Last night Mum stayed up late (11pm) reading and I had super restless itchy legs, so didn't get to sleep for ages :(:(:( Consequently woke up tired and grumpy. Then I was looking at the maps again and got depressed all over again at the really bad seat rotation scheme that doesn't alternate sides of the coach. Pissed off with the world and didn't want to be sociable at breakfast. In fact I was so upset I sat down looking at my food wondering if I'd even be able to stomach it.
*sigh*
Left a bit after 8am.
View back towards Narvik
Once again, people with the awesome window seats on the right side of the coach slept most of the morning. Seriously why would you even bother coming on a trip like this if you're just going to sleep the whole way through it??? The only advantage of them sleeping was that they didn't take up half the window trying to take their own photos. There was one point where there was an awesome view to the left, and some other points later in the day I was able to lean across people to get some nice photos on the right.
A lovely shot of Astafjorden I got from the left side of the coach
Norwegian countryside along Astafjorden
Vårsetholment island and Astafjorden
Mølnosholmen island and Astafjorden
Reflections in Astafjorden
Reflections in Astafjorden
Kjerringstraumen bridge
Astafjorden spam
Rocky peaks in Ballangen municipality
We also took a ferry ride across one of the fjords because there's no road.
The vehicle ferry we took approaching Skarberget
The vehicle ferry we took approaching Skarberget
Crossing Tysfjorden on a vehicle ferry
Tysfjorden
Peaks beyond Korsnes
Peaks of Lundøya island over Sagfjorden
Reflections in Sagfjorden
Reflections in Sagfjorden
Reflections in Sagfjorden
Reflections in Rotvatnet (taken leaning over people out the right side of the coach)
Military jet flying over
Rocky peaks east of Sandnesvatnet lake
Reflections in Sandnesvatnet (taken leaning over people)
Frozen Tjierregjávrre lake
Reflections in Mørsvikfjorden (taken leaning over people)
Peaks behind Njuorjojávri lake
View across Sørfolda fjord (leaning over people)
Trengsel bridge (taken leaning over people)
Lunch was at the lovely fjord-side town of Fauske. We had leftover chicken from last night's meal, and an icecream. The sun had also well and truly come out, so was feeling a lot better.
Marble pillar in Fauske
Sea gull in Fauske
Me in Fauske
Photo by Mum
After lunch we left the fjords for a bit and headed into the hills, and I think most of the coach snoozed, including me.
View across Saltdalsfjorden (taken leaning over people)
On the way back south over the Arctic circle we stopped at the visitor's centre there for a break and we saw the little movie they had which was quite informative. Of course the Arctic circle isn't there anymore, it's wandered north (at 14 metres per year) so is now a ways north of the current visitor's centre. But it was still cool anyway.
Arctic Circle Centre
Arctic Circle Marker (1937)
Me at the Arctic Circle Marker (1990)
Photo by Mum
Arctic Circle markers
Monument commemorating fallen soldiers during World War II in the Arctic Circle
Me in the snow at the Arctic Circle. In a t-shirt. Because Europe overheats everywhere indoors
Continued down and past more fjords and mountains, although not as spectacular. Watched a short film with Joanna Lumley about her trip to the Arctic to see the northern lights.
Little train next to the road
Peaks near Dunderland
Bridges over the Renaelva river near Eiteråga
View back along the Renaelva river near Røssvoll
Revelforsen Waterfall and iron ore carrying bridge in Mo i Rana
Photo by Mum
Norwegian rural countryside north of Olderneset
Photo by Mum
Village of Korgen
Followed a truck over a long detour which slowed us down quite a bit - didn't get to the hotel til nearly 7pm. The room is nice enough and has a lovely view of the mountain next door, but it's *hot* :( Thermostat is as low as it will go but the heat from the minibar fridge is winning out. Not going to be using the doona again tonight :(
Peaks seen along the Korgfjellveien detour we took over the mountains
Peaks seen along the Korgfjellveien detour we took over the mountains
View over lake Litle Luktvatnet
Peaks over Mjåvatnet
Peaks over Fustvatnet
I was in a tshirt all day today. I did put my coat on for the ferry ride. But even in the snow at the arctic circle I was just in my tshirt. Silly really.
Dinner was in the hotel - buffet style. Pretty average meal really, but dessert was nice enough. A bunch of them were going to go for a walk after dinner, and I'd have loved to have gone, especially as we've done literally no exercise all day, but that would add another hour to going to bed time and I'm exhausted.
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