Voicy does Norway

I just remembered that Norway also has eTolls, through most of the South. They even have it over their busier ferry lines, so you don't even stop to pay, you just drive onto the boat.

Buuut, the gantries don't take up 80% of the costs. They're made up of some scaffolding and a few cameras, no more intrusive than an overhead traffic light setup.
 
@Voicy Are those fjords freshwater or salty?
 
@Voicy Are those fjords freshwater or salty?

By definition, all of them are saltwater, ma'am. However, as to the level of saltiness i'm unsure. There's not much in terms of current through them, but sooo much ice and glacier water coming in from the mountains. I haven't gone to swim in one yet, but might do that just now because the station we're on now ran out of water. :/ We have drinking and cooking water that we bring up with us, but showering and cleaning is done with water on the stations which cannot be consumed because it is dormant for so long and contains legionella.
 
Thank you.
Legionella! Norway doesn't look so attractive anymore. :D
 
@Voicy I hope you're not going to stop posting pictures because of what I said. :eek:
 
Looks ***, rather come home...
:p
Also come visit, its been too long since I saw you last.
 
This thread convinced me to be alot more exited about touring scandinavia , hopefully next year. Friends of mine living in europe wants to go there for their own holiday (and me tagging along) , and it wasn't first on my list , but seeing some of the pics i am now fully on board.

I saw this BANNF movie made by these norwegian surfers who stayed out in the middle of nowhere near a beach (and surfed). They would go to the closest town for food and seemingly, in norway, if the food has expired , it is free ...they walked out of the shop with a trolley full of stuff without paying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_YFd2GzhM

Amusing part of the full movie is how crazy they went when they could see the sun ;). Although admittedly, most of the movie is pretty grey and grim, not the pretty pictures we always see ;)
 
This thread convinced me to be alot more exited about touring scandinavia , hopefully next year. Friends of mine living in europe wants to go there for their own holiday (and me tagging along) , and it wasn't first on my list , but seeing some of the pics i am now fully on board.

I saw this BANNF movie made by these norwegian surfers who stayed out in the middle of nowhere near a beach (and surfed). They would go to the closest town for food and seemingly, in norway, if the food has expired , it is free ...they walked out of the shop with a trolley full of stuff without paying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_YFd2GzhM

Amusing part of the full movie is how crazy they went when they could see the sun ;). Although admittedly, most of the movie is pretty grey and grim, not the pretty pictures we always see ;)

Oh yeah I met Inge Wegge!

He was doing a Q&A during the screening of his latest film, Bjornøya. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4006384/ He also follows me on instagram now after seeing the arctic surfing pics I took of that spot they were in. :p

Do yourself a favour and try watch Bjornøya. It's literally translated to "Bear Island" and they spent a month surfing it. Amazing footage, amazingly desolate.

This is Unstad, the same place in my pics and an hour or so south of where I live. Surfed it a few times, it's properly cold but pretty great seeing the lack of sun thing:

[video=youtube;cBJyo0tgLnw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJyo0tgLnw[/video]
 
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"One does not simply read Road Signs into Mordor." ... tunnels. Tunnels EVERYWHERE. Longest one I've been in is 12km long and the longest in the country is around 18km I think. The one in Stavanger even goes 264m under the sea between 2 islands.

Actually no, the WORLDS longest road tunnel is in Norway at 24.5Km.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lærdal_Tunnel

I will be driving through it on my way to Bergen in September.

I just realised that tunnel is like 15mins from where I am now...I wanna see if I can drive it, but it's 24km...then I have to turn around and drive back through it. :o
 
Oh yeah I met Inge Wegge!

He was doing a Q&A during the screening of his latest film, Bjornøya. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4006384/ He also follows me on instagram now after seeing the arctic surfing pics I took of that spot they were in. :p

Do yourself a favour and try watch Bjornøya. It's literally translated to "Bear Island" and they spent a month surfing it. Amazing footage, amazingly desolate.

This is Unstad, the same place in my pics and an hour or so south of where I live. Surfed it a few times, it's properly cold but pretty great seeing the lack of sun thing:

[video=youtube;cBJyo0tgLnw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBJyo0tgLnw[/video]

Cool, will look for it. The surfing looks hectic, but i guess it's of the very few places where you can snowboard straight into the ocean and immediately surf ;)
 
I am not going to derail this thread, but just to say that we have now been in Stavanger, Norway, for almost a month. We are starting slowly to settle. I will start my own thread with some pics as well as a look at the cost of living for anyone interested.

Voicy, really enjoying your posts :)
 
I am not going to derail this thread, but just to say that we have now been in Stavanger, Norway, for almost a month. We are starting slowly to settle. I will start my own thread with some pics as well as a look at the cost of living for anyone interested.

Voicy, really enjoying your posts :)

ah fantastic! Glad you're finding your feet. It's not easy at ALL. I'll have been here for a year tomorrow.

How's the language coming along? Keen to see your pics! Let us know what you're doing etc.

I'm keen to see your cost of living vs what it's like way up north. Also, don't stress about derailing, there's no way I'll be able to keep this thread remotely interesting by myself. :o
 
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