Welcome to Geoff and Maggie's "Gone Roamin"
Geoff and Maggie are now back in England, and are living in Aldershot
"Mileage" so far: 12,376 kilometres, up to 3rd September 2012.
Money spent on LPG (for cooking and the fridge) totals 44.59 Euros
You can see our photos at photobucket.com. Click on the link below. They are not edited at all yet, just straight off the camera.
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We are travelling round Europe for a few months and will be posting information about our progress here. We set off very early in the morning on 17th May 2012, (Eurotunnel at silly o'clock) and went to Calais, and "turned right !" We have seen the Normandy Beaches and the Bayeux Tapestry, and the Alpine Meadows of Switzerland/Italy/Austria in flower. Follow our progress by checking out this website.
Check out this website: www.ourtrip.co.uk. Jason and Julie are a couple we met in Hamburg, and they keep their site updated daily (unlike us) so you can follow their adventures. There are also links to other websites for people having similar adventures, so we know we are not the only mad ones.
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From Lonnestak (southwards) to Ribe (Denmark)
05/09/2012 12:10
In changeable climatic conditions, (drizzle, rain, sun, wind) we visited the Viking Centre at Ribe. Now if anything was ever worth its entrance fee, this was. Volunteers in constumes brought the historic village to life, with demonstrations of traditional crafts (weaving, woodwork, pottery,...
Further south to Lonnestak (Denmark)
03/09/2012 14:53
Saturday, and we had a rainy bike tour round the sights of the local village at Vestervig. We saw the local Church Music School, which is in the old Judge´s House, and we heard some singing, the local windmill could be inspected from the outside (open 2 hours on a Wednesday evening on weeks...
Norway to Denmark, south to Aalborg then Southwest to Vestervig.
03/09/2012 14:20
We had prebooked our ferry crossing for 4.30 (on Thursday 23 August), so we set off in (what we thought was) plenty of time and got there at 2.30. Rather disappointingly, there was already a bit of a queue, so we did not get near the front. However, while loading, it came about that we were...
Heading south towards Kristiansand
03/09/2012 13:03
As we drive south, the topography changes: less dramatic waterfalls and mountains, more rivers and spectacular gorges.
We stopped at a stave church, mainly because a group of teenagers waved at us/the motorhome as we approached. They were having a lecture in the church grounds, and we were...
From Ulvik to Odda/Roldal (near Hardanger)
01/09/2012 18:38
It rained a lot in the night, but we awoke to a blue sky on one side, and cloudy on the other. As we drove southwards, to the ferry, the clouds low in the fjords created a dramatic scene. As we crossed the fjord, we noticed a new bridge being built a couple of miles up; towers...
Bergen to Ulvik
01/09/2012 17:48
We popped into Bergen for a final internet session in the library. Still as hilly as before, but also still dry, despite some rain in the night.
We set the sat nav, principally so we could find our way out of the city, but the amazing Moaning Minnie sent us on a tour of discovery of all the...
At Bergen
01/09/2012 13:22
The next day, we cycled into Bergen over the big bridge. It´s not very far, but it is pretty hilly, both up and down. This is not fair.
It had rained in the night, but was clear by the morning, and alternated overcast with hot and sunny spells. This was quite contrary to everything...
Geiranger to Bergen (South and West)
01/09/2012 12:45
We had not intended to cover this distance in one go, but it just turned out that way.
The road out of Geiranger climbs from sea level to 1030m in one continuous ascent with numberous hairpin bends. There is a side road which climbs to the summit of the mountain overlooking Geiranger village...
Geirangerfjord
01/09/2012 11:36
The Azora left during the previous evening, and we woke up to find the Costa Fortuna moored in the fjord. As we got ready to go out, the oystercatchers came to ask for their breakfast - this time attracting a small group of tourists.
We took a trip on the fjord sightseeing boat,and saw...
Further north and West to Geirangerfjord
01/09/2012 11:15
We drove along the Sognefjellswegen where the scenery is much more mountainous. The highest point on this route (road RV55) as 1434m above sea level, and the highest on any mountain pass in Northern Europe. This is way above the tree line, and a bleak rocky landscape. No animals or birds are in...