All of a sudden we feel our holiday has started, if only we could visit all those coastal areas now !

Just beautiful.

The deal is done - not cheap but not only do we perhaps need, but actually it is a legal necessary for any vehicle over 3,500kgs to carry chains in winter. Minimum is 3 chains, 2 for the rear and at least one steer chain.

1. 1. There is an inside and outside, check.
   

2. 2. Throw the chain over the tyre

   

   and drive forward
   

3. 3.  Push the top half of the chain towards the centre of the tyre so it is more loose on the inside.
   

4. 4. Latch the inside and then pull the chain back over the outside of the tyre
   

5. 5. Latch the outside, using the leaver link to pull the chain tight
   

6. 6. This is how it finished up.
   

7. 7. Drive forward and back a few metres then readjust to tighten.
   

Now time to discuss trucks !

Thew road is good and the snow plows are still busy.

All day we are following the edges of the Fjords and the Atlantic ocean.

The end of the day and the clouds have rolled in.

Camp E73: View point and picnic area - under construction and under snow.

Cost:  Nil

Altitude:  71 metres

Temp:  1.9 *C

Today :  346 Kms

EU Total :  3931 Kms

Thursday 4th April 2019:

Almost a Blue Sky day.

Through the town of Alto, and this is how we should be allowed to drive to work !

Side by sides or Quad Bike

....and we pass our first Nordkapp Sign

Kms 229 to go.

leaving the fjord valley we cross a vast plain.

White as far as we can see.

Temp:  Minus 7.3*C

Down the other side and into the last Fjord valley that we follow north.

The Nordkapp tunnel.

Snow Sculptures

Things change so quickly.

Where did the road go ?

The last 10kms and the road is closed !  Bugger. ...

OK  now read the sign.

Every day in winter a convoy of vehicles at 11 and 12 noon follows a snow plough to Nordkapp, returning 2 hours later.

Camp E74: View point

Cost:  Nil

Altitude:  213 metres

Temp:  0.8 *C

Today :  218 Kms

EU Total :  4,149 Kms

We have all afternoon so time to check out the snow chains.

WOW do those studs grip !

Friday 5th April 2019:

11pm and a small touch of the Aurora.

YEAH !

Last night was particularly cold AND windy - so we find this morning that our water tanks have frozen !

With chains fitted it was a much safer drive up the hills and significantly more for coming down the hills.

Nearly all the way it was snow and ice covered.

It’s quite a tourist mecca, so the staff are heading up there by snowmobile to sell us all kinds of things with Norway and North Cape printed on it .

Later in the day 4 busses from the cruise ships will be also arriving.

...and one for the truck

And for the Grand Kids a Snow Angle

So we now turn south and head towards Lapland. (The most northern part of Finland )

Camp E75: Road side stop , just before another tunnel

Cost:  Nil

Altitude:  6 metres

Temp:  0.4 *C

Today :  104 Kms

EU Total :  4,254 Kms

Saturday 6th April 2019:

Last night the heavens put on a display.

We waited until the sun set at 11pm then out into the cold air. 

Stayed about an hour until the cold drove us inside.

Then something quite unusual.

4 very bright white lights suddenly appeared, and then started to turn blue and as they grew they faded in intensity.

Around a minute later, 4 more appeared in the exact same rhombus shape. This happened 3 times.

By chance a car drove past lighting the snow covered mountain.

?????> Can not find reference to such an event in Google. ???? !!

Very strange ????

Ok next day.

Heading south

Camp E76: Road side stop

Cost:  Nil

Altitude:  135 metres

Temp:  0.4 *C

Today :  217 Kms

EU Total :  4,472 Kms

Tomorrow in to Finland/Lapland

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