Thanks Vegard...
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... for the rather large envelope that arrived earlier today.

I guess you must have been over in the UK in the last few days as it had a UK stamp on the package.

I guess the photos on the calendar are nothing compared to seeing the real thing, we will definitely do it later this year or early next, especially after our taster of 3 days in Oslo last month (obviously way too far south for the Lights but enough to see everything else you said was right).


It's a Norwegian calendar of the Northern Lights, before the usual TM smut kicks in, Vegard has been helping me with the best way to see them. (it's one of the things on my list of things to do before I die).

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Same here, thanks for the parcel of pistons Vegard :)

something the wife and I also want to do...

TM road trip :)

Edited by gr4h4m on 8th Apr, 2013.

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Only if we all go in the minis

For what it is worth, we did a road trip around Norway a few years back; as a fantastic trip but didn't get too far north. Still planning the 2nd trip!

yes our viking friend is well helpfull

Sorry boys. I don't think a road trip to see the northern light in our minis are what you think it is. You have to drive pretty long north, in the winter
However, a nice drive in Norway are fantastic. Check out the gallery here: . This is a friend of mine who arrange and looks very "stiff upper lip" but are all about having fun and a nice drive :) I am up for a drive :)

www.shag.no

That does sound awesome, I'd be up for a TM road trip

Rod, not a problem. I immediately thought of you when I saw the calendar.

If you guys come, I guess you should come for the annual Mini Meet.

Not sure where or when that's in 2014 though.

Charging through Denmark to get the ferry in Copenhagen is a nice thing to start a journey with

I agree, through Denmark it is :), but if you want to see the Northern light I would advice not driving the mini, its about 1800 Km to go to where its plausibel to see them, on crap roads mostly, AND it would need to be during winter, as in the summer its midnight sun that far north.

let me know if you are ever in Oslo though, I live there:)

Road trip sounds tempting!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Hurtigruten is probably going to be a really nice trip. Its fairly costly though. Flights or Hurtigruten is by far the best options in my mind.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Rod. Have a look here. I took pictures of "Hurtigruten" for you as mentioned.



When we were in Geirangerfjorden:



Two F16s flew past us inside the valley....The sound was immense. Just a matter of being at the right place at the right time..



Come see it :)

Jesus that looks nice :)
It's almost on a par with Yorkshire.

Vegard, what the price of petrol like out there?

Edited by APS on 25th Jul, 2013.

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Vegard, what the price of petrol like out there?[/quote]

If it's anything like the cost of a taxi your in trouble.. Did a weeks work in Norway last year and I had to get a taxi in and out to the hotel everyday. Worked out around £30 for a 7km trip!

Did consider hiring a car but would have been bankrupt if I did... A very stunning country with breathtaking views, but also very expensive.

(that was my experience anyway, in no way am I disrespecting anyone's country)

Can imagine petrol costing less than jupiter evad

worth the cost though its an amazing country :)

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Thanks for the photos Vegard, still undecided whether to go with the Hurtigruten cruise ships or just fly (or train/coach) from Oslo up to Tromsø.

The ship looks great but, as you've already told me, you don't get to see the lights in summer and the cruise is mostly in dark in the winter.

Ideally I'd do a bit of both, one in summer, one in winter but Anna has blown most of her leave entitlement for this year after tricking me into a 3 1/2 week holiday in Singapore/Aus/Tazmania/HK a couple of months ago.

And as per the others, yes, Norway is expensive, but it's all relative to wages vs. cost of living in any country.

It's just the exchange rate that decides as neither of us use the Euro currency.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???