National dress was very
much in evidence
We could do with a few of
these signs on our roads
Lunch stop
Lunch stop alfresco
1.30am
A bit of fun in Mosjøen
Old part of town
An elk in the Arctic Circle
shop
Bodo
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Arctic Adventure - 10 to 31 May 2018 Part 4
Story by Margaret Campbell
 The
morning of the 17th May was bright and sunny in Trondheimbut much
colder, after all we were quite a bit further north bynow. After
breakfast we joined the thousands of people to watch the first parade
which was all the local schools. Class byclass they marched passed,
some playing instruments, some singing but all thoroughly enjoying
themselves and taking a pride in the day. This parade lasted most of
the morning and then everybody dispersed for lunch. Every eatery was
choc a block but we managed to get fed.
Then it was back to the
street for the next parade, this time it was services and clubs etc. We
watched for a while then went to find somewhere to have a seat, as luck
would have it we found a Scottish themed pub and had a beer. We
didn’t wait for the teenagers’ parade later in the day as
we wanted to explore a bit and we had to renew the parking tickets on
our cars. Whilst walking around we were lucky enough to find a
restaurant with spaces so, although it was a bit early, we decided to
have supper in case it got much busier. We didn’t get a lot of
sleep as the parties went on most of the night.
 Having retrieved
the cars from the station we packed up and hit the road again and as we
had a lot of miles to cover we took the main road north. Once
clear of the city, we encountered a very different type of scenery. It
was very agricultural and looked incredibly fertile, we were now
travelling up the narrow part of the country between the coast and the
Swedish border and would soon cross the border into North Norway.
 We
followed the river Namsen for a few miles, this river is one of
Norway’s best known salmon rivers. Once again we were lucky
enough to be able to have our picnic outside and found a lovely spot
close to the river.
We arrived at Mosjøen which is situated at
the head of the Vefsnfjorden for our overnight stop in the late
afternoon. I woke at 1.30am and it was still daylight.
The next
morning was disappointing as it was damp and cold but that didn’t
stop us from having a look at the old part of the town, known as
Sjøgata, with its long cluster of 19thC wooden houses and piers.
The town is now known for its Aluminium works and its plant is among
the biggest in Europe. Finding a petrol station and filling up, we were
back on the road.
The weather deteriorated as we headed north
again passing through the town of Mo i  Rana (fascinating history if you
 look it up on google). By the time we reached the Arctic Circle it was
very, very wet and cold, we stopped at the centre for the obligatory
photographs and souvenirs and had our picnic in the car with the
heaters and wipers on. Steamy windows!!!
Onwards
and northwards as the weather started to improve and round the corner
to see some wild reindeer casually grazing beside the road, how lucky.
The road to the North, the E6, is undergoing a major realignment and as
a result the roadworks were very evident but did not really interfere
with our travel. Arriving in Bodø we found our hotel and did
some rearranging of luggage etc. for the following day.
| Published 22 June 2018
Updated 4 July 2018
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