peter21 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi We are planning a trip to Northern Norway (Tromso) in October of this year. Has any one any experience of the roads/weather conditions in Norway at this time of year? Thanks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Oop's *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Cold and very wet I would think....Scandanavia in genral has a good but short summer... http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1909372 http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g190479-i551-k1186865-Norway_in_October-Oslo.html http://www.frommers.com/destinations/norway/0262020006.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Northern Norway, In October? 1. VERY cold. 2. Very wet. 3. VERY short daylight. And be aware, if you've not been there before, that Norway is, at any time of the year, phenomenally expensive. For most consumer items, including shop-bought food, restaurant ,meals, soft drinks, booze of any sort you'll need a mortgage. It's a very-high-wages-very-high-costs country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Chodkowski Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Very good destination during their summer with a well stocked van - but not in October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter21 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Thanks for comments (even judgemental's terse contribution...I know...brevity is the soul of wit, according to Shakespeare, and the soul of lingerie, according to Dorothy Parker) but moving on.......we want to see the northern lights ...so dark is good....and we are considering a quickish expedition if it looks like a week or so of anticyclonic weather. Anyone actually been there in October or November? peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter21 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Apologies to JM...can I call you mental?....didn't pick up the very helpful threads you also posted...not so terse. KBO Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Terse is it!.......Damn you eyes sir! And no you cant! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hi We have also been looking to go and see the Northern Lights. According to my research it's best between between the equinoxes (21/9 to 21/3). My concern was temperature (my last hobby van was good in the winter but not sure about my Autiotrail) but it looks sort of doable end of March as long as we don't venture too far North. Has anybody been to see the lights and do they have any tips? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 If you do decide to go, you may find this link useful: http://tinyurl.com/3z7vql9, especially the bit about tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyExsis Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Check out the tyre situation - did I read that you need winter tyres / chains or studs, or did that only apply above a certain latitude. Its sort of on our wish list, but not sure how or when we tackle it. If you do make it - let us all know how the winter experience went. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 We were in Norway May this year, lot of snow about then. http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/malarth/NORWAY%20UP%20DOWN/th_0o9i87ujj-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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