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Hello

I'm planning a trip to Norway this July, riding my R1250R and camping. I have planned the travel to get up there and the Ferries are booked, with a return to England 3 weeks after departure. But once in-country I will be keeping my plans flexible so I can move further North or South depending on what the weather is doing. Camping for flexibility and to keep costs down, although I will take a cabin or even hotel room on occasion to avoid bad weather.

I have been before, about 12 years ago, that time we travelled north through Sweden then crossed over and travelled south through Norway, but I never got to see the southern part of the country with all the big fjords. We did ride the Lofoten island chain which was a highlight on that trip. I've done a fair bit of research which I'm pretty lazy about TBH. Maybe I'll go all the way to North Cape this time?

Before I go I need to get a set of new tyres on the bike and check all the camping gear is still up to the job.

Ali Bear

When I went 2 years ago, all my camping gear was stolen off the bike in Bremen on the first day.

We got onto Booking.com and sorted out some beautiful huts/chalets in stunning locations at reasonable prices.

Also, we got a Flytpass - a data tag that sits on the bike. Where there is a charge, you get a small discount. Watch the roads - we were told many times that bikes were toll free, and they often are - but not everywhere. They work on ferries where there is a charge. Having said all that, the process for getting one is a bit clunky.

For me, Norkapp was worth it (and the Russian border near Kirkenes).

Beerman

Ouch that's bad luck. I had my Garmin pinched on the return journey. Foolishly I left it on the bike while I went for an afternoon at the beach in SE Sweden.

Thanks I'll look into that Flytpass.

Last time the weather was hot and sunny in the south (same as UK at the time) but rainy in the north, so we didn't press on to Norkapp, going instead from Kiruna to Abisko and then Lofoten and the boat to Bodo.