The continuation of our journey through the Lofoten islands would take us to one of the larger islands in the archipelago, Austvågøy or Austvågøya, located between the Vestfjorden and the Norwegian Sea.
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Our journey today would take us around the southern part of Hinnøya, from Harstad, following the E10, eventually joining the 85 and our destination, Gullesfjord, to stay at Gullesfjordbotn Camping.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 88 Cumulative: 20,938
Our next chosen resting place was to be Harstad Camping. Harstad is located in Troms county on Hinnøya, Norway’s fourth largest island.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 137 Cumulative: 20,850
The route was anything but ‘as the crow flies’ and the weather was cooler than of late under overcast skies.
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Despite Alta campsite being just off the main road, which runs around the edge of the fjord, we were not disturbed by any traffic noise during the night.
The facilities were a little dated but were as always, clean and tidy and there was plenty of free hot water. There appears to be no delineation of pitches, which has been quite common in Scandinavia.
Our plan was to head to Tromsø, a city on an island of the same name. In order to cut down on the mileage, and to give Ray a well deserved break our journey would include a couple of ferry trips.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 415 Cumulative: 20,713
After enjoying a buffet breakfast in the visitor centre at Nordkapp, pre-paid, we packed up and began our journey in a southerly direction, in search of the Lofoten Islands. Our intention was to camp at Olderfjord over night.
It was another beautiful morning and the temperature was already in the high 20’s as we set off back along the main E 69.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 307 Cumulative: 20,298