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Hi again, Take the advice and travel in june/july time - june is the driest month but it still gets wet but remember travelling week before the longest day/ midnight sun everything gets a touch more pricy and busy so leave it till after then. I myself will once again be in Norway from 1st july for ten days so if any of you lot see me give me a wave or stop for a chat. I will be staying in the fjord area with my wife and will be on a silver/orange (Meoni colours) KTM 950.

momirj,
Of course, you are right!
I had completely forgotten my lessons learned about "stuck traffic" in southern europe (Barcelona, Madrid, Cannes, Antibes, Monaco, Milano, even in the middle of nowhere - the Poh-area (A1) in nothern italy).
Stuck in traffic, sitting practically "on" the rear cylinder of a hot twin, in a two-piece leather suit are the stuff I shouldn't have forgot. ;-)

Apart from a german camping van (doing 65km/h) here and there we can't complain at all!

The weather topic is probably more important than my rambling so I found some information regarding the weather on a general basis:
http://met.no/english/climate/index.html

Come whenever you want! :-)

If you are going to the top you will stuggle with your rear tyre the roads are very abrassive, meet 2 lads from Ireland one on a sports bike one on a Africa twin, sports bike managed 2500 miles on rear tyre, The camp sites have wooden hut for about £35 a night,£5+ for a pint of beer, our route was Kristiandsand to Mora (sweden then up the coast and through Finland to Russian boarder, Nordkapp and back down through Norway. We went end of June into July 3 weeks, Mozzies were bad through Sweden and Finland then it got cold and wet, in the valleys we were undoing jackets climbing the mountains had to put on heated vests, saw lots of snow and even people sking.Up north if you see a petrol station fill up could be 150-200 miles to next
Don't let this put you off it was fantastic but very expensive, here are are photo's
the snow road
http://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/27049624-M.j
At least 20 foot of snow
http://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/27049618-M.j
the rest are here
http://gsgary.smugmug.com/gallery/635284/1/27049618

[This message has been edited by garyfzs1000 (edited 21 February 2006).]

If however you are travelling in England in the winter be aware that the first fall of a snowflake will cause national chaos, roads to be closed, cars to be abondonned and fish to fall from the sky!

Andy
Landy 101 ambie/camper
TLC H60 x2!
1968 morris minor traveller

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Originally posted by indu:
I used to live in the north of Norway for several years. No problem with a car in winter. Roads are ploughed, but there will be ice/snow on the surface. Use tyres with spikes (readily available anywhere in Norway). Distances are huge up north - snow chains will make your tour rather slow and uncomfortable, I believe. Your chains should be used only if the going gets really tough. Mountain passes might be closed during night. In any case you must count on bumper-to-bumper driving over mountain passes due to heavy snowing. ALWAYS bring extra warm clothing, a spade, and preferably a mobile phone. The weather is treacherous up north in the winter - you might get caught in a out-of-a-clear-sky blizzard while driving over a mountain pass. The road administration is usually very present in areas where conditions might deteriorate rapidly and close the roads if necessary.

Remember: It is dark 24 hrs a day up north that time of year. In northern Norway - and I'd guess in Finland as well - reindeer might pose a risk - drive carefully.

[This message has been edited by moggy 1968 (edited 26 February 2006).]