Thursday, 16 June 2011
Repvåg
The way to Repv
The Tirpitz museum
On our way into Alta yesterday, we passed a road sign for the Tirpitz Museum. We have already discussed that the Tirpitz, the sister battleship to the more famous Bismarck, was sunk in a local fjord during WW2.
Fred Flintstone's art project
Yet again we had an early start and on our way out of the camping area we passed some bleary eyed students. It is a bit chillier today, but the sun is stiill shining.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Camping in Alta
Despite our whole day of driving, various distractions (mainly the Sami and their reindeer) meant that we did not arrive in Alta until quite late in the day. So much so that our intended hotel was fully booked.
Rudolph!
Following the E6 along the coast in Finnmark towards Alta, we were therefore hopeful of seeing our first reindeer sighting and instigated Reindeer Watch which entailed driving slower whilst having cameras on constant standby to snap any fleeting glances. However, as the minutes turned into hours with still no sighting our enthusiasm waned...
Welcome to the wild wild north
The drive from Narvik to Alta was long (just under 500kms) and we only stopped to stretch our legs or to change drivers. When driving into Finnmark, the first thing that met us after crossing the barren deserted plateau was a map of the region...with plenty of bullet holes in it. Finnmark is a very popular area for hunting and fishing, and judging by the sign someone’s either been target practicing or is very good at missing Rudolph!
On the road
It was very light in our room which meant we had trouble falling asleep. We still managed to get up early the next day though and after another good breakfast overlooking the fjord we left Narvik to continue on the E6 ever northwards. We hope to reach Alta in Finnmark, the most northerly, easterly, largest and remote, many would also say most inhospitable, region in Norway.
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