Safe Return Doubtful

I mentioned in an earlier post that the summer in northern Norway has been much cooler than usual and wet, not at all like further south in Europe. Locals I have spoken to remain hopeful that autumn, August and September, would be better, but the last week has not been…

I had planned to head to Jokelfjord, the fjord running north-south just below the Loppa region. Loppa’s mountain vistas feature Norway’s ninth largest glacier, Øksfjordjøkulen, currently 46 square kilometres but sadly reducing each year. Jokelfjord wasn’t what I hoped for. Though it had an attractive trail along the coast, the…

I am sitting out some wintery weather at a marina just off the E6; rain showers, a northerly wind, and even fresh snow on the surrounding peaks. Yesterday’s temperature hovered around 6C, which with the wind felt a lot cooler. I took the chance to do some washing and paid…

I spent the weekend at on the island of Arnøya. It was an island I didn’t get to two years ago, between Vannøya, where the sun shined for the few days I was there, though they encouraged a huge amount of flies, and Loppa, in southern Finnmark. Loppa will be…

In the summer, the Alpine landscape of the Lyngen range attracts mountaineers and hikers from all over the world. In the winter, the Alps are known as Norway’s finest destination for summit skiing trips, notably Jiehkkevárri (at 1,834 m). The area has protected status in order to preserve the environment,…