The Westys are off to Scandinavia👍👍

[WESTY66]

He could have at least had the decency to remove it with Magic Eraser.

Is this better.
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Or, you could use “Magic Imposer” to create a nice “selfie”. As we know……”The camera never lies”!


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How on earth do you do this??

For all we know Lenny HB you don’t have a van at all, you just take pictures and import a new Carthago into them

Can anyone swap my Carthago for a Morelo/Hymer Grand Canyon/two axle overlander on these pictures then, just so I can make my mind up on the next van??Don’t forget my number plate

 

[WESTY66]

Those skies look fantastic just a shame some pillocks parked a shabby old carthargo in the way

The pics were actually took for the “picture of your van camping last night” thread

 

[Lenny HB]

How on earth do you do this??

Trade secret.

 

[Jane NotRog]

Trade secret.

I remember you having a go at me for removing people in my photos, Lenny! How the mighty have fallen

 

[Dutch 68]

Don’t be silly Andy, Mrs Westy brought enough food and drink staples to last us a trip round the world In fact we’re behaving like the Dutch when they go to Spain for the winter

Oi

 

[Millcourt]

Can anyone swap my Carthago for a Morelo/Hymer Grand Canyon/two axle overlander on these pictures then, just so I can make my mind up on the next van??Don’t forget my number plate

You don’t want one of those cheap Morelo or Hymer things. This should be more to your liking………

 

[G-RMPS]

Imagine the bill for 14 new tyres (tires).

Might be a bit tricky on the NC500…or those tunnels in Norway.

Mr AI seems to have forgotten to add steps for the rear hab door.

 

[Just smiffy]

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Now your talking, this is what I’d go there for…..

 

[Barriesimpson]

You don’t want one of those cheap Morelo or Hymer things. This should be more to your liking………


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Overkill maybe? In Europe at least.

 

[WESTY66]

Well today’s offerings are a bit naff as was the weather, we did however visit the football pitch at Henningsvær

And now we’re at port at Moskenes waiting for the morning boat to Bodø

So we have been on the lofotens, a bit underwhelming if I’m honest, then again the weather was crap, I think GlenCoe is better, then again the bits we’ve seen is like Glencoe on repeat for hours. Still not feeling Norway to be honest

 

[Dutch 68]

Well today’s offerings are a bit naff as was the weather, we did however visit the football pitch at Henningsvær
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And now we’re at port at Moskenes waiting for the morning boat to Bodø
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So we have been on the lofotens, a bit underwhelming if I’m honest, then again the weather was crap, I think GlenCoe is better, then again the bits we’ve seen is like Glencoe on repeat for hours. Still not feeling Norway to be honest

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One of the most beautiful countries in Europe so I am sure you will find it

 

[WESTY66]

One of the most beautiful countries in Europe so I am sure you will find it

It is to some, Austria and Switzerland beat it hands down for beauty!! But hey ho I’ve been and seen and at least I know I don’t have to return
Was talking to a couple who had just been to trondheim, cheapest parking was around €65 a night so we’ll be giving that a swerve

 

[Dutch 68]

It is to some, Austria and Switzerland beat it hands down for beauty!! But hey ho I’ve been and seen and at least I know I don’t have to return
Was talking to a couple who had just been to trondheim, cheapest parking was around €65 a night so we’ll be giving that a swerve

Austria is fab, Switzerland not so much, their tendency to build awful modern tower blocks in beauty spots does my head in

 

[Lenny HB]

we did however visit the football pitch at Henningsvær

Why?

 

[WESTY66]

Why?

Cos I can

 

[Lenny HB]

Cos I can
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Looks like you pbotoshopped that except you wouldn't know how to.

Just looked it up sounds a bit smelly they dry cod around the outside.

 

[WESTY66]

Looks like you pbotoshopped that except you wouldn't know how to.

Just looked it up sounds a bit smelly they dry cod around the outside.

No that pic is of t’web. No fish drying there atm

 

[suavecarve]

sounds a bit smelly

 

[Deneb]

It is to some, Austria and Switzerland beat it hands down for beauty!! But hey ho I’ve been and seen and at least I know I don’t have to return
Was talking to a couple who had just been to trondheim, cheapest parking was around €65 a night so we’ll be giving that a swerve

I was about to post about the MH aire in the centre of the city, which was about £25 a night when we were there in 2024, but just looked it up on SfS, and they say it's 675 NOK now which works out about £53. Mind you, the exchange rate was pretty favourable when we were there.

I absolutely love Norway though. Maybe it's the weather that's "clouding" your views, but we think it makes Scotland look like the Lincolnshire Wolds in places. Getting away from the main roads also helps, going meandering along minor roads through little villages. We spent two and a half months meandering from Kristiansand to Bodo, across to Lofoten and up to Narvik. Then thought we'd better get a wriggle on to get back to Hook of Holland via Malmö and Copenhagen before the EU decided we'd overstayed. Went back on Hurtigruten last January to visit the far north. Hope we can go back again soon.

 

[WESTY66]

I was about to post about the MH aire in the centre of the city, which was about £25 a night when we were there in 2024, but just looked it up on SfS, and they say it's 675 NOK now which works out about £53. Mind you, the exchange rate was pretty favourable when we were there.

I absolutely love Norway though. Maybe it's the weather that's "clouding" your views, but we think it makes Scotland look like the Lincolnshire Wolds in places. Getting away from the main roads also helps, going meandering along minor roads through little villages. We spent two and a half months meandering from Kristiansand to Bodo, across to Lofoten and up to Narvik. Then thought we'd better get a wriggle on to get back to Hook of Holland via Malmö and Copenhagen before the EU decided we'd overstayed. Went back on Hurtigruten last January to visit the far north. Hope we can go back again soon.

Yes and tbh we think we’d love to come back on the hurtigruten. We are also coming back that way via the bridge, but we are getting off the ferry at Bodø at dinner time and we are heading in the direction of Kristiansand as Mrs Westy wants to do the funny bridge, so we will see what that part of Norway brings

 

[Barti Ddu]

Yes and tbh we think we’d love to come back on the hurtigruten. We are also coming back that way via the bridge, but we are getting off the ferry at Bodø at dinner time and we are heading in the direction of Kristiansand as Mrs Westy wants to do the funny bridge, so we will see what that part of Norway brings

Heck. You're really shifting along. Don't forget you're retired now and can slow down a bit.

Make sure you enter Kristiansund with a "U' into your satnav and not Kristiansand with an "A" as you typed above otherwise you're going to miss out the funny bridge on the the Atlantic Highway and all the western fjords!

 

[bobnick]

One of the reasons i've followed this particular thread is i knew the reports would be honest and informative, not i'm here so it's wonderful.
At the start indeed it was wonderful, and probably still is.
I'm guessing it's down to weather and length of time in one country that may cause a bit of boredom?
It will come good again.

 

[WESTY66]

Wow I forgot to include the Norwegian coastal express museum on yesterdays travels, here’s a few pics

Coastal Express Museum -

Visit the bridge, engine room and cabins on the Finnmarken express route (1956) , the steamship Finmarken (1912), activities, food and drinks

www.museumnord.no

 

[bobnick]

Wow I forgot to include the Norwegian coastal express museum on yesterdays travels, here’s a few pics
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Coastal Express Museum -

Visit the bridge, engine room and cabins on the Finnmarken express route (1956) , the steamship Finmarken (1912), activities, food and drinks

www.museumnord.no

Lot's of 2nd world war stuff up and around Norvic we had a mooch around. very interesting stuff.

 

[Barti Ddu]

Wow I forgot to include the Norwegian coastal express museum on yesterdays travels, here’s a few pics
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Coastal Express Museum -

Visit the bridge, engine room and cabins on the Finnmarken express route (1956) , the steamship Finmarken (1912), activities, food and drinks

www.museumnord.no

We visited there in 2024. Very interesting, especially about the Hurtigruten fleet's aquisition by the Germans in WW2 and the subsequent targeting by the Allies.

 

[nicholsong]

Yes and tbh we think we’d love to come back on the hurtigruten. We are also coming back that way via the bridge, but we are getting off the ferry at Bodø at dinner time and we are heading in the direction of Kristiansand as Mrs Westy wants to do the funny bridge, so we will see what that part of Norway brings

Hurtigruten told me that they will not take MHs.

Please explain, because I would love to go north from Bergen, hop off at several ports for a day or two and hop back on next ferry. I know they do not stop at every port every day, but frequent enough if one plans it.

 

[WESTY66]

Hurtigruten told me that they will not take MHs.

Please explain, because I would love to go north from Bergen, hop off at several ports for a day or two and hop back on next ferry. I know they do not stop at every port every day, but frequent enough if one plans it.

You can do a cruise on the hurtigruten from Bergen to Kirkenes and back to Bergen stopping off at a lot of ports
Have a look at this Geoff.

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[WESTY66]

Well today was an odd one boarded the ferry at moskenes this morning, got off a Bodø and set off for Mo I Rana and we got as far as 5 miles above the arctic circle and come across this lovely old chap (Austrian) who was in a bit of bother

Of course we stopped and offered help and got the strops out and waited with him for the Norwegian adac to come out to him, but before they got there a 7.5 tonner pulled up, I fixed the strops on and he pulled him out
So that’s my good deed done for the day.
Little did I know that the arctic circle was 5 miles up the so we pulled in and decided to stay the night

 

[The Coops]

Well today was an odd one boarded the ferry at moskenes this morning, got off a Bodø and set off for Mo I Rana and we got as far as 5 miles above the arctic circle and come across this lovely old chap (Austrian) who was in a bit of bother
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Of course we stopped and offered help and got the strops out and waited with him for the Norwegian adac to come out to him, but before they got there a 7.5 tonner pulled up, I fixed the strops on and he pulled him out
So that’s my good deed done for the day.
Little did I know that the arctic circle was 5 miles up the so we pulled in and decided to stay the night
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Nope, still Meadowhall!

 

[The Coops]

Nope, still Meadowhall!

Remind me in a couple of weeks Ade and I will post some pics of the real Northern Lights ( Blackpool Prom!)