When I travelled through Norway after winning the >>Norway. Your Way. competition<< in february, besides all the fun and adventure, what annoyed me most was the constant, big-brother-like filming, interviewing, having-to-do-it-all-over-again for the film to be made of our trip.
Though I really liked Euan and Ian, our lovely British film makers, I kept on running away from them most of the time when their camera was running. Now I'm actually a bit sad I can't see more of myself on the videos. I laughed so hard and got super nostalgic watching these. What a great memory and time to remember.
See all the videos and the whole story on >>VisitNorway.com<<.
This morning, we did a scooter safari through a desert of snow up above Alta. Jumping around in our snowsuites we actually felt as if we had landed on the moon.
After seeing the Northcape and fighting heavy wind and swell on Hurtigruten, we landed in Honningsvåg, a small Norwegian settlement at the Northern end of Europe. Afterwards, we had a long drive (and stand) in a convoy going to Alta due to a massive storm. Glad we all survived it. An >>arctic flashmob<< and loads of aquavit did their best to help.
The weather was so tough today that the Norwegians closed the road to the Northcape. Our captain on Hurtigruten made up for that by taking us on an extra loop passing the Cape onboard. Maybe that was even better?!
I'm still not exactly sure what to think about this experience, as I'm not sure if these dogs could possibly be happy... but they were lovely and pulled us all the way.
Sleeping on an old postship from the 1960's sounds very exciting. And it is, expecially the tiny cabin where everything that might squeaks and rattles to keep you awake. Hurtigruten (="quick route") is great to watch beautiful lighthouses passing by, to see funny people doing funny things, to play hide and seek, to daydream and to get some serious seasickness. I loved it, and even more I loved the old, beautiful, and sagacious captain I met up on the bridge. Still in love, truly.
