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Finishing our Viking Trail. Visiting Copenhagen for a few days, followed by a northward journey in Norway to the land of the midnight sun. Read more
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    Day 8

    Scandinavian delights

    July 12, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    So, we end our Lofoten section of our trip with the opportunity for a sauna, a swim, and a feast.
    Our sauna was built right on the water, allowing us the perfect opportunity to do a cold plunge into the Arctic Ocean between sessions in the sauna. After an hour or so of this, we went next door to the restaurant and enjoyed some high-end renditions of classic Norwegian seafood.
    It was after 10pm when we finally left the restaurant and we walked back to the hotel before turning in for the night.    Read more

  • Scandinavia 2023
    Day 9

    How much farther north can we go?!

    July 13, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Today is our last long travel day. We took a few busses northward through the Lofoten Islands, and eventually stopped in the town of Harstad, which when pronounced by a Norwegian sounds suspiciously like Hashtag. We walked around the port there, enjoying the unbelievable weather yet again. A few hours later our ferry arrived to bring us to our final destination of this trip, Tromsø. The ferry ride was uneventful, and we arrived at 8pm. Checked in, then decided to find the local Hard Rock Cafe, as Amanda has a collection of over 40 pins from them worldwide.
    Once we got back to our hotel we discovered a small challenge… with no sunset, the local (massive) seagull colony has no idea when to sleep. And their hatchlings are now adolescent. And demanding. Good night. I hope. 🪿😴    Read more

  • Scandinavia 2023
    Day 10

    If i take one more step…

    July 14, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Well, all trip I’ve been repeating a modified Lord of the Rings line to myself, and I’m finally at the point where I will be able to stop. If I take one more step, I will be farther north than I’ve ever been before. Today that phrase also included peddling, as we had a really neat e-bike tour of Tromsø, seeing the waterfront, a local beach (arctic swimmer sighting included), a local farm, a biathlon facility + phenomenal cross country ski trail, and a ski jump facility. Wow.
    After this, we bussed over to a cable car to take in a Birds Eye view of the city and surrounding countryside. We hiked our way back from there to our hotel and prepared for our final dinner together with the group at a local Italian restaurant. Afterwards the only thing that was left was to go back to our room and pack for our 4am wake-up time, and 6:45am first leg of our flight home.    Read more

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