Hello from a newbie(ish) from Scotland. Norway here we come!!!!
 

Hi,

I made a trip to the NorthCape some years ago. Maybe you can get some useful information from my trip report.

http://jkrijt.home.xs4all.nl/trips/n2g/index.shtml

Have a nice trip ;-)

Lucky things!
 

Oh, I am jealous! Sounds absolutely brilliant. Keep us posted :-)

Pixie.x

Pixie and jkrijt
 

Hi Tommo,

Alternative route is Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark, Hirtshalls to Kristiansand in South Norway, but maybe going through Holland etc part of the trip.

Regards language barrier, just about everyone speaks great English so no problem. Don't think you need IDP either - I drove for my first year living here with a UK licence and no problem. Make sure you have wet weather gear (apologies if stating the obvious) and if you are a drinker, take advantage of your duty free allowance.

Speeding is expensive if caught and drink driving an absolute no no with mandatory jail time plus massive fines.

Scenery is spectacular from what I've seen but to be brutally honest, living here I have not actually toured that much other than day trips.

Up north, a bit further than Bodø is Lofoten which is spectacular and in the south, I can recommend Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) just outside Stavanger if you have time for 1.5 hours walk each way.

If you are coming down the west coast PM me and I will give what help I can.

Chris

Knivskjellodden
 

:welcome:

Welcome to the Hubb!!

You might not have time for this but I'll chuck it in....

Some way before North Cape there's a small car park on the left of the road, signposted 'Knivskjellodden'.
The path starts here to the true northernmost point of mainland Europe, and if the weather forecast is reliable and good, the 6 mile walk there is well worth the time spent.

It's not a difficult walk - in June - but navigation depends on being able to see the red splodges of paint on the rocks along the way.
I thought it was a wonderful place to visit, I departed the carpark at around 9:30pm and arrived at Knivskjellodden about 12:30am.
The Arctic Ocean scenery with the sun due north was stunning.
And I was completely alone, no one else there.

Until I stepped around a large rock close to the water's edge and found a tiny 1-man tunnel tent. About 2:30am.
I walked on quietly.
The scenery, atmosphere and prolific Arctic birdlife kept me there about 3 hours.

I was lucky with the weather and I think you need that to enjoy it fully.
Highly recommended if you have the time. And I guess you can camp there if you want.
A good report here:
Northernmost Exposure: Norway's Knivskjellodden

The west coast road around the fjords north of Bergen is stunning, I went in June (1999) and stayed mainly in youth hostels. There are a lot up that coast.
It was out of season and mostly I was the only guest there. But many of them are attached to hotels and you can use all the hotel facilities.

Have a great trip!
What time of year are you going?

I went from my home in the Netherlands to the Northcape and back in 12 days so, yes, it is do-able but it depents on how much you want to ride on a day. I was traveling alone so I did not had to stop very often and love riding all day.
To be honest, next time I would take more time for sightseing then I did this time.

The scenery is the most beautifull part of Norway and I enjoyed visiting the Gearranger fjord, Trollstigen, Trontheim and the Lofoten very much as you will see when you read my trip report.
It can be usefull to visit some sites about Norway tourism like http://www.visitnorway.com/

Thanks everyone
 

Thanks for all the replies.
Goggle maps and ride reports at the ready then;.)
Now looks like we might try and get as far as Lofoten.
Plenty to think about, thanks again.

Thanks for the PM Linzi
 

Sorry Linzi, I can't reply to your pm as I have less than 5 posts, but thanks for the advice and will be reading over the next couple of weeks.

A few tips from my site as well :)

Budget travel in Norway - Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict

Thanks Indu. Reading your blog this lunchtime and a load of great info in there.
Would you mind if I asked to translate the following for me? It's a couple of rallys that we might be able to do en-route from oslo to Bodo/Lofoten.
Cheers.

Farmer Treffet, Øyer i Oppland MC-Støtta 2012, Storsand i Sør-Trøndelag http://arkiv.nmcu.org/_meny/link.gif Næggelsprett'n, Båtsfjord i Finnmark Steinkjer Treffet, Steinkjer i Nord-Trøndelag Westfjord Brit Bike Rally, Øver Eidsfjord i Hordaland 15 - 17 34. Int. Nord-Norge Treffet, Harstad i Troms Fulltreffet, Sandnes i Rogaland Midtsommartreff/Stølstreff, Hemsedal i Buskerud Seljordtreffet, Seljord i Telemark VFR Treffet 2012, Tromøya i Aust-Agder http://arkiv.nmcu.org/_meny/link.gif

1) The Farmer Rally, Øyer in Oppland county (just north of Lillehammer
2) The MC-Støtta Rally at Storsand, Sør-Trøndelag county (same county as Trondheim)
3) The Chilblains Rally at Båtsfjord, Finnmark county (northernmost county, North Cape is there, thus not in scope for you)
4) The Steinkjer Rally in Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag County, 2 hrs north of Trondheim
5) westfjord Brit Bike Rally at Øver Eidsfjord in Hordaland county, same county as Bergen
6) International Northern Norway Rally at Harstad in Troms county, same C as Tromsoe
7) "Fulltreffet" Rally in Sandnes, Rogaland county, same as Stavanger
8) Mid Summer rally at Hemsedal in Buskerud county, some 3 hrs north west of Oslo
9) The Seljord Rally at Seljord in Telemark C, 2,5 hrs ride west of Oslo
10) The Honda VFR Rally at Tromøya Island in Aust-Agder C, not far from Kristiansand in the far south.

Hope this helps - and welcome! :)

Thanks again indu. We'll see if any of those are on our route.
Will let you know if we do them and maybe catch up if we do.

Thanks again.