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Farewell Norway
24.11.2019 - 25.11.2019
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Northern Lights in Lofoten 2019
on Grete Howard's travel map.
Today we make an early start for our drive back to Evenes Airport for the flight home. Leaving Ure to join the main road, takes us over a mountain pass with spectacular S bends. This is the only time we have been grateful for the lack of snow, and more importantly, ice, on this whole trip.
It is still dark when we reach the E10 highway. Despite being only half-awake, I spot something at the side of the road. It looks like a donkey – then I realise: it's an elk! Neither of the others have seen it, and they don't believe me at first, so I make David turn the car around.
There she is, grazing in amongst the trees. The photo is absolute rubbish at 25,600 ISO, but I don't care, IT'S AN ELK!
Footnote: Although called 'Elg' in Norwegian, the elk / moose found in Norway (Alces alces) is a different species to the American elk.
The journey home via Gardemown and Gatwick is smooth and painless, and we get back just after midnight. It's been a long day, but we have plenty of awesome memories from the north and some good photos.
Our route through Lofoten
Posted by Grete Howard 02:10 Archived in Norway Tagged moose elk gatwick ure homeward_bound evenes gardemoen ure_rorbuutleie alces_alces Comments (2)
