From Fjords to Fiats

[RB]

That's good I am also enjoying the TR very much. However, I have not noticed any 'brown' cheese (brunost) on your plate. I came to like it very much when we were there.

Mrs RB is the main cheese eater in our household & one lot of the the brunost was regarded as plenty. Maybe it wasn't a fair judgement

 

[OZDUCK]

Mrs RB is the main cheese eater in our household & one lot of the the brunost was regarded as plenty. Maybe it wasn't a fair judgement

Oh well everybodies likes are different.

 

[RB]

Sandnessjøen. Room with bathroom close to hospital and city center - Houses for Rent in Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway - Airbnb

Apartment- small and clean as expected from reviews but it really needed a bit of maintenance to taps, doors etc. The host was helpful and the location was central enough to get a good look around town. When planning the trip Mrs RB found there was not a lot of choice to be had-perhaps this was a place we should have just taken a hotel room

 

[RB]

Sandnessjoen
Sandnessjøen - The Hidden North

We had a 2 night stay here and that was actually plenty for us. Weather was a bit of rain & overall overcast. Basically wandered around the small town & the port area. Really not a lot to do in this season if not hiking and our very small apartment was not ideal to spend a lot of time in. The day trips out to the islands had wound up a couple of weeks before our arrival.

The web tells me built in 1882 in wooden cruciform design with a central spire- locked up at the time of our visit

Petter Dass-a poet & clergyman best known for The Trumpet of Nordland


Was the post office, now apartments with a restaurant on the ground level (flags still at half mast)


A very striking work by an Italian street artist Jorit Agoch. Apparently traditional ritual marks on the cheeks


Early sunset but nice light

 

[Lost Redditor]

Fantastic photos - you've been so fortunate with the weather it looks like.
I spent many summers and a few winters as a kid in Tromsø because my mum had a partner from the island of Senja, which is just off Tromsø. This is back in the 90s before the coast became fished out, and my mum and I would go fishing until 4am some times. Huge cod fish!

Are you on the cruise ship for the duration? I did my military service in Bergen (plus 8 week boot camp in Stavanger) and Bergen is a wonderful city. A bit too rainy for my taste but I made some friends for life there that I am still in touch with.

I can't say I'm homesick for Norway but I can appreciate the beauty of it. I'm heading to Norway next year for 5-6 weeks in July/August, but it's with two young kids so we won't travel Norway as much as you are doing right now.

 

[RB]

Fantastic photos - you've been so fortunate with the weather it looks like.
I spent many summers and a few winters as a kid in Tromsø because my mum had a partner from the island of Senja, which is just off Tromsø. This is back in the 90s before the coast became fished out, and my mum and I would go fishing until 4am some times. Huge cod fish!

Are you on the cruise ship for the duration? I did my military service in Bergen (plus 8 week boot camp in Stavanger) and Bergen is a wonderful city. A bit too rainy for my taste but I made some friends for life there that I am still in touch with.

I can't say I'm homesick for Norway but I can appreciate the beauty of it. I'm heading to Norway next year for 5-6 weeks in July/August, but it's with two young kids so we won't travel Norway as much as you are doing right now.

Just the 2 nights on Havila & then the fast ferry transfers. Ended up with way too much cold weather gear because we were so lucky with the weather. Have been seeing info today about bad weather in Tromso which reinforces how lucky we were. Hope the trip with the kids goes well!

 

[RB]

Bus Sandnessjoen to Mosjoen.

Again left & arrived on time. Some excellent scenery again, one 11km tunnel (signage on the roadside indicated distance covered & distance to go for the tunnel) and a good road surface but still no overtaking lanes. Maybe 6 others on the bus plus one well behaved dog on this ride to the historic fjiord town of Mosjoen. It's a sad day in Norway with the funeral of King Harald in Oslo - a huge affair and everyone has been glued to the TV watching it with a minute of silence nationwide at 1pm.

It was a pretty flat walk from railway station stop to apartment Romutleie Centrum 3A one night stay. A night in Mosjoen set us up for an easy connection to the 9.16 am train to Trodheim.

 

[RB]

Romutleie Centrum 3A

While spacious, this was a pretty ordinary apartment with good potential-no upkeep with off-site management. Busted doors in corridors, broken curtains, poor lighting etc. Definitely a 1 night max & owner disinterest was a bit of a trait

 

[RB]

Around Mosjoen

Mosjøen - The Hidden North

Similar story here, a compact area for walking around, historic buildings and many vacant older shops.

There is a new shopping centre, a long narrow building where basically everything is concentrated. Found the supermarket here with their stock of suckling pig & full tomahawk steak. Wandered the historic streets & hotel. Sjogata street was charming enough but very little activity so no atmosphere at this time. Nice town but mainly saw kids riding pushbikes and no other signs of life. We had a great takeaway pizza from Milano hotel.

An interesting name for slushies


Nice burger for lunch with helpful staff


Great supermarket


Tomahawk pack


Old servo site

 

[RB]

More Mosjoen

 

[ellen10]

I am really loving your beautiful photos and great trip report. You are having fantastic weather.

You have put a lot of effort into a great trip plan, well done.

We are hoping to be in Norway in April next year. I am assuming the weather will be much colder.