2010 Arctic Circle Bus Meet

[Plasticman]

Well as was then,In town limits 20kph, you have the right to join major roads from a side road, heading out of town yellow diamond changes this wiating to join a major road.
Driver drunk, fr passenger gets done same,
Different colour no plates to signify new drivers or rear seats removed so only two occupants allowed, studs or chains were I think obligatory .
Cyclists and foot pedestrians have the absolute right of way in towns,
they are some of the rules as I remeber them, ? if Im wrong then please correct me for my next visit.
Mike

[taigagreen]

Well as was then,In town limits 20kph, you have the right to join major roads from a side road, heading out of town yellow diamond changes this wiating to join a major road.

In town or on roads without the yellow diamond you must yield for cars coming from your right. So if you are entering a road and there is a car coming from your left, you have the right of way. I thought it was the same in all Euro countries (mirrored in Britain)... I have only driven in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Serbia (not much to traffic rules there ) Oh, and India, but that was on a 150cc bike. Horn!

Driver drunk, fr passenger gets done same,

Don't know about this, I think you can be fined if riding with an intoxicated driver.

Different colour no plates to signify new drivers or rear seats removed so only two occupants allowed, studs or chains were I think obligatory .

Not sure what you mean.. On cars under 3500kg total and with only one row of seats the plates are green. All other plates in Norway are white, except for black/yellow ones for limited road use. Proper tires are obligatory. Doesn't have to be studded winter tires anymore. Chains? I don't have them

Cyclists and foot pedestrians have the absolute right of way in towns,

Nope.They have to follow the traffic rules too. They have absolute right of way on marked crossing.

they are some of the rules as I remeber them, ? if Im wrong then please correct me for my next visit.
Mike

Hope this clarifies a few things

[taigagreen]

For your information:

Overlanding in Norway is somewhat hampered by the fact that off-highway travel is illegal. If you're looking to explore our "outback", you're basically forced to keep your motorised vehicle on the roads, with "roads" meaning at least maintained gravel roads (we have LOTS of those ).

Motorised off road travel is limited to what the law defines as "innmark", basically everything that's not uninhabited and uncultivated land. That's the bad news. Now for the good news, lifted from Wikipedia:

Everyone in Norway enjoys the right of access to, and passage through, uncultivated land in the countryside. The right is an old consuetudinary law called the allemannsrett (lit. all men's right), that was codified in 1957 with the implementation of the Outdoor Recreation Act.[4] It is based on respect for the countryside, and all visitors are expected to show consideration for farmers and landowners, other users and the environment. In Norway the terms utmark and innmark divide areas where the right is valid and where it is not. The law specifies innmark thoroughly, and all areas not covered by this definition are defined as utmark, generally speaking uninhabited and uncultivated areas. Cultivated land may only be walked on when it is frozen and covered in snow.

...

Even though a land owner has been permitted to build closer to the shore he can not restrict people from walking along the shore. Fences and other barriers to prevent public access are not permitted (but yet sometimes erected, resulting in heavy fines).

Canoeing, kayaking, rowing and sailing in rivers, lakes, and ocean are allowed. Motorised boats are only permitted in salt water. All waters are open for swimming.

Hunting rights belong to the landowner, and thus hunting is not included in the right of free access. In freshwater areas such as rivers and lakes, the fishing rights belong to the landowner. Regardless of who owns the land, fresh water fishing activities may only be conducted with the permission of the landowner or by those in possession of a fishing licence. In salt water areas there is free access to sports fishing using boats or from the shoreline. All fishing is subject to legislation to among other things protect biological diversity, and this legislation stipulates rules regarding the use of gear, seasons, bag or size limits and more.

So you can bring your tent, and basically pitch it anywhere in woods or on the mountains. You can also freely cross forests and beachfront owned by private parties, and you will see no "No trespassing" signs.

[ThorAlex]

Looking forward to this one if i can come. I was at this years meet, here's a few pic's:

The gate to northern norway in sunset on my way to the meet

the polar circle center

Three syncro DoKa's in an abandoned mining town

Driving along a fjord

I hope I will be able to go there, and I hope to see a few of you there!

[taigagreen]

Folks Some pics from the area around Bjerka. Just want to give you a taste of what you'll see and some activities we could do.










This pic is taken at 22:50, june 20.



View from my house (with a zoom lens)



This is taken from the camp site, across the river.

[lloyd]

Beautiful pictures.

[taigagreen]

Judging from emails, postings and general feedback there should be enough people coming over from the UK to make a nice convoy.

So, whos coming?

[ThorAlex]

In addition I'm working on a couple of Frenchmen, seems there is some interest there too but to early to say for shure.

[syncropatrick]

can someone tell me the easiest route to get to norway these days please? i believe the newcastle-bergen ferry is now defunct! which is the best ferry line to look at ? would my non-syncro get me there ok? cheers ben
p.s. morten,a good friend of mine,has some time off from touring next summer so would be good to catch up with him.

Yeh the newcastle ferry doesn't run anymore.

So far, in my research, it's DFDS to Esjberg then a drive up to one of the more nothern ports and on to Oslo or Bergen http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/?campaign=brand" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's about 20 hours to Denmark then about 130 mile drive I think.

Not all the ferry schedules are up for 2010 yet tho.

Might this help?
Saw this in motorway services today - Immingham, UK to Brevik, Norway (NorBridge), or Immingham, UK to Gothenburg, Sweden (AngloBridge) on a freight ship - http://www.dfdstorline.com/DfdsTorLine/ ... n/Bridges/
They take passengers as well http://www.dfdstorline.com/DfdsTorLine/ ... /index.htm
Not cheap though.
cheers
Patrick.

[syncropaddy]

Well after my sons return from Nordkapp I think I'd better go on this trip. ThorAlex and taigagreen were of great help to him on his journey with loads of local advice.
If anyone is interested to read of his experiences you can go here

http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php? ... =0&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Ian Hulley]

Beautifull photos ! This one in particular ....

Reminded me of Dubfreeze 'show' for some reason

Ian.

[taigagreen]

Here's a neutral (if there is such a thing) description of travelling in Norway.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/0 ... =allsearch

[pat_6_4]

Went onto the ferry website to see what it would cost for a van and two adults....came up with £1,200 quid!

That cant be right can it??

That was from Harwich

Was expecting a couple of hundred quid. Am I living in dream world or in the 70's?!

[SyncroT3]

I was looking into the best way to get to Tromsø and after going through everything in as much detail as I could, it worked out about £225 cheaper to drive the whole way there via Calais than to drive up to Immingham and get the ferry over to Brevik, and drive the rest of the way up.

[syncropaddy]

Im thinking of leaving my van in Sweden after the Syncro25 meeting and flying back home. Then fly back over and drive up through Sweden (diesel is cheaper) to Sundsvall and then to Storuman and then over the border to Mosjøen. Its about a 1000 mile drive just to get there from Malmo.