Lots of food for thought, and thank you all for your comments.
Thanks also to Grey Beard - I am slowly healing, but still have a way to go. My son and I are both experienced campers on non-official campsites and know how to pack well, but I wasn't sure on road conditions the further north we go. I have friends in Norway, Finland and Russia who have offered me bed and board so I need to decide how far I can afford to go before I have to return to home.
I hear Norway is very expensive, so I will need to budget well. As it happens I'm also currently on the lookout for a set of secondhand aluminium panniers because of what I will be carrying. Seems I need to sell my body to science these days just to afford a set!
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