We had spent a large amount of money lately. New tyres for the car, brake parts for the caravan and car, expensive sites, diesel covering countless kilometres down this huge country, and essentials like wine, gin & beer, it had all mounted up 🙂
In an effort to reduce expenditure for a while, we perused the Camping Card app and found the nearest site offering an off peak discount was near Byglandsfjord, Neset Camping. The site would be 190NOK per night instead of 300 odd in most places, and, as a bonus, didn’t charge extra for a shower.
In Norway there are 18 National Scenic Routes or Nasjonale turistveger and we were lucky to be in the vicinity of one known as Aurlandsfjellet.
As we were staying in Flåm we began our trip in the village of Aurlandsvangen, on the east side of the Aurlandsfjord and drove towards Lærdalsøyri , a total of 47 kms.
In 2012, Paul & I had left Geiranger via the ferry cruise to Hellesylt and very much enjoyed the experience. As it would avoid having to tow a near 1.5 tonne caravan out of the fjord Kim & I decided that this would be the way to go again. The cost for the one hour ride was a little eye-watering, 1580NOK, but we went for it anyway.
After a good nights sleep in the layby we set off on a journey I had been looking forward to. I had ridden my motorcycle up Trollstigen, or Trolls Road, in 2012 and I knew that towing the van up would be exciting.
Kim wasn’t as enthused 🙂 We wound our way around the twisty roads until we finally reached the start of the climb. The climb passed fairly easily, with only one coach coming the other way 🙂
Based on the current weather and the forecast for the next few days the decision was made to press on the 700km, or so, south to visit Trondheim. I had visited the cathedral in 2012 and was sure Kim would enjoy it there.
The route was almost all on the E6 and the start was delightful through Saltfjellet – Svartisen National Park.
Progress was often hampered by mile after mile of roadworks. The E6 is being widened and straightened in many places. Continue reading 700km to Trondheim→
A Diary Of Our Caravan Tour Around Europe
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