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The Travels of

Jacqui and Lars

Norway - 2004

 

 

Arrive:  1 June, 2004

Depart:  2 July, 2004

 

Arrive:  21 July, 2004

Depart:  17 August, 2004

 

 

Major Locations Visited:

 

-  Kristiansand

-  North Sea Road

-  Lindesnes

-  Stavanger

-  Bergen

-  Hurtigruten (from Bergen to Kirkenes)

   -  Geiranger

   -  Trondheim

   -  Bodø

   -  Trollfjord

   -  Tromsø

   -  Honningsvåg

-  Kirkenes

-  Vadsø and Ekkerøy

-  Karasjok

-  North Cape and Knivskjelodden

-  Hammerfest

-  Alta

-  Jokelfjord

-  Lyngen Alps

-  Narvik

-  Vesterålen

-  Lofoten

-  Route 17

-  Svartisen

-  Torghatten

-  Stiklestad

-  Røros

-  Koppang

-  Oslo

-  Oslo Fjord

-  Larvik

-  Kongsberg

-  Lysebotn

-  Preikestolen

-  Geiranger

-  Trollstigen

-  Trollheimen

-  Skjerdingen

-  Hunderfossen

 

For journal entries related to our trip to Norway in 2004,

 please click on the following links:

Dates Location

1 June, 2004

Aboard the M.S. Princess of Scandinavia and arrival in Kristiansand, then to Lindesnes and Egersund along the North Sea Road

2 June, 2004

Egersund to Bergen via Stavanger on the North Sea Road

3 June, 2004

Bergen and aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 1)

4 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 2) with stops in Alesund, Stordal, Geiranger and Molde

5 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 3) with stops in Trondheim and Rorvik

6 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 4) across the Arctic Circle with stops in Bodø, Stamsund and Svolvær and through Raftsund and Trollfjord

7 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 5) with stops in Finnsnes, Tromsø and Skjervøy

8 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 6) with stops in Havøysund, Honningsvåg and Kjøllefjord

9 June, 2004

Aboard the MS Narvik (Hurtigruten Day 7) and arrival in Kirkenes, and onwards to Storskog, Vadsø, Ekkerøy and Vestre Jakobselv

10 June, 2004

Vestre Jakobselv to Mortensnes to Tana Bru to Karasjok to Skoganvarre

11 June, 2004

Skoganvarre to the North Cape

12 June, 2004

The North Cape with a walk to Knivskjelodden

13 June, 2004

The North Cape to Hammerfest and then Alta

14 June, 2004

Alta to Kafjord to Jokelfjord to Oksfjord

15 June, 2004

Oksfjord to Storslett to Skjervøy to Lyngen Alps to Nordkjosbotn

16 June, 2004

Nordkjosbotn to Bardu to Gratangen to Narvik to Ballangen

17 June, 2004

Ballangen to Stetind to Kjøpsvik to Tranøy to Lødingen to Andenes

18 June, 2004

Andenes with a whale safari then via Sortland to Husvågen

19 June, 2004

Husvagen and around Langøya to Stokmarknes to Hadelsand on Lofoten

20 June, 2004

Hadelsand to Kabelvåg to Henningsvær to Borg to Eggum and Ballstad

21 June, 2004

Ballstad to Nusfjord to Flakstad to Å and Moskenes

22 June, 2004

Moskenes to Bodø to Saltstraumen to Mevik

23 June, 2004

Mevik to Glomfjord to Svartisen to Hilstad

24 June, 2004

Hilstad to Nejna to Altshaug to Tjotta to Torghatten to Tosbotn

25 June, 2004

Tosbotn to Steinkjer to Stiklestad to Røros to Os

26 June, 2004

Os to Røros to Koppang

27 June, 2004

Koppang with a trip to Mansetra

28 June, 2004

Koppang to Oslo

29 June, 2004

Oslo

30 June, 2004

Oslo

1 July, 2004

Oslo

2 July, 2004

Oslo to Larvik and aboard the M/S Color Traveller to Frederikshavn, Denmark and onto Sæby

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21 July, 2004

Skagen to Frederikshavn and aboard the Color Line M/S Peter Wessel to Larvik, Norway and then to Oslo

22 July, 2004

Oslo

23 July, 2004

Oslo to Bjørklia cabin in Roa (Hadeland)

24 July, 2004

Bjørklia cabin

25 July, 2004

Bjørklia cabin

26 July, 2004

Bjørklia cabin

27 July, 2004

Bjørklia cabin to Oslo with sailing on the Oslo Fjord

28 July, 2004

Oslo to Kongsberg to Heddal to Eidsborg to Tveiten

29 July, 2004

Tveiten to Lysebotn to Preikestolen Camping

30 July, 2004

Preikestolen Camping to Preikestolen to Latefoss to Lothe

31 July, 2004

Lothe to Norheimsund to Huldrefossen to Vassenden

1 August, 2004

Vassenden to Fjaerland to Geiranger to Trollstigen

2 August, 2004

Trollstigen to Gjevilvasshytta and then hiking in Trollheimen

3 August, 2004

Hiking in Trollheimen

4 August, 2004

Hiking in Trollheimen (summit Snota) and overnight at Trollheimshytta

5 August, 2004

Hiking in Trollheimen and overnight at Gjevilvasshytta

6 August, 2004

Gjevilvasshytta to Oppdal to Saxgård

7 August, 2004

Saxgård to Røros to Hummelfjell

8 August, 2004

Hummelfjell to Tolga, Vingelen, Tynset, Alvdal, Jutulhogget, Fiskevollen and then Koppang

9 August, 2004

Koppang

10 August, 2004

Koppang to Skjerdingen

11 August, 2004

Skjerdingen

12 August, 2004

Skjerdingen

13 August, 2004

Sjkerdingen to Hunderfossen to Oslo

14 August, 2004

Oslo

15 August, 2004

Oslo with a trip to Hønefoss

16 August, 2004

Oslo with a trip to Nordstrand and sailing on the Oslo Fjord

17 August, 2004

Oslo to Køge, Denmark via Sweden

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For websites related to Norway and our trip, please refer to the following external links:

US State Department - Consular Information Sheet - Norway
CIA World Fact Book
CIA: Chiefs of State - Norway
Ferries - Hurtigruten - The World's Most Beautiful Voyage
Ferries - Norwegian Coastal Voyage - Bergen Line Services
Ferries - OVDS Ferry Timetables
Ferries - Color Line
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Campsites - Skoganvarre Camping, Finnmark
Campsites - Kirkeporten Camping, Nordkapp
Campsites - Ballangen Camping, Nordland
Rorbu/Boathouse - Husvågen on Bø in Vesterålen
Huts - Langsteigen Feriehytter, Hadselsand, Lofoten
Hotel/Rorbu - Havets Helter Kræmmervika Rorbuer, Ballstad, Lofoten
Campsites - Hilstad Camping, Nordland
Campsites - Røste Hyttetun & Camping, Os, Østerdalen
Campsites - Preikestolen Camping, Jørpeland
Lodges - Preikestolhytta
Campsites - Lothe Camping, Hardanger
Campsites - Pluscamp Jølstraholmen, Vassenden
Campsites - Trollstigen Hytteutleie
Hotels - Høyfjellssenter, Skjerdingen
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Tourist Sites - Lindesnes Lighthouse Museum
Tourist Sites - Stavanger Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Utstein Kloster
Tourist Sites - Kirkenes Information
Tourist Sites - Vadsø Information
Tourist Sites - Karasjok Information
Tourist Sites - The Sámi Parliament (Sámediggi), Karasjok
Tourist Sites - Sámi Silver: Tana Gull og Sølvsmie, Nordkapp
Tourist Sites - Nordkapp Information
Tourist Sites - North Cape Hall
Tourist Sites - Nordkapp Tunnel Information
Tourist Sites - Kvalsund Information
Tourist Sites - Hammerfest Kommune Information
Tourist Sites - Hammerfest Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society
Tourist Sites - Alta Kommune Information
Tourist Sites - Alta Museum
Tourist Sites - Loppa Kommune Information
Tourist Sites - Narvik Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Tranøy Lighthouse
Tourist Sites - Andøy Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Whale Safari, Andenes
Tourist Sites - Lofoten Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Museums of Lofoten
Tourist Sites - Lofotr, the Viking Museum of Borg, Lofoten
Tourist Sites - Bodø Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Norwegian Aviation Museum, Bodø
Tourist Sites - Bodø Kommune Information
Tourist Sites - Route 17: "The World's Most Wonderful Car Trip" Information
Tourist Sites - Svartisen Glacier
Tourist Sites - Helgeland Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Stiklestad Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Kongsberg Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Norsk Bergverksmuseum
Tourist Sites - Suleskravegen Route 45 Information 
Tourist Sites - Ryfylke Tourist Information 
Tourist Sites - Hardangerfjord Tourist Information 
Tourist Sites - Norsk BreMuseum (Glacier Museum) 
Tourist Sites - National Tourist Roads - Gamle Strynfjellvegen
Tourist Sites - Åndalsnes and Trollstigen Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Røros Museum Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Røros Tourist Information
Tourist Sites - Hunderfossen Familiepark
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