Tuesday August 30th, Narvik to somewhere near Skarberget, Norway on the E6

August 30, 2016

Tuesday August 30th, Narvik to somewhere near Skarberget, Norway on the E6


Sunset tonight....so magestic.

It has been a day of plenty of variety. This morning chatted with our “neighbours” from Stuttgart in Germany, really enjoy hearing from others travelling along similar routes. It was a perfect sunny morning and the sea was so calm, but by the time we left the weather had changed and the rain came in.

Just before arriving in Narvik, we stopped to see the new bridge that is being built over the fjord, which will cut 20 minutes off the journey when it is completed in 2017. When we were driving yesterday we noticed we were on a toll road, and realise now that this is going towards paying for this bridge, along with a tunnel on each end. They really know how to get the job done. Watched as guys, the size of ants clambered around at the top of the tower, dealing with a wire mesh that the crane had brought up. No need to be nervous of heights where they are working.

Arrived in town, and it was pouring with rain as we tried to find a parking near the info centre where the war museum was, but did a couple of loops without any luck. Parking seemed to be at a premium, especially for motorhomes. So we drove back to the supermarket we had seen as need a few supplies and asked the chap in there about parking. He got his phone out and showed us on Google Maps where to go. So back off down town and sure enough we found a good parking area down by the bus terminal and below a big shopping mal. Had some lunch then wandered up through the 3 stories of the mall before coming out on the main road right beside the museum.

We had never heard about the Battle of Narvik, which took place in 1940 when the Germans invaded Norway they were wanting to secure the iron ore that was shipped from Narvik. If you are interested, check out this link http://totallyhistory.com/battle-of-narvik/ Thoroughly enjoyed the museum and all the signage was in Norwegian as well as English.

It did seem strange wandering around a town after spending the last few weeks in more remote areas. It was late afternoon before we left town, filled up with diesel at NZ$1.97/Litre then headed on the E6, much of it around the edge of the fjord.

By about 4.30 we started looking for an overnight parking spot and by 5 we had found a real beauty. I had used Google Earth as we drove and spotted a rest area off the road between two bridges, and sure enough it was perfect with a large sealed area and a view over the fjord, and surrounded by mountains. We are really getting spoilt in this area with such amazing places. Followed a track towards the water it opened out onto a large flat rocky area..need a geologist to explain what they are! But I was in awe, the camera was out and I was very happy, especially as the light changed. After dinner as the sun set the tripod came out and it was one rather happy photographer. A very quiet spot, only one car pulled in and checked out view and left, so we are “home alone”. Sorry, lots of shots of our wonderful site tonight.