Day 13 - An Easy Day

29 Aug

With a leisurely day in front of us, we took our time having breakfast and getting on the road. The main objective for today is to have our clothes washed and dried. We booked an apartment with a washing machine. Here's hoping this one works. We're down to our lasts on a few things. The drive is less than 200km from Bardufoss to Olderdalen.

Looking out over Nordkjosfjord

Without wanting to appear too keen to check in, we made a few stops. One roadside stop was a display of the indigenous people’s tent and a few artefacts. There were plenty of souvenirs as well. Minerva was brought out for some flying time at a couple of roadside stops. At one stop we swapped drivers, this way Clint could have a good look at the towering snow-capped mountains and waterways. We pulled into a cafe for a cuppa (forgot to fill the flask) at Skibotn. Outside there were six Tesla charging points. We haven't had a day go by without seeing one or more Teslas on the road. Inside the cafe, we took our time catching up with what's been going on in the world. The souvenirs here were quite different. There were various designs of Finnish-made crockery, felt calf-high boots and some rather confronting photographs.

Taking time to drink in the scenery

And take selfies.

We were still running a little early and were hoping that we could check in early. The matter of timing was taken out of our hands when we came upon some roadworks. There were fifteen vehicles stopped in front of us, all watching the road crew clear a path through. It seems there had been a controlled rockfall as part of making a new tunnel. We watched as large machinery tossed aside very large boulders. After about twenty minutes we were making our way slowly through the road construction.

Bit of a lineup

Norwegian trucks have moosebars.
We've seen several with two Michelin men sitting up top.
They are lit at night.

The last part of our travels took us around the top of the fjord and onto Olderdalen where we have a very tidy and comfortable apartment with a functioning washer and dryer. Yay! 

Rain falling in the valley high up in the hills causes nice waterfalls that run over the tunnels.