Our next slew of adventures took place in the ancestral lands of the trolls, a mountainous national park named Jotunheimen. Steph immediately got into the swing of things, acquiring some […]

After two days in Bergen we took out our map and pointed at a large lake somewhere vaguely in the direction we were headed. That done we put the nearest […]

Following a debacle with a closed tunnel that required a 200km diversion, we arrived at the town of Haugustøl, the start of the Rallavegen (’Navvies’ Way’). The Rallavegen was constructed […]

After a while in the wilderness, we descended upon Bergen like a marauding horde of Vikings upon an unsuspecting monastery. Bergen is Norway’s second city, and is considerably more charming […]

  I have been informed that I am not allowed to eat again until I write a blog post. As such you will have to deal with some ungrammatical, misspelt, […]

Today (Saturday) we took a cable car up the side of the valley in which Rjukan is situated. We thought it would be a smashing idea to take our bikes, […]

After a delicious topsy turvy drive past glades and lakes which had Steph squirming in the driving seat with aqualonging, we arrived at Rjukan, a valley town which Great Aunt […]

So, you many avid followers may be complaining about the radio silence. Art, activity, boules, company, Dave*, fitness sessions, mountains and the sleepiness caused by all of those things have […]

After a little nosing about by some curious customs officers, we rumbled aboard the ferry from Harwich, joining the Herning-bound horse boxes and ‘Team GBR’ branded land rovers on the […]

Our departure is imminent and dave is looking spick, span and full of food.   To those of you who are unfamiliar with the name, Dave is my brother’s ford […]