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From the skywalk and the road towards Olden
Norway reached !
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Ooops thought I had righted them … exhausted from walk to glacier. FLAM tomorrow , will try to do less badly x
The joy of the likes of Denmark, Norway and Finland is that everyone speaks English....so if language is a bit of a psycological barrier...it really needn't be when you head North.
(And if you did have an issue...large or small, I'd wager that a quick 'Help' post on here would result in dozens of useful comments and offers of assistance etc.
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Straightened (and tweaked) them up for you. 
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Looks good, 9 years ago today we arrived in Flam. Hopefully back soon.
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For anyone in Norway needing medical help, Norway does not take the Global Health Cards but does have a recipical agreement for health care with the UK. You just need your passport.
I don't know the full details (luckily never needed to use the service).
I don't know the full details (luckily never needed to use the service).
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It took us 4 weeks, to drive up Norway, though we did go to Hell & Nordkapp.
http://epass24.com/ and https://ferrypay.no/ worked fine.
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Arrived 2 weeks ago, 31st it goes on ramp, @ 4.6t they only have 1 ramp, 15 other mh bought in while we've been here.
Drop oil, if there are bits we're buggered. As you can imagine, parts are an issue, Santa/elves can't make them.
It's interesting looking at the diagnostic data, multiple, "could be" statements.
Not looking good, all updates done, me thinks it's going to be a recovery back to UK.
Bright side it gearbox could have broken on Tindevegan or Mount Evans when we were in USA with mh.
Given the 9sp auto has a known issue I wrote to Swift asking why they had not advised customers.
Reply was it a Fiat issue nothing to do with Swift, before the keyboard warriors weigh in, I was not asking Swift to fix but simply saying you sell £100k motorhomes how about a little customer service.
Retired so other than our EU 90 days no big issue, OH did I say we fly to OZ for 2.5 months following the Ashes in November
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I admire your positive spirit, must be very frustrating to interrupt your tour.
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Think I have sussed out which way up the photos are … this is the car park / overnight stop at Briksdalsbre Glacier is beautiful - long walk uphill to it from car park . Nice shop and cafe here
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We did Norway in May this year. Spent 4 weeks in Western Fjords. Weather was excellent, mostly dry and sunny, 16 to 18C. Went as far north as Alesund. No problem getting into aires or sites, though we noticed a huge jump in the volume of motorhomes on the road in the last week in May.After delay at Eurotunnel we used the park n ride at Eindhoven for a flying stop then had a journey through thunder and roadworks beset with lunatic drivers near Hamburg. we wanted to overnight in The Most lovely village of Sittensen but it was crammed full with vans who looked as if they were spending the summer there …. Ended up in a forested aire in Heidenau.That was lovely think it cost 13€
Weather has been astonishing - over 30 degrees where we are now: and in previous stop at Ishoj Strand campsite near Copenhagen .Ishoj Strand was an excellent stop , ten mins walk to the train and a fiver to get into Centre and back. Arrived late on the 16 th and still got to see most of the city , went in again the next day and it was very busy. Then found a free lay-by parking space near some Viking Stones in Sweden - Stenskeppet. Fantastic walks round the stones ( it was near Stromstad.) and a small stream running nearby the parking. …
Then the Folk Museum just outside Oslo - parked for day there and got ferry to Oslo - then back to the Folk Museum which was excellent , like the Black Country museum only with grass roofed wooden buildingsCar park machine confusing, no overnighting but free after 3 pm …
Lillehammer next - Free parking again ( but campsites let you use black n grey waste for a small fee- also stops on the roads sometimes have waste dumps ) at the top of the ski lifts.
Alesund was our next stop but this idea was shared by several million other camper vans so we had to come back to Andulsness and arrived at Saltkjelsness camping at Eidsbygda just before 9 pm… we called the campsite and they were full but said we could stay in their overflow car park for the night and hope someone left… We walked round when we arrived and hearts sank as it is the most idyllic spot we have ever seen.. who would leave ? But luckily someone did and we have abandoned plans for 4 nights -and btw this is the cheapest campsite we have seen in Norway !!!! - showers and loos spotless, lots of pitches at the fiord side….. popped out to take a late p/m trip to the Trollstein pass which apparently had lovely views but I had eyes shut for a lot of the driving ( I was not driving ) but when on Terra Firma the waterfalls were stunning. The fiord here is great for kayaking and we have been swimming everyday the water is not icy cold, almost warm ! Non veggie campers have been fishing every day and the lovely couple in the caravan next to us are going home with 40 kilos of fish they have caught , gutted and frozen () but each to their own .
Been planning next trip further north after all the tips we have had from friendly fellow campers, and have tried to put a photo on… never worked before butView attachment 1090511 ivies from our window here at Saltkjelsness
We recently stayed a couple of nights at the campsite there, it was superb (altho the sound of the in spate waterfall was like a Jet Engine on take off...constantly) The walk to the Glacier was so worth the effort.
The roads in Germany are not even remotely as good as the legends promise (and always under construction with 2m width limits for all lanes but one). Wasn’t impressed.
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It's a forum glitch since the last update, Jim has just applied a temporary fix, will be corrected properly with the next update.
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That was our impression too (outside of Bavaria where there were perfect).
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It's a good cardio-vascular workout isn't it. Not sure I'd want to drive up through the fjords though. I get giddy on thick carpet.
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We’re back in Hameln in Germany today having left Uk 8 weeks ago. Had 5 and half weeks in Norway taking it slow and getting as far north as the Atlantic Road ( which is over hyped as there are much better bridges and views elsewhere in Norway). Probably the best scenery we’ve had in Europe overall ( though Slovenia comes close). Åndalsnes & the Romsdal valley are amazing. Walking up the Olden valley to the glacier was the high point for us. Done nearly 5000 miles and taken probably as many photos. The dogs loved it too as all dogs must be on leads in summer! We will leave Uk earlier next time to hit Norway by early May since by midsummer the roads and camping get really busy. If you want to pitch at a great site you have to be on the road early & get there by 1pm, which doesn’t suit our body clocks. We got a great space on the Alesund bobil parking, but others were walking round asking when you are leaving so they can jump onto your spot!
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Yes it’s a great site- stayed there a few weeks back. Superb fjord views and very quiet even when it is full.
There is a lovely aire with electric in the center of Trondheim near the bus station
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Which route did you choose. Last year we went north via A7 (from Switzerland) and it was not the best experience. Tomorrow we start driving north again, and we were thinking to go via Cologne (to avoid the A7), but as I understand from you it’s pretty much the same?
We were staying South of Liege so picked up the 4 near Auchen then joined the 1 and it was roadworks all the way to Hamburg where we joined the 7 . It never ground to a halt but the days of speedy Autobahns haha!
Couldn't agree more, MoHo heaven. We're on a similar route to you by the looks of it. Been throgh Denmark and up through Norway to Lofoten, Nordkapp and presently in Finland. Have the ferry booked to Umea in Sweden on Thursday. I can count the number of UK vans on one hand! So many amazing free park-ups, it's so good.
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Now in Bergen in a car park/ aire with water and waste disposal, 5 mins walk to tram to get to centre. It’s Mindeymiren Bobil Parker in. Journey here from Flam via the waterfall you can stand under was so beautiful , the Hardangerfiord stunning and again very warm here. The road has a lot of rockfall and stoppages , but nothing can beat the herd of wild goats that stopped us on the way to Flam- they had their own warning sign and the chaos they caused showed up on the Tom Tom. No plans as yet as to where to go to from here, will stay in Bergen tomorrow , fish n chips at a posh place on the front after a boat tour to Mostraumen : this was the only tour that didn’t include the return to Flam and the train etc.
Hoping for a big win on the premium bonds this month to pay for the meal tomorrow,
Norway knows how to charge 
! But a bonus is a dearth of anything to buy that is made here to take home as presents for cat sitters , grandkids etc , our excuse not to ! Be good fellow MHfunsters xx
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Norway knows how to charge ! But a bonus is a dearth of anything to buy that is made here to take home as presents for cat sitters , grandkids etc , our excuse not to ! Be good fellow MHfunsters xxI hope you went to the old leprosy hospital. It was very quaint.Now in Bergen in a car park/ aire with water and waste disposal, 5 mins walk to tram to get to centre. It’s Mindeymiren Bobil Parker in. Journey here from Flam via the waterfall you can stand under was so beautiful , the Hardangerfiord stunning and again very warm here. The road has a lot of rockfall and stoppages , but nothing can beat the herd of wild goats that stopped us on the way to Flam- they had their own warning sign and the chaos they caused showed up on the Tom Tom. No plans as yet as to where to go to from here, will stay in Bergen tomorrow , fish n chips at a posh place on the front after a boat tour to Mostraumen : this was the only tour that didn’t include the return to Flam and the train etc.
Hoping for a big win on the premium bonds this month to pay for the meal tomorrow,
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Great place around that area, I worked at Grotli Houfjellshotel many years ago just along the road from Dalsnibba, which incidentally we drove up when it was a dirt road which was very hair raising. Went back to the hotel a few years back and after 35 years away i was greeted by the owners with hi Garry how are you. Very very fond memories
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I found it fascinating and such a lot to learn.
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Update 31st July from Rovaniemi, Lapland: Issue was a gearbox Brain Fart, Error recorded as 3/4 gear solenoid failure.
Fiat diagnostic, check oil level, if OK, check oil quality, if OK, replace gearbox.
Fortunately/somehow in the week between 1st diagnostic and the morning they came to push it to the workshop, I tried to move the van and the gearbox functioned as normal.
They checked and cleared the error codes, drained and replaced oil and I'm now 175 miles down the road.
Fiat diagnostic, check oil level, if OK, check oil quality, if OK, replace gearbox.
Fortunately/somehow in the week between 1st diagnostic and the morning they came to push it to the workshop, I tried to move the van and the gearbox functioned as normal.
They checked and cleared the error codes, drained and replaced oil and I'm now 175 miles down the road.
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Also forgot to include there were no Fiat Service notices for our 2.3 160bhp 9sp Auto, so no sofrware update
for 9sp gearbox issue. Reading lots of varied/mixed info for which engine variants are effected.
Fiat Service Action 6926 for 9-Speed Automatic say 160 & 180 bhp??
for 9sp gearbox issue. Reading lots of varied/mixed info for which engine variants are effected.
Fiat Service Action 6926 for 9-Speed Automatic say 160 & 180 bhp??
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Bet you are all all agog n on tenterhooks, sorry about long delay to update but I have been ill ( throat infection better one day ill the next - had to constantly fend off nagging about ‘ going to a doctor ‘ but now - almost fully recovered I can - from the excellent aire in Bad Bramstedt- let you know where we were and how we got out of Norway in the worst weather to befall a pre booked ferry we have ever known .
We stayed in a campervan park n ride in Bergen , right next to the tram into the centre. We went to the Steindalsfossen waterfall which you can walk under ( ok but not as spectacular as many ) And the drive along the hardanger fiord to it was fabulous but busy. In Bergen we looked at an overnight aire by the cruise terminal but it was full and horrid so we chose option 2 for 2 nights. We went into town - did a fiord cruise that was the best one - the mountains towered above us - the furnicular was high , and we ate at a fish restaurant on the quayside where we shared the best huge halibut steak advertised for 2 but would have fed 12 if none of that 12 were us . I still cry when I think of it, and the price *
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Bet you are all all agog n on tenterhooks, sorry about long delay to update but I have been ill ( throat infection better one day ill the next - had to constantly fend off nagging about ‘ going to a doctor ‘ but now - almost fully recovered I can - from the excellent aire in Bad Bramstedt- let you know where we were and how we got out of Norway in the worst weather to befall a pre booked ferry we have ever known .
We stayed in a campervan park n ride in Bergen , right next to the tram into the centre. We went to the Steindalsfossen waterfall which you can walk under ( ok but not as spectacular as many ) And the drive along the hardanger fiord to it was fabulous but busy. In Bergen we looked at an overnight aire by the cruise terminal but it was full and horrid so we chose option 2 for 2 nights. We went into town - did a fiord cruise that was the best one - the mountains towered above us - the furnicular was high , and we ate at a fish restaurant on the quayside where we shared the best huge halibut steak advertised for 2 but would have fed 12 if none of that 12 were us . I still cry when I think of it, and the price *
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