about 15 km., up the road so when the last on docks thats it until tomorrow morning. The locals stay indoors about the same time.
Shame about the Blog, might be quite awhile before I get another chance. Maybe at Mette’s in Fauske.


PPR-11 05.04
Start: 06:50    Finish: 14:40 
Total Km., 229,5
Woke after a wonderfully peaceful night, no traffic at all. Got a scare though when I opened up the curtains, it had snowed and the Parking area looked like an ice rink, and me without spikes on this vehicle. When I got out though it just turned out to be slush. Served as a reminder though, a) remember not to camp above the snowlike just yet and b) caution is advised, especially for black ice. Not to bad though in the time I’d been awake a walking great snowplow had buzzed up and down his beat twice and the road was perfectly clear. Really know their stuff up here, no wonder they laugh at us folks down south a bit further when we get a wee bit and everything breaks together.
Arrived in Holm, just up the road some from where I’d camped and had just missed the 09:00 ferry to Vennesund, next one in an hour.
Satnav is having a tantrum I’ve given it a route to Brønøysund which is 50 kilometres from where the Vennesund. Tells me the shortest route is 327 km., and I should “please turn around when possible”. Stuff that, fortunately I’ve been this way before, think of the poor buggers that haven’t.
Anyway just a short drive on the other side lo and behold a CircleK, and what does that mean children. That’s right cuppa cocoa for Martin. Only drank the one though despite the temptation. Think they put something in it to cause problems similar to the one mentioned yesterday. (that problem has been sorted out thank goodness). That way despite the fact that having paid for the year you can drink as much as you like, they keep their costs down and the price of bog paper up.
called into Brønøysund, where I had actually intended to camp, but its a touristy place at the best of times and with Easter just around the corner they’ve gone onto turbo. Found the gas cartridges thank goodness so I can keep on with my morning tea, be bitter if I had to go without.
Set of for Mosøjen, camp site there that I have used on many occasions, internet, showers and electric so that everything gets a full charge up overnight.
Thats about it for this PPR. Actually I thought that a better name for the reports would be OFR’s. Old Farts Progress. Night folks. Take care and have fun, if they work together. If not just have fun.

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