Troms County - Norwegian blues

Driving around Tromsö, Håköya, Ersfjordbotn, Sommaröy, Hillesöya, Kvalöy, Lyngseidet and more.

  • Behind the wheel

    Behind the wheel

    Driving across Håköya

  • The road to nothingness

    The road to nothingness

    The single-lane bridge was not really made for meeting with another car.

    Bridge to Sommaröy

  • Coast guard

    Coast guard

    This is just about as far west you can go without falling into the Atlantic ocean.

    Surveying the landscape at Hillesöya

  • Absolute Norway

    Absolute Norway

    Having a picnic at a fjord surrounded by mountains while listening to Bel Canto on phone speakers. It doesn't really get more Norway than that.

    Ersfjordbotn

  • Bridge to nowhere

    Bridge to nowhere

    Lyngseidet

  • Blasts from the past

    Blasts from the past

    The dreaded German battleship Tirpitz was sunk in November 1944 by Royal Air Force. Today small lakes have been formed from the large craters made by bombs that missed their targets.

    Standing in one of the Tallboy craters at Håköya

  • Norwegian architecture

    Norwegian architecture

    Landslides are nasty business. This house was floating several hundred meters from its original location.

    Lyngseidet

  • Domino dancing

    Domino dancing

    Polaria Museum in Tromsö