Norway rarely uses stop signs. A combination of priority road signs and give way signs are used, if there are no signs you give way to anything coming from your right. Stop signs require a full stop, and are usually only used in Norway if the intersection require extra attention.
@@LifeistooshortCK 18:55 you can see the moped/motorcycle had Yield-sign, that then you were probably on priority. Search for the Wikipedia page about "Road signs in Norway". Sometimes if the priority road doesn't go straight, there us a birdseye view sketch of the intersection on a sign bellow the applicable sign for your road. The thick line in the sketch is the priority road, while give way roads have thin lines.
In the list of signs on the Wikipedia page I mentioned. Roadworks has a yellow background. This kind of yellow is typically used for any temporary signs, usually roadworks, but also other reasons to put up signs temporarily.
On some parkings and roads, you might encounter signs (usually) in black and white. Those signs are not government approved signs, but made by the land owner. Putting up signs with same colors as official signs could be threaten as document forgery. That's why som parkings have the P on black background rather than blue. When they use standard colors, you should expect information about parking regulations in official standard. When they use black and white, they don't necessarily provide information in normal official way. Be aware that unofficial parking signs can be more confusing. You can get in trouble if you don't follow them, but might be possible to get away with, because they realy are confusing. Not ment as a general warning, more just be aware of possible bad information signs if they are black and white.
Traffic teacher in Norway here. If a road has no signs letting you know that you are on an priority road, you will need to yield for traffic coming from your right. Thats the most basic yielding rule in Norway, and it doesn't need signs since everyone learns it early on. Same goes for maximum speed on roads with no signs: 50 km/t on places with decent amount of houses, pedestrian crossing zones etc, 80 km/t on roads with little to no civilisation close to the road.
Good to see they still sell Sod in shops as it used to be our staple diet when out on walks at the weekends when not living on the Oil Rig in Stavanger Dry Dock, circa 1978.
Lol you wife maybe soon get a personality /identify crisis with Daisy Mae ,Charlie Brown and Bunny 🤣😂🤣😂It is funny and adorable at the same time 😄 ❤. Thanks for all the beautiful videos of our beautiful country. You have seen more of Norway than what i will ever do .Suffer severe anxiety and other crappie stuff ,so travelling is a struggle so your videos is so valuable for us that struggle ore can't afford to travel. Thanks again 🙏❤️
Nice to see that you enjoyed the Sodd :) generally with Norwegian canned foods I find that having them with thick white bread and a good layer of butter does the trick to make them more edible :)
I've really enjoyed watching your trip to Norway. American here, but I've lived in Norway since 1994. Kristiansand specifically, so it was cool seeing familiar sights in the start of your trip. :)
It is a long long time ago that I was in Kristiansand (Fred Olsen's Black Prince and Blenheim ferried between Kristiansand and Amsterdam), and still it looks so familiar. Like nothing has changed. Lovely city.
@@OrangeMapleLeaf Funny you should mention Fred Olsen Line. He sold his Norwegian ferry operations to the company that I have worked for for 25 years: Color Line. I sailed the Kristiansand-Denmark route for 11 years, but now I'm on the Oslo-Kiel, Germany route.
@@timhowe1 Fred Olsen was in the sixties, early seventies... We have also used Tor Line to Gothenburg from Amsterdam, Tor Line no longer exists either. My brothers have used the Color Line Kiel-Oslo often. Fred Olsen is now only in freight, I believe. Black Prince was a popular ship, also for cruises.
I am thoroughly enjoying the Vanlife Norway. Living in Queensland, Australia, seeing these different countries, take your breath away. Thank you for your down to earth way of taking us along with you on your journeys. I wish you a blessed Christmas and safe travels.
Very interesting to see the Place Where the Altmark was in ww2 . My friend who I worked with is father was on that boat but unfortunately the cossack What's sunk later on in the war and his father lost his life He was the radio operator on H. M .S cossack. His name was Mr. Rile.
I am a relatively new viewer. I am so enjoying watching your vlogs on these cold, snowy days. They are so calm and cosy. Your relationship is so lovely, very balanced and loving. I love seeing all the little details, a simple yet content life. Thank you.
Hari Om Crikey, that road is reminiscent of some of the sheep tracks in the north of this Bonny Land! You'd sleep well after that. Fabulous sights and again, poignant memorials. YAM xx
18:57 - You have the right of way here. There's a yield sign (upside-down triangle) on the road on your right, and white triangles on the ground behind the pedestrian crossing. The road on your left is a one-way street.
Reminiscing about my vacation this August in Norway, which was an absolut delight. It's already 4 month ago. Time passed so quickly this year, don't you agree? Your video was as always very entertaining and lovely, great drone shots. Love Norway, love your videos and can't wait for the next one. Thank you for reminding me of the good times and stay safe 🙏
We have those bins. Just perfect van size. That beach looked lovely. See you got your morning jog through the quicksand. Quite liked the arty exhibition/ installation. Those roads were so quiet. ( if narrow in parts) dam was impressive. Those tunnels were amazing as was story about Altmark. Sodd 🤣
I am binge watching your Norway trip and it takes me back to our trip there in 2019. Love your trips and information. We must return and do the Lefoten Islands along the West Coast. the pedant in me must correct you on the 'Graff Spray' (Graff Spee (Spay). Keep up the good work. I will be taking a note of the What Three Words for our next trip - very useful, thank you. I'm always impressed your 'wild camping' as opposed to sites, which we use. Save a lot of money that way.
yeah main roads usually always got right of way in box sections and if there is no yield sign then it's yield for right coming traffic, meaning if you wanna turn left, you got to let not only cars to the left but also the cars in front of you go first as they will end up to your right as you make the turn.
My kind of drive Ken . Was surprised how the scenery opened up and what war history . Something that should always be remembered . Looked up box junctions and apparently it's just give way to the right . Great vlog as always both of you .
Spectacular views, Norway is stunning so far. I had my doubts about the “sodd”, but I see there was nothing to be concerned about! Haha. I love the bits of history you bring us as you travel through the different places. I love history, especially when it’s linked to a casual trip. Thank you, I look forward to the next video. Mary
Too bad you didn't have time to check on the houses under the mountain in Jøssingfjord (known as Helleren), they are open to the public most of the year and has a guest book and some information on a plaque.
When you saw the Oil rigg from the bridge. There they recycle and break down old ships that is being retiered. Also the gravle road you drove on is one of the old roads between lista and E39. Most trafic goes on one of the newer Main roads. Grew up to the right of the bridge in the end of the fjord/valley
You should had stop’ed on the houses ‘Helleren’, under the cliffs. ( You passed them before the dark tunnel ). It’s facanating. Thanks for wonderful videos. From Kristiansand.
@@LifeistooshortCK . Yes, I saw the episode Lars night and saw you drived by, but you did’nt stop, but you comment ‘the houses under the cliffs’. But you stop’ed riggt over og the mountain with the wonderful vieu over Jøssingfjorden. I randomly came over your side, I can see the ferry coming in to Kristiansand from Holland from my terracce / sofa. ( And the ferry from Hirtshals, Denmark ). Thanks for great video’s.. Merry Christmas..
I appreciate the history of the places you visit, i find it very interesting. What an epic beach and not a soul in sight. I love a boiled egg mashed up in a cup with small dot of salt, pepper and vinegar and toast 😋🥚. Watching while my two cat's Ashba and chutney are attacking the Christmas tree, the light's must be attracting the pair of them XX ❤️💙
Another very interesting and informative video full of great scenery, drone footage and very narrow scary roads, I think seeing as how they went to such trouble to blast rock in so many places, make tunnels, a few inches more in width would have made all the difference.... Keep safe....
Was a great vidéo,. We enjoy watching as you travel, visite beautiful places giving interesting information as you go along, plus sharing your meals. As we are in our 70ties it is fun to see à more matur couple doing van life. Ours is on hold as it is winter here.Happy trails , looking forward to the next episode. Regards from, Québec, Canada.
Normally I watch your videos on my iPad, but last night I played this one on the (rather large 😬) tv in the living room while decorating our Christmas tree. (FYI it looks amazing on a big screen, like you’re actually there!!) I was thinking to myself how much Norway looks like where I live then my husband came around the corner and asked if I was watching a video from our island!! (we live on the island of Newfoundland across the Atlantic from you) Thanks again for another enjoyable video!
Boy those roads were narrow. Bernie always says this is where our wee vans come into their own. You'd have definitely had a major problem passing both the bus and the motorhome! It must be a nightmare in summer 🐕🚙😁
There are no spesial rules at roundabouts, ALL roundabout have yield signs.. In some European countries, the priority sign (10:19) only applies for the next intersection, in Norway it applies until a sign shows that it ends (or you change to a new road). Trunk roads (green road number signs) is almost allways priority road. Note, the yield to the right do not apply to roads that not are part of the road networl (driveways, tracks, parking lots) You can se it on the laine markings, if the white line continues through the intersection, you do not have to yield because it's not a part of the road network..
@@se6369 no, ALL roundabout have yield signs. If it does not have a yield sign, you have to yield to cars entering the circle, and then it is per definisjon not a roundabout...
@@MichaelEricMenk You have two types of roundabouts in Norway: The most common are roundabouts with yield signs but you can have roundabouts without yield signs too. And in addition you can also have roads that look like roundabouts, in that case you can drive through them in the opposite direction if you want.
Another excellent vlog on Norway 🇳🇴 from the little red camper. As you progressing further north the landscape changes to a more mountain orientation pretty much reminds me of the far north of Scotland in some respect with the road widths etc..the folk driving the big units must have been looking at your Nissan & thinking do we really need such a big van..?? When you met the bus coming towards you it was a close call ..I bet in summer time there are some interesting 'confrontations' with vehicles on the narrow roads!🤔 the drone footage enhanced the views & have to say the tin of 'Sodd' looks better in a bowl than the name might suggest 😉 lovely start to a quiet Sunday morning along with a cuppa tea 🍵 😀 💯👍
In the US, at an unmarked intersection you can go straight through after checking for cross traffic, yielding to anyone approaching on your right. If there are four stop signs, you stop before proceeding through, yielding to the vehicle on your right if they reach the intersection at the same time as you. I noticed fireweed several times, and finally the close up at 19:39. We have them here in Oregon too, mostly in burned or clearcut areas.
Lovely place to wake up. Interesting ‘modern art’ in the field 🤔. Gorgeous landscape. I do enjoy a scenic but challenging drive so lovely without endless traffic, like it’s all yours for a few moments. A couple of tight spots no trouble for the lrc eventually 😊. Glad the sodd didn’t kill you 😂
Well I have studied many of the UK pothole collections on our travels so we thought it might have been nice to see some that were supposed to be there for a change 😁👍
Good evening both. Good to see your still on the Brown Bear Coffee. I've tried a couple of others in boxes from the local supermarkets and they're not up to the Blue Mountain standard of flavour and inherent sweetness. They've certainly got some narrow roads in Norway so it's a good job they're a laid back nation I reckon. I had been wondering what was in that tin of Sodd since you picked it up in the supermarket. Reckon the addition of the fresh vegetables didn't sod it up at all though 🤣 I'm really enjoying your Norway trip and look forward to the Friday evening instalments which I've been enjoying the last couple of Fridays with a good tot of Rum to keep out the cold weather we've been having. Interesting history bits again by the way.
10:26: No the Romans never controlled Norway, but they had sufficient contact to write about some of the tribes in passing. Rogaland, Hordaland and Agder is suspicious similar no those tribal names. Regarding the roads, most communication was done by boat. In the 1600s an improvement of the road network was done. This road network is often referred as "the king road" or "the postal road" The road was made for quicker postal delivery and was optimized for horseback riding. A straight line where possible is optimal for speed.
Some wonderful scenery, as far as the roads go, the width sometimes looked dodgy, (only slightly wider than a single track) with few passing places. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you both a Happy Christmas. Looking forward to your travels of 2023. Thank you.👍
Ha ha ha ,,,now I know why they call it " quick sand " because it sure made you two move QUICK,,,,,you guys always make me chuckle,,,,thanks for that and another beautiful tour Cherryl from Canada
You know language is so intriguing as " SOD " in the UK I do believe is used in a nasty way to tell people off , in Norway it's a tin of runny stew/soup whereas in Canada it is rolls of earth and grass used to make an instant lawn,,,,you have to see the funny in everything,,,Cherryl from Canada
The scenery is getting more rugged as you go further north. We have all heard and probably seen quick sand but not of quick grass. That's all I can think of to explain the sunken arm chair 💺 😅
@@LifeistooshortCK I would agree, in the area, you just visited many feet of snow has fallen. Driving would be very challenging and cold. Next time you come here, start your journey in Bergen and drive north on E39 for an epic adventure. best time to come in May, June, July, or August. Love the show keep exploring my British friends!.
Scenery getting even better! That second stop (the one after the tea stop but before the overnight one) looked amazing. Surprised you didn't stay there. Glad the sodd tasted better than it looked lol.
Hey you two, it did indeed felt a bit like "Lord of the Rings". Long time ago we went for a camping holiday with a tent, drove maybe 4000km with a lot of jenever (gin) in the trunk 🙂made some nice contacts with the locals. Along the coast and then bending towards Sweden and back to the boat in Oslo. Only sunny wether, sometimes near a lake to many mosquis. Lovely to see it through your eyes again, thanks.
Spectacular scenery most enjoyable 🙌❤️ those roads though are so narrow 😩 too bad if you have two wide vehicles trying to pass each other oh dear 🤣🤣 anyway thanks for the journey 👌❤️
Some smashing scenery Ken & Carol. I have just tried out the "What 3 Words" Very good! Glad to hear the Sod turned out to be as nice as it was "Interesting" I hate being out foreign and getting foods I don't know! I am a very plain food person and dislike trying to eat foreign food.
Loving the Norway trip, thank you both for sharing in such a pleasant way. I have read that Google Maps can also be used offline but I have not tried it myself. I imagine that you would need to download the area being travelled before going offline!
Free range cattle are certainly a thing compared to stockyard raised cattle. The meat is considerably more expensive as they are considered to be dosed less with pesticides.
Glad we caught it for you. I read that the Lighthouse fraternity were big on equality. Every man had to have the same house, shed etc. In the video you can see a white building with 4 equal rooms. The head keeper got first choice of the accommodation so naturally he picked the house nearest the lighthouse and the boat shed nearest the slipway at which point they realised that true equality is impossible to achieve. 😁👍
Since I have Norwegian ancestry I have loved your Norway trip videos. Here in the US if you come to a 4 way stop who ever gets there first go first and then the person to the right of you
That was a nice looking beach. Must be nice in the summer. The roads look to be really maintained well. I never realized that Norway was so flat in places.
Wow ,amazing views. Tight roads ,but like Ireland here in places. Great video guys thank you ,from a bitter cold Ireland , we are in an Orange temperature warning .
@@LifeistooshortCK Yes! At least, a few year ago you could go in both, now you can go in one still. It is quite neat. 500 year old houses still standing and open to the public under the cliff.
Another great video, Carol & Ken! This Norwegian journey is a beautiful adventure. What sound did was heard@ 21:05? Did that bigger RV touch your Little Red Campervan?
@@collinhunter9792 Sorry Colin what i meant was that the roads are a lot better in Norway, the roads in Scotland are not good but the scenery is similar to Norway. Cheers Wee Jimmy
8:40: "At a place called Lista fyr" That's the name of the lighthouse. fyr = lighthouse. The sea mark ( 0:52 ) is lykt. A lot of names have nouns on the end. -nes = cape -øy = island -dal/dalen = valley -fjell/fjellet = mountain -fjord = fjord -vatn/vann/vannet/tjern/innsjø = lake So Lindesnes = Cape Linde Karmøy = Island of Karm Mandalselva = Man Valley's river Lista fyr = Lista Lighthouse.
Nice that you're happy with the roads, but it's probably around 2318 kilometers if you want to go all the way north... you're almost as far south as you can go..The roads are probably a bit of both, both tourist roads and roads that go a little faster.
Hiya Both, great vid. My son and his Norwegian girlfriend live in a house they bought together in Stavanger and her mother lives in Egersund but it is a lovely part of the country. I visit as often as I can but only spring summer or autumn, winters not too nice:(
Norway rarely uses stop signs. A combination of priority road signs and give way signs are used, if there are no signs you give way to anything coming from your right. Stop signs require a full stop, and are usually only used in Norway if the intersection require extra attention.
Good to know, thanks 🙂👍
@@LifeistooshortCK 18:55 you can see the moped/motorcycle had Yield-sign, that then you were probably on priority.
Search for the Wikipedia page about "Road signs in Norway".
Sometimes if the priority road doesn't go straight, there us a birdseye view sketch of the intersection on a sign bellow the applicable sign for your road.
The thick line in the sketch is the priority road, while give way roads have thin lines.
And also, the "stop line" for give way is a set of triangles. And full stop line is a thick line.
The lines are usually before pedestrian crossings.
In the list of signs on the Wikipedia page I mentioned. Roadworks has a yellow background.
This kind of yellow is typically used for any temporary signs, usually roadworks, but also other reasons to put up signs temporarily.
On some parkings and roads, you might encounter signs (usually) in black and white.
Those signs are not government approved signs, but made by the land owner.
Putting up signs with same colors as official signs could be threaten as document forgery.
That's why som parkings have the P on black background rather than blue.
When they use standard colors, you should expect information about parking regulations in official standard.
When they use black and white, they don't necessarily provide information in normal official way.
Be aware that unofficial parking signs can be more confusing. You can get in trouble if you don't follow them, but might be possible to get away with, because they realy are confusing.
Not ment as a general warning, more just be aware of possible bad information signs if they are black and white.
Your dear Carol is a Redhead screaming to get out! Lovely!
Traffic teacher in Norway here. If a road has no signs letting you know that you are on an priority road, you will need to yield for traffic coming from your right. Thats the most basic yielding rule in Norway, and it doesn't need signs since everyone learns it early on.
Same goes for maximum speed on roads with no signs: 50 km/t on places with decent amount of houses, pedestrian crossing zones etc, 80 km/t on roads with little to no civilisation close to the road.
Thanks for the info. Good to hear it from a traffic teacher 🙂👍
Good to see they still sell Sod in shops as it used to be our staple diet when out on walks at the weekends when not living on the Oil Rig in Stavanger Dry Dock, circa 1978.
I enjoyed it 👍
Oh my gosh! Sensory overload, again! A water baby and lover of mountains, this is an amazing country❤ thank you for the tour!
You’re welcome 🙂
Lol you wife maybe soon get a personality /identify crisis with Daisy Mae ,Charlie Brown and Bunny 🤣😂🤣😂It is funny and adorable at the same time 😄 ❤. Thanks for all the beautiful videos of our beautiful country. You have seen more of Norway than what i will ever do .Suffer severe anxiety and other crappie stuff ,so travelling is a struggle so your videos is so valuable for us that struggle ore can't afford to travel. Thanks again 🙏❤️
@@tonemarieantonsen1597 glad we can help. We enjoyed our travels in your beautiful country. Take care ❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK Thanks so much ❤️
Norway is far more beautiful than I imagined. Thank you for taking us on this trip 😊
It is certainly very beautiful and the scenery gets more dramatic further north. Thanks for watching 🙂
Nice to see that you enjoyed the Sodd :) generally with Norwegian canned foods I find that having them with thick white bread and a good layer of butter does the trick to make them more edible :)
Wish we had tried that, sounds good 👌 😋
Flat brød with butter does the tric to
@@terjegjertsen6361 Im more a baguette guy when it comes to those :)
I've really enjoyed watching your trip to Norway. American here, but I've lived in Norway since 1994. Kristiansand specifically, so it was cool seeing familiar sights in the start of your trip. :)
Thanks for watching. Kristiansand looks like a lovely place to live 🙂
It is a long long time ago that I was in Kristiansand (Fred Olsen's Black Prince and Blenheim ferried between Kristiansand and Amsterdam), and still it looks so familiar. Like nothing has changed. Lovely city.
@@OrangeMapleLeaf Funny you should mention Fred Olsen Line. He sold his Norwegian ferry operations to the company that I have worked for for 25 years: Color Line. I sailed the Kristiansand-Denmark route for 11 years, but now I'm on the Oslo-Kiel, Germany route.
@@timhowe1 Fred Olsen was in the sixties, early seventies... We have also used Tor Line to Gothenburg from Amsterdam, Tor Line no longer exists either. My brothers have used the Color Line Kiel-Oslo often. Fred Olsen is now only in freight, I believe. Black Prince was a popular ship, also for cruises.
I am thoroughly enjoying the Vanlife Norway. Living in Queensland, Australia, seeing these different countries, take your breath away. Thank you for your down to earth way of taking us along with you on your journeys. I wish you a blessed Christmas and safe travels.
Glad you are enjoying our Norway trip. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful Christmas 🎅🏻 🎄
Very interesting to see the Place Where the Altmark was in ww2 . My friend who I worked with is father was on that boat but unfortunately the cossack What's sunk later on in the war and his father lost his life He was the radio operator on H. M .S cossack. His name was Mr. Rile.
Tragedy he didn’t survive the war.
Beautiful vistas
I am a relatively new viewer. I am so enjoying watching your vlogs on these cold, snowy days. They are so calm and cosy. Your relationship is so lovely, very balanced and loving. I love seeing all the little details, a simple yet content life. Thank you.
Glad you are enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching 🙂
Love the chilled vibe with your uploads.Good stuff. Stay safe.
Thanks 😊
Hari Om
Crikey, that road is reminiscent of some of the sheep tracks in the north of this Bonny Land! You'd sleep well after that. Fabulous sights and again, poignant memorials. YAM xx
Cheers 👍
18:57 - You have the right of way here. There's a yield sign (upside-down triangle) on the road on your right, and white triangles on the ground behind the pedestrian crossing. The road on your left is a one-way street.
Thanks for the explanation 🙂👍
Merry Xmas to you both. Cheers Judy from Australia
Thanks Judy. Merry Christmas to you in Australia 🇦🇺 🎄🎅🏻
Reminiscing about my vacation this August in Norway, which was an absolut delight. It's already 4 month ago. Time passed so quickly this year, don't you agree? Your video was as always very entertaining and lovely, great drone shots. Love Norway, love your videos and can't wait for the next one. Thank you for reminding me of the good times and stay safe 🙏
Yes, this year has flown by but we are already looking forward to our future travels next year. Glad you enjoyed your trip to Norway 😀
A lovley calming video. Norway is so beautiful.
We have those bins. Just perfect van size. That beach looked lovely. See you got your morning jog through the quicksand. Quite liked the arty exhibition/ installation. Those roads were so quiet. ( if narrow in parts) dam was impressive. Those tunnels were amazing as was story about Altmark. Sodd 🤣
Thanks for watching 🙏🙂
"SODD" ing great meal. Surry, just had too,. It screamed at me. Looked good though. Stay safe guys.
Haha, yes it wasn’t as bad as we were expecting. Thanks for watching 🙂👍
What amazing scenery!
Great driving Ken. Enjoyed all the fantastic views. Thank you was a delight to watch.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I am binge watching your Norway trip and it takes me back to our trip there in 2019. Love your trips and information. We must return and do the Lefoten Islands along the West Coast. the pedant in me must correct you on the 'Graff Spray' (Graff Spee (Spay). Keep up the good work. I will be taking a note of the What Three Words for our next trip - very useful, thank you. I'm always impressed your 'wild camping' as opposed to sites, which we use. Save a lot of money that way.
Glad they are useful to you. We spent a fortune on campsites when we had our caravans. Not a fan of them these days. 😁👍
Stunning landscape, 😮! Love the coloured homes and big spaces. Excited to see more.
No - the Romans did only get to the River Rhien in Germany.
Thanks you both for another great one with the little red van, best wishes for Christmas and the New Year
Thank you, you too 🙏 🎄
yeah main roads usually always got right of way in box sections and if there is no yield sign then it's yield for right coming traffic, meaning if you wanna turn left, you got to let not only cars to the left but also the cars in front of you go first as they will end up to your right as you make the turn.
Good to know, thanks 🙂👍
Thanks for reply Ken, Makes you feel appreciated 😊
My kind of drive Ken . Was surprised how the scenery opened up and what war history . Something that should always be remembered . Looked up box junctions and apparently it's just give way to the right . Great vlog as always both of you .
Thanks for the info. Those roads are fun to drive in a small van. I wouldn’t want to do it in a big motorhome mind 😁👍
Spectacular views, Norway is stunning so far. I had my doubts about the “sodd”, but I see there was nothing to be concerned about! Haha. I love the bits of history you bring us as you travel through the different places. I love history, especially when it’s linked to a casual trip. Thank you, I look forward to the next video. Mary
Cheers 👍
What a lovely place. Thankyou for sharing it with us.
Too bad you didn't have time to check on the houses under the mountain in Jøssingfjord (known as Helleren), they are open to the public most of the year and has a guest book and some information on a plaque.
To be honest we didn’t know they were open to the public. I think we got distracted by the view of the road going through the mountain.
When you saw the Oil rigg from the bridge. There they recycle and break down old ships that is being retiered.
Also the gravle road you drove on is one of the old roads between lista and E39. Most trafic goes on one of the newer Main roads. Grew up to the right of the bridge in the end of the fjord/valley
Nice spot to grow up in. That is an impressive bridge 👍
Very exciting driving in that one. And, I learned a new British phrase "Ruffty tuffty". 😁
Thank you both so much for sharing your travels with us I'm retired now and could never travel to go see these places myself
Our pleasure, thanks for watching 😊
Beautiful place and a joy to share it with you. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful vlog and hilarious comments. Made me spill my tea Ken😂😂. I’m relieved you survived the Sodd❤. Thanks for this. Safe travels.
Thanks 🙂👍
Great video & Norway 🇳🇴 certainly has some lovely scenery...... plenty of tunnels to go through & Great views from Drone .......
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful scenery.
You should had stop’ed on the houses ‘Helleren’, under the cliffs. ( You passed them before the dark tunnel ). It’s facanating. Thanks for wonderful videos. From Kristiansand.
We have only just found out about Helleren. We would have loved to explore those houses 😊
@@LifeistooshortCK . Yes, I saw the episode Lars night and saw you drived by, but you did’nt stop, but you comment ‘the houses under the cliffs’. But you stop’ed riggt over og the mountain with the wonderful vieu over Jøssingfjorden. I randomly came over your side, I can see the ferry coming in to Kristiansand from Holland from my terracce / sofa. ( And the ferry from Hirtshals, Denmark ). Thanks for great video’s.. Merry Christmas..
@@sirigautefall234 what a lovely view from your sofa 😁 Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄
Cool
Fascinating landscape. Thanks for that.
Thanks for watching 🙂👍
down here its give way to the right ...thanks again for the peek into Norway :)
I appreciate the history of the places you visit, i find it very interesting. What an epic beach and not a soul in sight. I love a boiled egg mashed up in a cup with small dot of salt, pepper and vinegar and toast 😋🥚. Watching while my two cat's Ashba and chutney are attacking the Christmas tree, the light's must be attracting the pair of them XX ❤️💙
Thanks for watching, Margaret and your lovely comment. Hope the Christmas tree survived 🎄😊
Another very interesting and informative video full of great scenery, drone footage and very narrow scary roads, I think seeing as how they went to such trouble to blast rock in so many places, make tunnels, a few inches more in width would have made all the difference.... Keep safe....
Marvelous episode, this has been a very enjoyable trip. Thanks Ken and Charley Brown, I’m looking forward to seeing your next edition. 😊
Wow what a lovely vlog? You too are lovely,thank you for sharing your adventure s.x
Cheers 👍
Was a great vidéo,. We enjoy watching as you travel, visite beautiful places giving interesting information as you go along, plus sharing your meals. As we are in our 70ties it is fun to see à more matur couple doing van life. Ours is on hold as it is winter here.Happy trails , looking forward to the next episode. Regards from, Québec, Canada.
There are lots of us oldies out there doing it but not as many posting it to youtube. More people should start doing it we think 😁👍
Normally I watch your videos on my iPad, but last night I played this one on the (rather large 😬) tv in the living room while decorating our Christmas tree. (FYI it looks amazing on a big screen, like you’re actually there!!) I was thinking to myself how much Norway looks like where I live then my husband came around the corner and asked if I was watching a video from our island!! (we live on the island of Newfoundland across the Atlantic from you)
Thanks again for another enjoyable video!
Glad it looks good on your big screen TV 😁👍
Boy those roads were narrow. Bernie always says this is where our wee vans come into their own. You'd have definitely had a major problem passing both the bus and the motorhome! It must be a nightmare in summer 🐕🚙😁
We are the same on those narrow roads. Don’t know how the bigger motorhomes get on ☺️
Love this location beautiful🙂
Lovely! Beautiful scenery although the driving certainly looks challenging. Enjoy your adventures!
It turned out to be easier than I thought. I shudder to think what it’s like with a bit of snow and ice thrown in. 😁👍
The ship loading you wandered about, the mines close by is mining ilmenite, used to make titan (Titania AS)
Thanks for that information. I learn something every day from the comments. Never heard of ilmenite before 👍
When it's not any yield signs, you always have to yield for the traffic from the right here in Norway.
Except in the roundaboauts.
Love your videos.
Thanks for the info and thanks for watching 🙂👍
There are no spesial rules at roundabouts, ALL roundabout have yield signs..
In some European countries, the priority sign (10:19) only applies for the next intersection, in Norway it applies until a sign shows that it ends (or you change to a new road).
Trunk roads (green road number signs) is almost allways priority road.
Note, the yield to the right do not apply to roads that not are part of the road networl (driveways, tracks, parking lots)
You can se it on the laine markings, if the white line continues through the intersection, you do not have to yield because it's not a part of the road network..
@@MichaelEricMenk Most roundabout you mean
@@se6369 no, ALL roundabout have yield signs.
If it does not have a yield sign, you have to yield to cars entering the circle, and then it is per definisjon not a roundabout...
@@MichaelEricMenk You have two types of roundabouts in Norway: The most common are roundabouts with yield signs but you can have roundabouts without yield signs too.
And in addition you can also have roads that look like roundabouts, in that case you can drive through them in the opposite direction if you want.
Another excellent vlog on Norway 🇳🇴 from the little red camper. As you progressing further north the landscape changes to a more mountain orientation pretty much reminds me of the far north of Scotland in some respect with the road widths etc..the folk driving the big units must have been looking at your Nissan & thinking do we really need such a big van..?? When you met the bus coming towards you it was a close call ..I bet in summer time there are some interesting 'confrontations' with vehicles on the narrow roads!🤔 the drone footage enhanced the views & have to say the tin of 'Sodd' looks better in a bowl than the name might suggest 😉 lovely start to a quiet Sunday morning along with a cuppa tea 🍵 😀 💯👍
Thanks David. Yes we were glad we only had a small van on some of those roads 🙂👍
Thanks, again, for a great vlog!
In the US, at an unmarked intersection you can go straight through after checking for cross traffic, yielding to anyone approaching on your right. If there are four stop signs, you stop before proceeding through, yielding to the vehicle on your right if they reach the intersection at the same time as you. I noticed fireweed several times, and finally the close up at 19:39. We have them here in Oregon too, mostly in burned or clearcut areas.
Thanks for the info 🙂👍
Thankyou for sharing.
Cheers 👍
Lovely place to wake up. Interesting ‘modern art’ in the field 🤔. Gorgeous landscape. I do enjoy a scenic but challenging drive so lovely without endless traffic, like it’s all yours for a few moments. A couple of tight spots no trouble for the lrc eventually 😊. Glad the sodd didn’t kill you 😂
Modern art is always a mystery to us 🤷🏻♂️ Yes, glad we didn’t have a bigger van in some of those tight spots ☺️
Beautiful landscapes! Little red houses on the lakes… and mobility scooters on mountain passes 😂
That mobility scooter was the last thing we expected to see 😂
@@LifeistooshortCK I bet!! I hope they have winter tyres at the ready.
I thought coming from the UK you would never want to see another pothole😂. Really enjoying this trip.
Well I have studied many of the UK pothole collections on our travels so we thought it might have been nice to see some that were supposed to be there for a change 😁👍
Good evening both. Good to see your still on the Brown Bear Coffee. I've tried a couple of others in boxes from the local supermarkets and they're not up to the Blue Mountain standard of flavour and inherent sweetness. They've certainly got some narrow roads in Norway so it's a good job they're a laid back nation I reckon. I had been wondering what was in that tin of Sodd since you picked it up in the supermarket. Reckon the addition of the fresh vegetables didn't sod it up at all though 🤣 I'm really enjoying your Norway trip and look forward to the Friday evening instalments which I've been enjoying the last couple of Fridays with a good tot of Rum to keep out the cold weather we've been having. Interesting history bits again by the way.
Enjoy that rum 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Always. 😋😉
I thought the roads were narrow in England, but I believe the ones in Norway are even more so. Glad there wasn’t much traffic! Beautiful scenery💕
In the summer lots more traffic. I bet they have fun with all the big motorhomes then 😁👍
10:26: No the Romans never controlled Norway, but they had sufficient contact to write about some of the tribes in passing.
Rogaland, Hordaland and Agder is suspicious similar no those tribal names.
Regarding the roads, most communication was done by boat.
In the 1600s an improvement of the road network was done. This road network is often referred as "the king road" or "the postal road"
The road was made for quicker postal delivery and was optimized for horseback riding.
A straight line where possible is optimal for speed.
Very interesting. Thanks 🙏
I love how we call the white wrapped hay bales “tractor eggs” 😂
Good name for them 👍
Some wonderful scenery, as far as the roads go, the width sometimes looked dodgy, (only slightly wider than a single track) with few passing places.
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you both a Happy Christmas. Looking forward to your travels of 2023. Thank you.👍
Thanks Simon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you 🙂🎄
Ha ha ha ,,,now I know why they call it " quick sand " because it sure made you two move QUICK,,,,,you guys always make me chuckle,,,,thanks for that and another beautiful tour Cherryl from Canada
Cheers Cherryl. Carol can move faster than me although keep an eye out for the great wasp attack in a future episode 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Will do as I have a " stinger " of a story too !
You know language is so intriguing as " SOD " in the UK I do believe is used in a nasty way to tell people off , in Norway it's a tin of runny stew/soup whereas in Canada it is rolls of earth and grass used to make an instant lawn,,,,you have to see the funny in everything,,,Cherryl from Canada
The scenery is getting more rugged as you go further north. We have all heard and probably seen quick sand but not of quick grass. That's all I can think of to explain the sunken arm chair 💺 😅
They could have sunk it level so you could at least sit in it 😁👍
Come back to Norway soon! Eat more Sodd! Stay a while stay forever!
A very kind offer which we will have to decline on the grounds that we would freeze to death in the Little Red Camper in the winter 😁👍
Thanks for the SuperThanks, much appreciated 🙂❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK I would agree, in the area, you just visited many feet of snow has fallen. Driving would be very challenging and cold. Next time you come here, start your journey in Bergen and drive north on E39 for an epic adventure. best time to come in May, June, July, or August. Love the show keep exploring my British friends!.
Scenery getting even better! That second stop (the one after the tea stop but before the overnight one) looked amazing. Surprised you didn't stay there. Glad the sodd tasted better than it looked lol.
There were some lovely views from that park up and it would have been quiet at night for sure 👌😀
Wow pix are so clear enjoying this
Thank you 🙏
Hey you two, it did indeed felt a bit like "Lord of the Rings". Long time ago we went for a camping holiday with a tent, drove maybe 4000km with a lot of jenever (gin) in the trunk 🙂made some nice contacts with the locals. Along the coast and then bending towards Sweden and back to the boat in Oslo. Only sunny wether, sometimes near a lake to many mosquis. Lovely to see it through your eyes again, thanks.
Glad to bring back some memories 👍
Nice video
Thank you 🙏
Main rule: Obligation to give way from the right-hand side. To deviate from this main rule, follow the traffic signs!
Sounds simple when you know how ☺️👍
Hello, beautiful place, thanks for sharing. New here connect
Thanks for watching 🙂👍
Spectacular scenery most enjoyable 🙌❤️ those roads though are so narrow 😩 too bad if you have two wide vehicles trying to pass each other oh dear 🤣🤣 anyway thanks for the journey 👌❤️
In the summer months I bet there is a lot of reversing 😁👍
Sod looks like our chicken soup 🇺🇸
Some smashing scenery Ken & Carol. I have just tried out the "What 3 Words" Very good! Glad to hear the Sod turned out to be as nice as it was "Interesting" I hate being out foreign and getting foods I don't know! I am a very plain food person and dislike trying to eat foreign food.
Norwegian food is generally "boring" but very hearty. Potatoes, onions, carrots, lamb, beef, pork, bread etc.
We are happy to try most things 😁👍
30:45 : what you expected is called lapskaus. While this was sodd.
quick sand? never seen you move so fast Ken.
Nor me! 😁
Great video guys ❤️merry Christmas from Australia ❤️🎄🎅🏻🦘🐨🚐👋
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you in Australia. Have a lovely time 🎅🏻🎄😀
Loving the Norway trip, thank you both for sharing in such a pleasant way.
I have read that Google Maps can also be used offline but I have not tried it myself. I imagine that you would need to download the area being travelled before going offline!
We have not tried Google Map downloads yet. Pocket Earth makes it easy to download entire countries for offline use and so far its been great 👍
Free range cattle are certainly a thing compared to stockyard raised cattle. The meat is considerably more expensive as they are considered to be dosed less with pesticides.
Thanks for the info 👍
I keep looking for where my father grew up and you finally got there. Lista. My cousins husband was the lighthouse keeper at Lista Fyr
Glad we caught it for you. I read that the Lighthouse fraternity were big on equality. Every man had to have the same house, shed etc. In the video you can see a white building with 4 equal rooms. The head keeper got first choice of the accommodation so naturally he picked the house nearest the lighthouse and the boat shed nearest the slipway at which point they realised that true equality is impossible to achieve. 😁👍
Since I have Norwegian ancestry I have loved your Norway trip videos.
Here in the US if you come to a 4 way stop who ever gets there first go first and then the person to the right of you
I remember that from our visits to the USA. Apparently in Norway its just give way to the right 👍
That was a nice looking beach. Must be nice in the summer.
The roads look to be really maintained well. I never realized that Norway was so flat in places.
Southwest (south of Stavanger and towards Mandal) is a bit flat and the soil is very rich. Perfect farmland.
Yes we only think of the mountainous Fjord areas don’t we. I have FB friends that live in the southern area so I get to see what their area looks like
Wow ,amazing views. Tight roads ,but like Ireland here in places.
Great video guys thank you ,from a bitter cold Ireland , we are in an Orange temperature warning .
Thanks for watching. Hope the weather improves for you soon. Take care 🙂
Try Wyoming in the deep of winter. It doesn’t even feel cold. It just hurts.
@@LifeistooshortCK your welcome .
Hi guys. Hope all is well.
We are good Larry but had a bit of snow. 😁👍. Hope you are warm and well.
@@LifeistooshortCK doing good thanks.
Oh no, I hope you did not skip the Helleren Houses! I see you drove right by them.
We didn’t know about the Helleren Houses. Can you visit them and go inside?
@@LifeistooshortCK Yes! At least, a few year ago you could go in both, now you can go in one still. It is quite neat. 500 year old houses still standing and open to the public under the cliff.
@@spamanator666 would have liked to have seen that 🙂👍
I love the cooking.
I love the eating 😁👍
Great Trip 😁
Another great video, Carol & Ken! This Norwegian journey is a beautiful adventure. What sound did was heard@ 21:05? Did that bigger RV touch your Little Red Campervan?
No that was Carol pushing our wing mirror back out 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK Thank you for the explanation.
You are obliged to give way to traffic coming from the right at an intersection, unless otherwise signposted.
Thanks for that. Now we know. 👍
As always enjoying your vlog, Norway seems to be like Scotland on steroids but the roads are better,
Best wishes, Wee Jimmy
lmao, roads are better where? ex scotland boy in new zealand 36yr now
@@collinhunter9792 Sorry Colin what i meant was that the roads are a lot better in Norway, the roads in Scotland are not good but the scenery is similar to Norway.
Cheers
Wee Jimmy
8:40: "At a place called Lista fyr"
That's the name of the lighthouse. fyr = lighthouse. The sea mark ( 0:52 ) is lykt.
A lot of names have nouns on the end.
-nes = cape
-øy = island
-dal/dalen = valley
-fjell/fjellet = mountain
-fjord = fjord
-vatn/vann/vannet/tjern/innsjø = lake
So
Lindesnes = Cape Linde
Karmøy = Island of Karm
Mandalselva = Man Valley's river
Lista fyr = Lista Lighthouse.
Thanks for the info, very interesting 🙂👍
SODD is not bad at all, but you should never heat it so it boils, that leavs a bad taste. Only gentle heating.
Thanks for the advice 🙂👍
Nice that you're happy with the roads, but it's probably around 2318 kilometers if you want to go all the way north... you're almost as far south as you can go..The roads are probably a bit of both, both tourist roads and roads that go a little faster.
We have watched a few CZcamsrs who have gone all the way and we will one day 😁👍
I think that may have been a microcar rather than a mobility scooter. Like those that use cycle paths in the Netherlands
Possibly 👍
Hiya Both, great vid. My son and his Norwegian girlfriend live in a house they bought together in Stavanger and her mother lives in Egersund but it is a lovely part of the country. I visit as often as I can but only spring summer or autumn, winters not too nice:(
Egersund and Stavanger are next on our itinerary. We enjoyed our visit there but agree it would be challenging in winter ☺️