I really appreciate these videos, but I have also come to the realization that a charming english couple driving around in a Van has probably seen more of my own country than myself despite living in it for 52 years :) but you have inspired me to do something about that.
Yes me too Sven they put me to shame. I've got lazy. They have inspired me too, I need to get back to fitness and adventures. Great adventures to be explored.
Please don't skip on showing your grocery because it is always interntaining to find out what you end up picking :) Another amazing day in the van . . stay safe and warm ! Edit: The scenic side road around the lake was magical! It was the best idea and it felt so peaceful. Such a lovely place to live :)
It used to be that you could spend the night everywhere. But then there were so many tourists who threw the rubbish out of the cars before moving on. No use putting out litter boxes. Often the parking spaces are on private property, and it is the owner who has to clean up. Then you understand why they don't want overnight parking
@@LifeistooshortCK I think its also that they wish people pay for stay at camp grounds to have employees, and get money to service the parking lots. someone is have to pay to have someone to check, and clean all the free service houses, and toilets and take trash from parking spaces,
Surely that is already paid for through tolls and taxes ? I know here in the UK there is huge pressure from campsite owners on local councils to prevent wild camping as they have businesses to protect. Trouble is campsite fees have become an expensive joke that has turned a once cheap pastime into an expensive luxury. Campsites are full of rules, unhelpful arrival and departure times and full of constant noise from leaf blowers, tractors etc. We used them for 25 years but not any more. The money we save now gets spent in the local shops and restaurants 😁👍
I love Gifflar they sell them in the UK at Ikea, but only the cinnamon flavour. Norway has the same flavour but also Vanilla, gingerbread or Chocolate.
In my lexicon, 100’s & 1000’s are the hard little round ones that get stuck in your teeth, and Sprinkles are the multi-coloured long softer ones. The long chocolate sprinkles are Dead Ants 😋 Norway is stunning! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying watching your trip.
Fantastic trip in this episode, waterfalls and ice cream simply lovely. The park up by the heated toilet block would be a dream in the UK and I doubt that it would stay nice for long. Even though you didn't get to stay overnight in the high rocks and cloudy pull in, it made for some good atmospheric footage.
I know you are back home by now, so thank you so very much for sharing all these fantastic episodes, the roads, cliffs, waterfalls, shopping, looking for where to spend the night, cooking and being stuck in the van on rainy days!!! It is all part of the lovely experience. wonder where the next one will take us to???? Keep safe...😊
Horlicks reminds me of holidays in Cornwall when I was young. We always went out in the evenings because we were staying in B&B. If it was raining or cold we would go in a beachside cafe for Horlicks. Lovely and warming before bedtime ☺️ Carol
Yes in Denmark our camper vans are classified as a normal car. We don't camp, we rest. Camping happens in camp sites where you can fold out your awning, chairs , tables and grill. Some rest places turn a blind eye. Rule of thumb, if you are going to sit outside and grill, make sure you pack it away before bedtime.
You are right about the rest stops. No problem staying one night there unless specifically stated otherwise. What they don't want is people setting up camp there for extended periods.
What a beautiful country. It looks a bit like the Pacific Northwest across the pond. Reminded us a bit like the area around Crater Lake in Oregon. Thanks for taking us along. :)
Oh no ... another cliff hanger ... "will we find a park up?" ... you could try a lay-by in that tunnel with the changing disco lights 😂, cant wait for next weeks episode, cheers, Garry from DownUnder
Oh no guys, you missed one of Norways most beautiful fjords "Nearoysfjord". It's right before the tunnel at the end where you couldn't find a park up. If you turned off the main road before the tunnel (where the tourist "viking village" was) you would get to this very special fjord. Narrow road but places to park up and exceptional scenery!
@@LifeistooshortCK Oh well. One always miss something on a trip like this. But Naeröysfjord is really very special. It's even on the UNESCO Heritage list.
Hi both ive recently had both my legs amputated and you are living my dreams i would love to say a big thankyou for your videos xxxxx your truly blessed.
Finally able to subscribe , we love watching what your eating whoops I mean where you go and this gives us lots of inspiration to go a bit further in our van thanks Tracy😊
Hi, Carol & Ken. Thoroughly enjoying Norway, as always I am enjoying the quality photography, music and the wee google earth location plans which allow the viewer to have a walk about the various locations on google earth. Thanks Wee Jimmy
Flåm is a huge tourist destination in the summer. The no camping is so they don’t fill up with campers. They are just for resting. It’s just insane how many people visit that place. The camping sites even have limits on how long you can stay😅
My wife and I used to joke about when driving around in our little Nissan Micra and the passenger would always shout “clear” at junctions. However since moving to West Sussex from London we humbly have realised what a sensible system Ken and Carol have and are so glad we use it now. Our only problem now is that we don’t actually know what the passenger is supposed to call out to the driver when it isn’t clear at a junction. Has Ken ever stated on this channel what they do in that situation?
I have only stated what must never be used and that is the word NO. NO can be mistaken for GO and so we were taught in the Police never to use that. Carol will quite often call CAR, BIKE etc which then means I have to have sight before I can move. Best to just say STOP which will force the driver to look. I always look both ways as well as asking for help. In the police the observer would look left and shout clear to allow the driver to concentrate on traffic coming from the right during an emergency response. However, the driver always bears responsibility for any accident regardless of what the passenger said. 😁👍 Carol would often say car coming you decide but to be honest I don’t like that as I still have to look and make a decision myself.
When I was learning to drive in the 1970s, my driving instructor said to always look properly for yourself and totally ignore what the passenger may say. I've no idea if UK driving instructors still say that to learner drivers.
It has been interesting watching you two traveling around S.W Norway. I worked in Alesund in 2019 and drove there from Surrey via Calais, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and up into Norway. I took the Summer Solstice off to head North near the North Cape. I took the time to visit Trollstiggin, Maelstrom, Arctic Circle Center and the Arctic Circle race track. Such a beautiful Country to drive around! Just beware for Bears and Wolves! Where I went sometimes was very remote and didn't see another car for over 3 hours sometimes. Great Videos, looks like you enjoyed it there?
So beautiful and moody. I think youre intepretation of the rules were spot on. And I realize I need to get out of Bergen more. Looking forward to the next episode.
@@LifeistooshortCK The reason there is a overhang under the 324 old waterfall is that there is a hard layer of transformed lava on the top. The waterfall is so young that some of the buildings you passed when riding the tram in Bergen was older than the waterfall. I wrote a longer comment, but youtube seams to have censored it.
Hari OM I have fast reached the conclusion that there is no road in Norway that is NOT scenic! Even the tunnels... and waht's life without a little bit of argy-bargy every so often just to help one remember what peace feels like?!! YAM xx
I checked a bit about overnight stays at rest areas and NAF writes: "Basically, you have the right to park and spend the night at rest areas, but there is usually a time limit of one day for overnight stays. It is important to show consideration and respect the time limits." but I do understand that it is not pleasant when a "no camping" sign is put up by the locals. Erik - Norwegian.
Thanks for checking and letting us know, Erik. That is how we understood the rules to be regarding staying the night in rest areas. We were surprised to see the signs but we only encountered them in that area around Flåm as far as we can remember ☺️
Have really enjoyed this series! We visited Norway in 2019 on an Adventures by Disney tour that started in Bergen to Flòm and then to Geiranger with a finish in Oslo. We were on motor coach, ferries and trains. Hoping to go back and travel on our own as you all have done. Our trip was in July with just one day out of ten that was rainy.
I remember we used to stop under that waterfall many times when we where kids. There was no fence or concrete, just a natural path. A bit dangerous by todays standard
"How am I doing in that way. Clear, clear" Sounds so familiar 🤣 Exactly what we did between the hedges of Devon. The fun of driving on the other side of the road. Lovely video again.
Very much enjoying watching your trip. I sit and feed the baby when I wake up for the millionth time in the night and watch your vlogs. Keep them coming!
Loved the closeness of the waterfall it was indeed epic. I could easily fall asleep listening to the noise. I love chocolate ice-cream in a nougat wafer. Another pleasing video guy's. XX ❤️💙
In the off-season the rest area's in Northern Ontario are closed for some reason. Sometimes you can spend the night on a Walmart parking lot if you are lucky. You can also spend the night on designated area's on crown land.The public toilets on Northern Ontario rest area's are absolutely straight from hell, like they were in Norway 40 years ago. Norway has advanced in that respect, absolutely.
I think the funky lights are like a distance marker on some of the longer tunnels every 6k or so on the longest and they're also there to help the mind whilst driving. I know when we were in Norway my partner didn't like driving through the tunnels but i think the lights helped her
By now you’ll have noticed the huge level of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses in Norway. Different reg plates denote this. There’s plenty electric motorhomes there now as well. Great charging infrastructure. Then there’s huge electric ferry’s and day boats as well. 2021 figures were 79% of ALL car sales were electric. Overall best selling car was Tesla Model Y and what’s really interesting about that is it starts at £56000+, compared to the others on the list that are less than half that
It's a shame you chose to drive through the Lærdals-tunnel at the end there. If you had drove the old road over the mount instead, over Aurland Mountain, you would have had one of the most spectacular and scenic roads in Norway, with plenty of parkup spaces for the night. And it's only a 10 minutes drive away from the gravel worksite you chose not to spend the night.
Enjoy any day with sun! Western Norway is, maybe, the wettest part of Europe. As a rule you can stay overnight at most parking sites, but because far too many visitors or environmental issues, some places are restricted. There are lots of well equipped camp sites as well. Prices NOK 200-350/night.
Hej you two, what a lovely lovely trip this was! Norway is amazing, feels really Trolly 🙂sometimes. We were on a 'old' road at the end of an small tunnel and stranded in a big hurt of goats once, had a lot of fun. I am curious if you get a swim somewhere in one of lakes or streams, best shower ever.
So much beauty every time you turn your head! I would have helped you eat your mini c-rolls, Carol. I do enjoy when you make your meals. Thank you for sharing the trip with us. Mary
Great to see how you get on .as such a small van and in bad weather always difficult . We have been through similar situations throw in a young puppy aswell! Such lovely shots of the mountains and mist . I really do admire your determination on park for nights as not always easy. Thank you for the vlogs. Nice meals to .Well done !
That scenery near the place you didn’t stay because of the hand made signs really reminded me of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge near Portland Oregon. Much the same kind of weather we often have, as well. I would have left too, even though the signs weren’t official.
Another lovely episode. For those still wary of travel in post covid, you are both living life out there. Some of those roads looked a challenge but a cool head was used to navigate around them. Best wishes from Liverpool 👍
I was knocked flat by something for the last three weeks but to be honest we don’t even think about covid these days. To think we all lost 2 years of our lives to that mess.
Hi you two. You touched a nerve with me instinct kicks in training never leaves. Don't feel comfortable move on. Great video you let me visit places with you both I could never dream of visiting. Happy New Year to you both. Safe journeys and many ventures ahead love from Northern Ireland.
Nice! You are making me want to explore this coming summer! Ten years here and never been further north than about an hour north of Bergen and over to Lillehammer. Have absolutely criss-crossed all of the big southern part though.
Great video. The low cloud and rain make for hard work sometimes in small campers, but it was SO beautiful with the low cloud around the mountains. Scandinavia is on my van travels list. I've been to Norway and Sweden before, but not with my van. I'm loving your videos. Thanks for keeping them real and not 'sanitising' them!
Hahahaha it is a pain in the ass isn't it. I am loving the Norway trip. They look like they have a lot of room for more people. Happy New year guys. I hope you have a wonderful 2023. Cheers 😙🥂😘
In that type of weather with fog and rain you can see trolls up in the mountains if you look carefully for them, not so easily and spot. Well that kind of weather is what provides the breeding ground for scary stories :)
I enjoy watching your videos, very interesting and relaxing 😊. Fun that you came to Norway for a trip. I’m from Norway, but I have not been to a lot of the places you have travelled to on this trip so far. The Toro hot chocolate packets you were looking at, you just put the powder in a large cup and ad boiling water. I like to add a bit of milk to mine, I just pour in a small dash cold after mixing and stirring the powder and hot water. On the box it says; Rett I koppen. That translates to, straight in the cup. You can get small packets of soup like that as well. Just put the soup powder mix in a cup, add boiling water, stir well and let it sit for 3 min and it’s ready. Very nice for a rainy day, easy to pack with you for camping or a hike 😊. Looking forward to your next post.
Ice creams looked divine. Loved The Battle of Wills with the bag. Made me laugh. Beautiful scenery in the mountains. Shame about the park ups. Did you have to stealth camp in the end I wonder. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Whenever I am stuck in the van I start thinking about how we can improve things, I have always been like this. Carol sometimes resists and but normally will try it. Some of my ideas have been really crap 😁👍
If I didn't know you were touring around Norway I would swear you were right up in the North of Scotland with the mist & low cloud hovering around the mountains..it was what I term a lake district day with all the dampness 😄 stunning scenery non the less..the ice cream wit hundreds & thousands or sprinkles depending where you come from & I could have shared with Carole those cinnamon treats😁👌really great on a Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 & a few 'dunkin' 😋 biscuits 😋 excellent vlog from the little Red camper 💯bring on the next one..p.s. the Cadbury roses tin is a distant memory Ken 😛🤔
@@LifeistooshortCK ha ha! I stopped buying Christmas cake because of exactly that reason..so I bought the Mr Kipling ( him who makes exceeding good cakes) Christmas slices 6 I a box & they don't hang around too long 😂
Happy New Year to you both, shame the weather's broke for you, but you've been very lucky up to now, and the mist did look good in the video. I was wondering if you have ideas of changing your van any time soon, I did notice in your last video Ken was looking hard at that small motorhome. I was chatting to the owner of a Sussex Camervans NV300 a couple of weeks ago, he loves it, same size as my Hillside Leisure Renault Trafic (Kermit) we compared notes. It would certainly give you that bit more space without giving up that car like parking space. Take care, looking forward to seeing your adventures of 2023.
We like to look at other vans but are currently in love with our NV200 because we can park anywhere. We have recently noticed some RUclipsrs are beginning to downsize their vans 😁👍
Interesting you are finding it harder to find park ups. The Isle of Man Government seem to be clamping down on it also. No overnight camping signs are popping up everywhere. They don't appear to want tourists visiting our island, or at least they want to make it difficult unless you pay for a campsite of which there are very few...
Judging by the comments it seems this area gets very busy with tourists in the summer. As more and more people are buying motorhomes/campervans and more people are changing their lifestyle and living in vans this will become more of a problem. Sorry to hear the Isle of Man Government are clamping down aswell, we had such a great time there.
@@LifeistooshortCK We've been offsetting that with energy trade with the continent most years. Nuclear power from Sweden and Finland and wind energy from Denmark, and in a pinch fossil fuel power from Germany the Netherlands etc. Heck, when the power is cheap there we can even pump up water higher up storing that cheap energy. That said, the energy market hasn't exactly been condusive to that this year. Instead of buying cheap energy and pumping up water we've been selling power to the continent depleting our water from dams that usually takes a couple of years to empty. Combined with the dry weather in the south and the prices ended up 50x normal prices at times even up here where we've had a decent amount of rain. And this is in a country where we *need* electricity to avoid freezing. But yeah, looks like we're through the toughest part.
Not just Norway. I think the UK has more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world. We can track you almost anywhere these days and it’s often the line of inquiry that solves many murders very quickly. 😁👍
Hi folks, normally I upload at 7pm but I must have made a mistake with the schedule time and it has gone live already. Apologies for the confusion. 👍
I really appreciate these videos, but I have also come to the realization that a charming english couple driving around in a Van has probably seen more of my own country than myself despite living in it for 52 years :) but you have inspired me to do something about that.
Norgesferie er tingen😅
Wishing you safe travels and lots of fun exploring 😀👍
Yes me too Sven they put me to shame. I've got lazy. They have inspired me too, I need to get back to fitness and adventures. Great adventures to be explored.
Please don't skip on showing your grocery because it is always interntaining to find out what you end up picking :)
Another amazing day in the van . . stay safe and warm ! Edit: The scenic side road around the lake was magical! It was the best idea and it felt so peaceful. Such a lovely place to live :)
Good to know, thanks 🙏 🙂
Norway looks so much like New Zealand!
It used to be that you could spend the night everywhere. But then there were so many tourists who threw the rubbish out of the cars before moving on. No use putting out litter boxes. Often the parking spaces are on private property, and it is the owner who has to clean up. Then you understand why they don't want overnight parking
It is a shame that a few selfish people spoil things for everyone else 😔
@@LifeistooshortCK I think its also that they wish people pay for stay at camp grounds to have employees, and get money to service the parking lots. someone is have to pay to have someone to check, and clean all the free service houses, and toilets and take trash from parking spaces,
Surely that is already paid for through tolls and taxes ? I know here in the UK there is huge pressure from campsite owners on local councils to prevent wild camping as they have businesses to protect. Trouble is campsite fees have become an expensive joke that has turned a once cheap pastime into an expensive luxury. Campsites are full of rules, unhelpful arrival and departure times and full of constant noise from leaf blowers, tractors etc. We used them for 25 years but not any more. The money we save now gets spent in the local shops and restaurants 😁👍
There is a saying here in Norway - There is no such things as poor weather, only poor clothes. 😁
It's a saying in the UK too 👌
Love the mist and the fog. Beautiful mountains shrouded...
Gifflar is better raw than cooked! Was my favorite snack as a kid😂
They are Swedish!
@@floro7687 Gifflar and Snus; Swedens blessings upon the world
You can get them in IKEA!
I love Gifflar they sell them in the UK at Ikea, but only the cinnamon flavour. Norway has the same flavour but also Vanilla, gingerbread or Chocolate.
In my lexicon, 100’s & 1000’s are the hard little round ones that get stuck in your teeth, and Sprinkles are the multi-coloured long softer ones. The long chocolate sprinkles are Dead Ants 😋
Norway is stunning! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying watching your trip.
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One bag to rule them all.
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Fantastic trip in this episode, waterfalls and ice cream simply lovely. The park up by the heated toilet block would be a dream in the UK and I doubt that it would stay nice for long. Even though you didn't get to stay overnight in the high rocks and cloudy pull in, it made for some good atmospheric footage.
Thanks. We were spoilt for scenic park ups in Norway ☺️
I know you are back home by now, so thank you so very much for sharing all these fantastic episodes, the roads, cliffs, waterfalls, shopping, looking for where to spend the night, cooking and being stuck in the van on rainy days!!! It is all part of the lovely experience. wonder where the next one will take us to???? Keep safe...😊
Thanks for watching Diana. We are enjoying sharing our travels with you ☺️👍
Wow that scenery is so dramatic.
Wow, you got to see the Backside of Water!!! Amazing!
The best!
Another great! The mountains are stunning with the low clouds and mist. Hope the bag works! 😀
Well I think the bag system made our lives easier but keep a look out for it going forward 😁👍
Really enjoying seeing Norway.
Horlicks..OMG ...Love Horlicks, haven't had any for years. 🥰🐕🚙
Horlicks reminds me of holidays in Cornwall when I was young. We always went out in the evenings because we were staying in B&B. If it was raining or cold we would go in a beachside cafe for Horlicks. Lovely and warming before bedtime ☺️ Carol
Yes in Denmark our camper vans are classified as a normal car. We don't camp, we rest. Camping happens in camp sites where you can fold out your awning, chairs , tables and grill. Some rest places turn a blind eye. Rule of thumb, if you are going to sit outside and grill, make sure you pack it away before bedtime.
Thanks for the clarification. We will feel more confident staying in rest areas if we return to Scandinavia 🙂👍
You’re correct the change of light colour and sometimes even bend in the tunnels are put there to stop drivers falling asleep 😮😮
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You are right about the rest stops. No problem staying one night there unless specifically stated otherwise. What they don't want is people setting up camp there for extended periods.
Think this is what you call living the dream this series is excellent great scenery
Cheers John 🙂
Norway looks so beautiful shame about the shortage of water at the waterfall but the ice cream looked nice
Some people have said it’s hard to walk behind it at times so maybe we were lucky to get behind without getting wet. 👍
What a beautiful country. It looks a bit like the Pacific Northwest across the pond. Reminded us a bit like the area around Crater Lake in Oregon. Thanks for taking us along. :)
Thanks for watching. We have not been to the Pacific Northwest but would love to go there one day 🙂
Good call on that first camping spot, even I could spot that it was not quite right.
Oh no ... another cliff hanger ... "will we find a park up?" ... you could try a lay-by in that tunnel with the changing disco lights 😂, cant wait for next weeks episode, cheers, Garry from DownUnder
Well we have not failed to find one yet and we are both still alive so it’s a very small cliff 😁👍
5:32 In the middle of nowhere...😡 This is where I live😂
Great place to live 😀👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Absolutely😍
Oh no guys, you missed one of Norways most beautiful fjords "Nearoysfjord". It's right before the tunnel at the end where you couldn't find a park up. If you turned off the main road before the tunnel (where the tourist "viking village" was) you would get to this very special fjord. Narrow road but places to park up and exceptional scenery!
Sorry we missed that.
@@LifeistooshortCK Oh well. One always miss something on a trip like this. But Naeröysfjord is really very special. It's even on the UNESCO Heritage list.
Hi both ive recently had both my legs amputated and you are living my dreams i would love to say a big thankyou for your videos xxxxx your truly blessed.
You should watch Footless Jo. She has one amputation, not two, but there is a community that can help and support you.
Sorry to hear that Gill. Our thoughts are with you and we are glad you can get some enjoyment from our videos. Take care ❤️
Finally able to subscribe , we love watching what your eating whoops I mean where you go and this gives us lots of inspiration to go a bit further in our van thanks Tracy😊
Thanks for subscribing. Have fun and safe travels 😀👍
Hi, Carol & Ken.
Thoroughly enjoying Norway, as always I am enjoying the quality photography, music and the wee google earth location plans which allow the viewer to have a walk about the various locations on google earth.
Thanks
Wee Jimmy
Good to know thanks 👍
good vid
Cheers Lee 🙂👍
Beautiful views and just can’t wait to see Norway for ourselves 👍🍻Xx
17:10
Kiwi tends to be cheaper for vegetables, fruits etc and things like diapers.
Other then that they're essentially on par with Rema 1000.
Wow Norway is Amazing
Flåm is a huge tourist destination in the summer. The no camping is so they don’t fill up with campers. They are just for resting. It’s just insane how many people visit that place. The camping sites even have limits on how long you can stay😅
Glad we went out of season. It was practically deserted when we were there in September 🙂
My wife and I used to joke about when driving around in our little Nissan Micra and the passenger would always shout “clear” at junctions. However since moving to West Sussex from London we humbly have realised what a sensible system Ken and Carol have and are so glad we use it now. Our only problem now is that we don’t actually know what the passenger is supposed to call out to the driver when it isn’t clear at a junction. Has Ken ever stated on this channel what they do in that situation?
I have only stated what must never be used and that is the word NO. NO can be mistaken for GO and so we were taught in the Police never to use that. Carol will quite often call CAR, BIKE etc which then means I have to have sight before I can move. Best to just say STOP which will force the driver to look.
I always look both ways as well as asking for help. In the police the observer would look left and shout clear to allow the driver to concentrate on traffic coming from the right during an emergency response. However, the driver always bears responsibility for any accident regardless of what the passenger said. 😁👍
Carol would often say car coming you decide but to be honest I don’t like that as I still have to look and make a decision myself.
When I did my Police advanced driving course I was told never to rely on what a passenger would say?
When I was learning to drive in the 1970s, my driving instructor said to always look properly for yourself and totally ignore what the passenger may say. I've no idea if UK driving instructors still say that to learner drivers.
My toddler son would call out “cloudy!l. That being the opposite of clear so far as he was concerned! 😂
It has been interesting watching you two traveling around S.W Norway. I worked in Alesund in 2019 and drove there from Surrey via Calais, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and up into Norway. I took the Summer Solstice off to head North near the North Cape. I took the time to visit Trollstiggin, Maelstrom, Arctic Circle Center and the Arctic Circle race track.
Such a beautiful Country to drive around!
Just beware for Bears and Wolves! Where I went sometimes was very remote and didn't see another car for over 3 hours sometimes.
Great Videos, looks like you enjoyed it there?
Your trip sounds amazing. We didn’t venture far north because we didn’t want to encounter snow. We had a fabulous time exploring southern Norway 😀
Absolutely breathtaking scenery! Amazing photography ❤️ Once again, Carol makes inviting delicious meals 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for watching 🙂
Norway is now on my bucket list, such a beautiful country.
Love watching u camp up and have your meal u seem so relaxed it’s a very rocky place ..thanks for another great video Carol n Ken 🇬🇧
Thanks so much 🙂
So beautiful and moody. I think youre intepretation of the rules were spot on. And I realize I need to get out of Bergen more. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks 🙂
Norway looks amazing, many thanks for your vids ❤❤
Thanks for watching. Norway was amazing 🤩
Also do like the music at the end ;)
Beautiful place another great video
3:32 : "I bet there is normally mutch more water than this"
Yes, I have never seen the flow rate that low....
We thought so ☺️
@@LifeistooshortCK The reason there is a overhang under the 324 old waterfall is that there is a hard layer of transformed lava on the top.
The waterfall is so young that some of the buildings you passed when riding the tram in Bergen was older than the waterfall.
I wrote a longer comment, but youtube seams to have censored it.
@@MichaelEricMenk thanks for the info 👍
Hari OM
I have fast reached the conclusion that there is no road in Norway that is NOT scenic! Even the tunnels... and waht's life without a little bit of argy-bargy every so often just to help one remember what peace feels like?!! YAM xx
Too right YAM 😀👍
Great video carol and ken lovely location 😊
Thanks, Tina. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I checked a bit about overnight stays at rest areas and NAF writes:
"Basically, you have the right to park and spend the night at rest areas, but there is usually a time limit of one day for overnight stays. It is important to show consideration and respect the time limits."
but I do understand that it is not pleasant when a "no camping" sign is put up by the locals.
Erik - Norwegian.
Thanks for checking and letting us know, Erik. That is how we understood the rules to be regarding staying the night in rest areas. We were surprised to see the signs but we only encountered them in that area around Flåm as far as we can remember ☺️
Have really enjoyed this series! We visited Norway in 2019 on an Adventures by Disney tour that started in Bergen to Flòm and then to Geiranger with a finish in Oslo. We were on motor coach, ferries and trains. Hoping to go back and travel on our own as you all have done. Our trip was in July with just one day out of ten that was rainy.
That sounds like a great trip. Hope you get the chance to revisit Norway soon, we loved it there 🙂👍
What beautiful landscapes very pleasing on the eye 🙌❤️ oh those ice creams looked so delicious too 😋 thanks for the journey 👌
So good! 😁
You may have set a new trend with the boots and pyjamas!! (Obviously a senior moment that happens to the best of us!)
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I remember we used to stop under that waterfall many times when we where kids. There was no fence or concrete, just a natural path. A bit dangerous by todays standard
No camping no tents
👋 Hi from New Mexico🌶️🌵 Enjoyed your vlog. Thanks🙂
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
"How am I doing in that way. Clear, clear"
Sounds so familiar 🤣
Exactly what we did between the hedges of Devon. The fun of driving on the other side of the road.
Lovely video again.
Very much enjoying watching your trip. I sit and feed the baby when I wake up for the millionth time in the night and watch your vlogs. Keep them coming!
That’s great. Hope we send your little girl off to sleep ☺️ Best wishes to all three of you and all the best for 2023 🎉👍
Loved the closeness of the waterfall it was indeed epic. I could easily fall asleep listening to the noise. I love chocolate ice-cream in a nougat wafer. Another pleasing video guy's. XX ❤️💙
Thanks Margaret. Glad you enjoyed! 🙂
Beautiful scenes.
Wow, those steep cliffs I bet they're great to climb(not something I'd be attempting though). It's certainly atmospheric there.
Yes, beautiful to look at. No rock climbing for us either ☺️
In Ontario Canada, you cannot stay overnight in rest areas, all the ones that I've seen are locked and gated.
That is a shame after all the public pay for them 👍
In the off-season the rest area's in Northern Ontario are closed for some reason. Sometimes you can spend the night on a Walmart parking lot if you are lucky. You can also spend the night on designated area's on crown land.The public toilets on Northern Ontario rest area's are absolutely straight from hell, like they were in Norway 40 years ago. Norway has advanced in that respect, absolutely.
I think the funky lights are like a distance marker on some of the longer tunnels every 6k or so on the longest and they're also there to help the mind whilst driving. I know when we were in Norway my partner didn't like driving through the tunnels but i think the lights helped her
By now you’ll have noticed the huge level of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses in Norway. Different reg plates denote this. There’s plenty electric motorhomes there now as well. Great charging infrastructure. Then there’s huge electric ferry’s and day boats as well. 2021 figures were 79% of ALL car sales were electric. Overall best selling car was Tesla Model Y and what’s really interesting about that is it starts at £56000+, compared to the others on the list that are less than half that
Yes we did notice the large number of Teslas on the roads and we were intrigued by the electric ferry 🙂
I think your right, as long as you don't set up 'camp' one night should be OK.
Another great video guys . Thank you ....hoping you get a rest stop ....
We will! ☺️
It's a shame you chose to drive through the Lærdals-tunnel at the end there. If you had drove the old road over the mount instead, over Aurland Mountain, you would have had one of the most spectacular and scenic roads in Norway, with plenty of parkup spaces for the night. And it's only a 10 minutes drive away from the gravel worksite you chose not to spend the night.
Oh so they passed Flåm already? Yes the old route there over the mountain is really something special.
No it's not the Laerdalstunnel! It's the Gudvangatunnel. They have not reached Flåm yet.
@@stefansoder6903 Ah... my bad. I thought it looked different :) Oh well, im hoping they'll take the old mountain road next episode then :)
Keep watching 😉👍
Enjoy any day with sun! Western Norway is, maybe, the wettest part of Europe. As a rule you can stay overnight at most parking sites, but because far too many visitors or environmental issues, some places are restricted. There are lots of well equipped camp sites as well. Prices NOK 200-350/night.
Thanks for the information 🙂👍
Great Trip 😁
Looks like your having fun ..great content ..I'm looking out the window in South East Ireland and its miserable..enjoy
Hope the weather improves soon 🙂
Hej you two, what a lovely lovely trip this was! Norway is amazing, feels really Trolly 🙂sometimes. We were on a 'old' road at the end of an small tunnel and stranded in a big hurt of goats once, had a lot of fun. I am curious if you get a swim somewhere in one of lakes or streams, best shower ever.
Would love to have tried swimming but we weren’t brave enough ☺️
So inspiring, cant wait for better weather here in U.K so we can get out and about in our own small way, thanks Carol and Ken.....
Have fun! 🙂
Great video nice to see the mist & clouds through the mountains ⛰️ thanks for sharing
Cheers Lee 🙂
Really enjoying watching this trip and I check out all the what3words locations for extra information around the areas.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
thx for another fine stressless vid thx (normally i see them on may tv so therefore not so many comment's ) 😄
Thanks for watching and commenting ☺️👍
So much beauty every time you turn your head! I would have helped you eat your mini c-rolls, Carol. I do enjoy when you make your meals. Thank you for sharing the trip with us. Mary
Thanks Mary. You could have helped eat the giant ice cream too 🍦😁 x
That is the biggest Kiwi I have ever seen! LOL Usually they are just a really small store wherever they can get a spot to rent space.
What a great view from thru the waterfall. That was the best scenery I have ever seen all around the falls.
Thanks Larry 🙂
Great to see how you get on .as such a small van and in bad weather always difficult .
We have been through similar situations throw in a young puppy aswell!
Such lovely shots of the mountains and mist .
I really do admire your determination on park for nights as not always easy.
Thank you for the vlogs.
Nice meals to .Well done !
Thanks Katie. I don’t think we could cope like you with a young puppy as well! 😆
That scenery near the place you didn’t stay because of the hand made signs really reminded me of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge near Portland Oregon. Much the same kind of weather we often have, as well. I would have left too, even though the signs weren’t official.
We would love to visit Oregon and Washington one day, we have not been to that part of the USA ☺️👍
Another lovely episode. For those still wary of travel in post covid, you are both living life out there. Some of those roads looked a challenge but a cool head was used to navigate around them. Best wishes from Liverpool 👍
I was knocked flat by something for the last three weeks but to be honest we don’t even think about covid these days. To think we all lost 2 years of our lives to that mess.
Ah, the Norwegian ice-cream.... I always had mine with the crushed nuts...Krokan,they used to call that. Delicious.
Interesting to see overnighting in Norway is as clear to understand as it is in the UK 😂
Norway was the last place we expected to see no camping signs. Maybe it was just that area around Flåm that gets very busy in the summer.
Amazing scenery Carol & Ken. Some of the smaller cluds look great the way they cling to the mountains. Lovely video.
Thanks Rupert 🙂
It's strange you found the gifflar. I saw it for the first time in Tesco last night!
They’re actually Swedish😅
Gifflar in Tesco 😮😃
Hi you two. You touched a nerve with me instinct kicks in training never leaves. Don't feel comfortable move on. Great video you let me visit places with you both I could never dream of visiting. Happy New Year to you both. Safe journeys and many ventures ahead love from Northern Ireland.
Hi Diana. Glad you are enjoying visiting Norway with us. Happy New Year to you too 🎉
Lovely scenery shame about the rain ay x
We knew we would be getting some rain on this trip so it didn’t really bother us. We were glad we got plenty of dry days though ☺️
You know your making great videos when I'am thinking Jeez how many episodes from Norway ?? Feels like we've just arrived 🤗💗.Thank you
Thanks Willie, there’s plenty more to come ☺️
Nice! You are making me want to explore this coming summer! Ten years here and never been further north than about an hour north of Bergen and over to Lillehammer. Have absolutely criss-crossed all of the big southern part though.
Go for it! Happy travels 🙂👍
Great video. The low cloud and rain make for hard work sometimes in small campers, but it was SO beautiful with the low cloud around the mountains. Scandinavia is on my van travels list. I've been to Norway and Sweden before, but not with my van. I'm loving your videos. Thanks for keeping them real and not 'sanitising' them!
It was lovely seeing the scenery in the low cloud but after a few days of rain it would soon get wearing in a tiny van ☺️
Hahahaha it is a pain in the ass isn't it. I am loving the Norway trip. They look like they have a lot of room for more people. Happy New year guys. I hope you have a wonderful 2023. Cheers 😙🥂😘
Actually there is a lot of open space but not necessarily accessible with our little van 😁👍
In that type of weather with fog and rain you can see trolls up in the mountains if you look carefully for them, not so easily and spot. Well that kind of weather is what provides the breeding ground for scary stories :)
Very true! 😃
I enjoy watching your videos, very interesting and relaxing 😊. Fun that you came to Norway for a trip. I’m from Norway, but I have not been to a lot of the places you have travelled to on this trip so far.
The Toro hot chocolate packets you were looking at, you just put the powder in a large cup and ad boiling water. I like to add a bit of milk to mine, I just pour in a small dash cold after mixing and stirring the powder and hot water.
On the box it says; Rett I koppen. That translates to, straight in the cup.
You can get small packets of soup like that as well. Just put the soup powder mix in a cup, add boiling water, stir well and let it sit for 3 min and it’s ready. Very nice for a rainy day, easy to pack with you for camping or a hike 😊. Looking forward to your next post.
Glad you are enjoying our Norway videos. We did buy some of that hot chocolate and it was delicious ☺️
Ice creams looked divine. Loved The Battle of Wills with the bag. Made me laugh. Beautiful scenery in the mountains. Shame about the park ups. Did you have to stealth camp in the end I wonder. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Whenever I am stuck in the van I start thinking about how we can improve things, I have always been like this. Carol sometimes resists and but normally will try it. Some of my ideas have been really crap 😁👍
Happy new year to you both another enjoyable video!!!Best wishes Diane 😀
Same to you Diane 🎉
If I didn't know you were touring around Norway I would swear you were right up in the North of Scotland with the mist & low cloud hovering around the mountains..it was what I term a lake district day with all the dampness 😄 stunning scenery non the less..the ice cream wit hundreds & thousands or sprinkles depending where you come from & I could have shared with Carole those cinnamon treats😁👌really great on a Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 & a few 'dunkin' 😋 biscuits 😋 excellent vlog from the little Red camper 💯bring on the next one..p.s. the Cadbury roses tin is a distant memory Ken 😛🤔
Glad you enjoyed it. Good to hear you conquered the Roses. We are still wading through the Christmas cake 😆
@@LifeistooshortCK ha ha! I stopped buying Christmas cake because of exactly that reason..so I bought the Mr Kipling ( him who makes exceeding good cakes) Christmas slices 6 I a box & they don't hang around too long 😂
Ashamed it was so wet there but lovely.
Happy New Year to you both, shame the weather's broke for you, but you've been very lucky up to now, and the mist did look good in the video. I was wondering if you have ideas of changing your van any time soon, I did notice in your last video Ken was looking hard at that small motorhome. I was chatting to the owner of a Sussex Camervans NV300 a couple of weeks ago, he loves it, same size as my Hillside Leisure Renault Trafic (Kermit) we compared notes. It would certainly give you that bit more space without giving up that car like parking space. Take care, looking forward to seeing your adventures of 2023.
We like to look at other vans but are currently in love with our NV200 because we can park anywhere. We have recently noticed some RUclipsrs are beginning to downsize their vans 😁👍
Interesting you are finding it harder to find park ups. The Isle of Man Government seem to be clamping down on it also. No overnight camping signs are popping up everywhere. They don't appear to want tourists visiting our island, or at least they want to make it difficult unless you pay for a campsite of which there are very few...
Judging by the comments it seems this area gets very busy with tourists in the summer. As more and more people are buying motorhomes/campervans and more people are changing their lifestyle and living in vans this will become more of a problem. Sorry to hear the Isle of Man Government are clamping down aswell, we had such a great time there.
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Yeah, unfortunately...
Lead to a *really* high energy price this fall.
They're low again now though where I live.
I guess that is a downside of hydro electric power that we don’t experience where we live.
@@LifeistooshortCK We've been offsetting that with energy trade with the continent most years.
Nuclear power from Sweden and Finland and wind energy from Denmark, and in a pinch fossil fuel power from Germany the Netherlands etc.
Heck, when the power is cheap there we can even pump up water higher up storing that cheap energy.
That said, the energy market hasn't exactly been condusive to that this year.
Instead of buying cheap energy and pumping up water we've been selling power to the continent depleting our water from dams that usually takes a couple of years to empty.
Combined with the dry weather in the south and the prices ended up 50x normal prices at times even up here where we've had a decent amount of rain.
And this is in a country where we *need* electricity to avoid freezing.
But yeah, looks like we're through the toughest part.
How about Cycling UK as a partnership to promote the route. It would fit with their other routes
Everything tracked in Norway……..😢
Not just Norway. I think the UK has more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world. We can track you almost anywhere these days and it’s often the line of inquiry that solves many murders very quickly. 😁👍