{"id":22900,"date":"2016-07-27T16:39:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=22900"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:24:49","slug":"through-the-incredible-arctic-tromso-to-hillesoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/through-the-incredible-arctic-tromso-to-hillesoya\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Incredible Arctic, Troms\u00f8 to Hilles\u00f8ya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome&#8217;s in an idyllic free camping spot, about 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle on Hilles\u00f8ya, the outer-most of a string of islands thrusting bravely north-west into the frigid Norwegian Sea (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:69.63178,17.99812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N69.63178, E17.99812<\/a>). After 25\u00b0C and bright sunshine yesterday, grey clouds have gathered and Zagan&#8217;s steadies have been wound down as the wind&#8217;s picked up today. The view from the windscreen remains, simply, out of this world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22922\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22922\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22922\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06492-1024x400-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome wild camping on Hilles\u00f8ya Island, Arctic Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06492-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06492-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06492-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motorhome wild camping on Hilles\u00f8ya Island, Arctic Norway<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A couple of days ago we exited the church-side parking in a hurry, as half the town had appeared from nowhere to attend a morning service and we felt guilty at taking up four spaces. Down the Troms\u00f8ya Island hillside and into Troms\u00f8, heading for a service point we&#8217;d found in campingcar-infos.com (near the Polaria Museum: N69.6425, E18.94538 &#8211; the adjacent motorhome parking was the cheapest we saw in the city at about \u00a325 per 24 hours, free overnight). Like France, Norway&#8217;s incredibly welcoming to the motorhome fraternity, making these facilities available free of charge: thank you Norway!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22903\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22903\" class=\"wp-image-22903 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06360-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Chemical toilet disposal point in Tromso\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06360-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06360-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06360-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chemical toilet disposal point in Tromso<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22904\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22904\" class=\"wp-image-22904 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06361-1024x837-1024x837.jpg\" alt=\"Free drinking water made available for motorhomes in Tromso\" width=\"620\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06361-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06361-1024x837-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06361-1024x837-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free drinking water made available for motorhomes in Tromso<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22905\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22905\" class=\"wp-image-22905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06362-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Norway seems to use a square key on drinking water taps - the ones we've used had the key attached, no problemo\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06362-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06362-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06362-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norway seems to use a square key on drinking water taps &#8211; the ones we&#8217;ve used had the key attached, no problemo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fancying a look around the island of Senja, but also enjoying this part of our journey so much we didn&#8217;t want to get there too quickly, we gave formal instruction to satnav to head for Sommar\u00f8y, on the island next to where we ended up. Ju took over the driving, regretting it within about ten minutes as Zagan plunged into a Swiss-cheese labyrinthine of tunnels under Troms\u00f8ya, complete with enough underground roundabouts to make Milton Keynes green-eyed with envy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22906\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22906\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22906\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06369-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Roundabouts under Tromsoya!\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06369-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06369-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06369-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roundabouts under Tromsoya!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to say the Satnav, deprived of its eyes in the sky, was useless in the hewn-out holes beneath the island, but I was sadly similarly inept. Roads about these parts are normally pretty simple to navigate, there not being that many routes available, so the navigator role is more one of encouragement and taking of photos rather than actually helping finding the way. Not so yesterday &#8211; the satnav spat us out to an al fresco roundabout before immediately instructing us to do a 360 and head back into the tunnels. Fortunately Ju&#8217;s head is screwed on, and she remembered the bridge we needed was next to the aiport, and followed the underground signs outta there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22908\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22908\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22908\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06387-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bit of wind on the bridge from Tromosya!\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06387-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06387-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06387-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bit of wind on the bridge from Tromosya!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From Troms\u00f8ya, the road winds between green valleys across the island of Kval\u00f8ya, narrowing as it goes and testing Ju&#8217;s Zagan road-placement skills to the max. As she deftly steered, knuckles only turning white on the odd occasion, I gawped at the scenery unfolding out of the window to my right, hammering away at the camera in a futile attempt to capture it, all of it! A selection of said photos:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22910\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22910\" class=\"wp-image-22910 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06396-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nasty - nearly \u00a31.40 a litre. Fuel here gets cheaper at certain times of the day or week, but we're not entirely sure when. Sunday evening is currently our favourite time\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06396-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06396-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06396-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nasty &#8211; nearly \u00a31.40 a litre for diesel. Fuel here gets cheaper at certain times of the day or week, but we&#8217;re not entirely sure when. Sunday evening is currently our favourite time<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22911\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22911\" class=\"wp-image-22911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06401-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Start of the road to Sommar\u00f8y. For some reason half the signs were spelled wrong and someone had gone along with a marker pen correcting them\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06401-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06401-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06401-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start of the road to Sommar\u00f8y. For some reason half the signs were spelled wrong and someone had gone along with a marker pen correcting them<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22912\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22912\" class=\"wp-image-22912 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06413-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains on Kval\u00f8ya. I got a bit of a fetish for taking photos with the back of the van in yesterday...\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06413-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06413-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06413-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountains on Kval\u00f8ya. I got a bit of a fetish for taking photos with the back of the van in yesterday&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22913\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22913\" class=\"wp-image-22913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06423-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"See what I mean?\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06423-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06423-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06423-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See what I mean?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22914\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22914\" class=\"wp-image-22914 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06427-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing huts on Kval\u00f8ya\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06427-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06427-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06427-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishing huts on Kval\u00f8ya<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22915\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22915\" class=\"wp-image-22915 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06428-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"They love a bit of troll here in Norway. And goats with air-con units instead of heads?\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06428-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06428-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06428-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They love a bit of troll here in Norway. And goats with air-con units instead of heads?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22917\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22917\" class=\"wp-image-22917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06436-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie catching some Nordic rays\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06436-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06436-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06436-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie, now feeling much better, catching some Nordic rays<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22918\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22918\" class=\"wp-image-22918 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06461-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Whooarrrr, getting a bit tight. Fortunately not much traffic. Oh, in case you're wondering, the round 'don't remove until out of Dover' sign's stayed in the windscreen as it has a security-enhancing picture of a dog on the other wide. The square vignette sticker's still stuck there as we're too lazy to pull it off\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06461-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06461-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06461-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whooarrrr, getting a bit tight. Fortunately not much traffic. Oh, in case you&#8217;re wondering, the round &#8216;don&#8217;t remove until out of Dover&#8217; sign&#8217;s stayed in the windscreen as it has a security-enhancing picture of a dog on the other wide. the square vignette sticker&#8217;s still stuck there as we&#8217;re too lazy to pull it off<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eventually a bridge appeared, swan-like in its grace as it leaped up and across to Sommar\u00f8ya. Having managed to force ourselves past a number of cracking-looking wild camping spots, one with a 7 meter rig perched on an unlikely steep hill, we waited for the traffic lights to change before taking the single-track flight over the sea below, as green-blue and pristine as Listerine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22919\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22919\" class=\"wp-image-22919 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06472-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"The bridge to Sommar\u00f8ya\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06472-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06472-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06472-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bridge to Sommar\u00f8ya<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22920\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22920\" class=\"wp-image-22920 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06478-1024x429-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"No toll on the Sommar\u00f8ya bridge but it's one-way only, and the lights stay green for about 18 milliseconds\" width=\"620\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06478-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06478-1024x429-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06478-1024x429-768x322.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No toll on the Sommar\u00f8ya bridge but it&#8217;s one-way only, and the lights stay green for about 18 milliseconds<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22921\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22921\" class=\"wp-image-22921 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06483-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nice road placement Ju!\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06483-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06483-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06483-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice road placement Ju!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Onto Sommar\u00f8ya we found ourselves off Sommar\u00f8ya within a few minutes, having found someone already parked in the spot we&#8217;d ear marked. Onwards we rolled, heading here as we&#8217;d seen it in the various databases available, complete with yet another freebie service point. Pulling onto the rough patch of land, we had to take care not to drive into the sea as we gawped at the magnificent scenery through the windscreen. Parking alongside a German motorhome, Ju spotted a sign and jumped out to check it: &#8220;Please don&#8217;t leave or burn your rubbish here&#8221;. Seems a rather fair request.<\/p>\n<p>Since arriving yesterday we&#8217;ve taken a few walks, hand-washed some clothes, I&#8217;ve snorkelled, we&#8217;ve watched our neighbours bring in bucket-fulls of fish from the ocean, cooked, supped wine and generally chilled out. Ju&#8217;s been working on a magazine article, and a British couple Miles and Poppy have just pulled in alongside, so we hope to have some company for the evening. Life is good folks. More photos below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22939\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22939\" class=\"wp-image-22939 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06583-1024x481-1024x481.jpg\" alt=\"We think this is a Long Billed Curlew, but they only seem to be in America, so this one must be lost?\" width=\"620\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06583-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06583-1024x481-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06583-1024x481-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We think this is a Long Billed Curlew, but they only seem to be in America, so this one must be lost?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22934\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22934\" class=\"wp-image-22934 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06552-1024x665-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"Warm here at the moment, but these guys are clearly well prepped for an Arctic winter\" width=\"620\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06552-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06552-1024x665-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06552-1024x665-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warm here at the moment, but these guys are clearly well prepped for an Arctic winter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22935\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22935\" class=\"wp-image-22935 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06553-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Looking out over Hilles\u00f8ya and Sommar\u00f8ya \" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06553-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06553-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06553-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking out over Hilles\u00f8ya and Sommar\u00f8ya<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22937\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22937\" class=\"wp-image-22937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06565-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing boat an anchor near Hilles\u00f8ya bridge\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06565-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06565-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06565-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishing boat an anchor near Hilles\u00f8ya bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22944\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22944\" class=\"wp-image-22944 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06593-1024x538-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Our German neighbours are fishing out at sea using a Waterworld Inflatable Rover (costs about \u00a31000 excluding the outboard). They're pulling in heaps of huge fish, but are heading out to the open ocean to get them\" width=\"620\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06593-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06593-1024x538-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06593-1024x538-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our German neighbours are fishing out at sea using a Waterworld Inflatable Rover (costs about \u20ac1200 excluding the outboard). They&#8217;re pulling in heaps of huge fish, but are heading out to the open ocean to get them<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22943\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22943\" class=\"wp-image-22943 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06592-1024x483-1024x483.jpg\" alt=\"Last night's dream-like view from Zagan's window, looking south from Hilles\u00f8ya \" width=\"620\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06592-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06592-1024x483-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06592-1024x483-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last night&#8217;s dream-like view from Zagan&#8217;s window, looking south from Hilles\u00f8ya<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22945\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22945\" class=\"wp-image-22945 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06602-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"There are a mix of homes, holiday cottages, a hotel, fishing huts and us van-dwellers up here. Being somewhere so remote, I found it odd to see people mowing lawns and tending outside flower beds\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06602-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06602-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06602-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are a mix of homes, holiday cottages, a hotel, fishing huts and us van-dwellers up here. Being somewhere so remote, I found it odd to see people mowing lawns and tending outside flower beds<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22946\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22946\" class=\"wp-image-22946 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06603-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday rentals on Hilles\u00f8ya, not bad eh?\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06603-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06603-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06603-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holiday rentals on Hilles\u00f8ya, not bad eh?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22948\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22948\" class=\"wp-image-22948 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06610-1024x506-1024x506.jpg\" alt=\"I looked at this car parking place for a minute, thinking there was something odd about it, then noticed the snow-poles at each corner. Must be one hell of a place here in winter\" width=\"620\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06610-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06610-1024x506-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06610-1024x506-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I looked at this car parking place for a minute, thinking there was something odd about it, then noticed the snow-poles at each corner. Must be one hell of a place here in winter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22932\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22932\" class=\"wp-image-22932 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06547-1024x566-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"Locals on one of the white sand natural beaches, this one 100 meters from us\" width=\"620\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06547-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06547-1024x566-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06547-1024x566-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Locals on one of the white sand natural beaches, this one 100 meters from us<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22933\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22933\" class=\"wp-image-22933 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06549-1024x549-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"An old fishing house fronts a modern place to the rear. Houses here tend to be concrete up to the first floor, then wood above.\" width=\"620\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06549-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06549-1024x549-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06549-1024x549-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old fishing house fronts a modern place to the rear. Houses here tend to be concrete up to the first floor, then wood above.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22930\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22930\" class=\"wp-image-22930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06543-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Industrial fishing gear lines the port\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06543-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06543-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06543-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Industrial fishing gear lines the port<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22929\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22929\" class=\"wp-image-22929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06542-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"More holiday rentals\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06542-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06542-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06542-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More holiday rentals<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22928\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22928\" class=\"wp-image-22928 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06538-1024x586-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"I walked across the beach earlier, needing to wear the camera bag as a helmet as one of these fellas attacked my noggin, drawing a wee bit of blood! Yes, I have seen The Birds, and yes, I do have new-found respect for these flying F16 fighterbirds!\" width=\"620\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06538-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06538-1024x586-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06538-1024x586-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I walked across the beach earlier, needing to wear the camera bag as a helmet as one of these fellas attacked my noggin, drawing a wee bit of blood! Yes, I have seen The Birds, and yes, I do have new-found respect for these flying F16 fighterbirds!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22927\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22927\" class=\"wp-image-22927 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06536-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectly presented and completely free service point. The second door is for a toilet which looks better than ours at home, with a friendly note saying it's maintained voluntarily and asking for a small donation\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06536-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06536-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06536-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perfectly presented and completely free service point. The second door is for a normal toilet which looks better than ours at home, complete with rug and wall heater, with a friendly note saying it&#8217;s maintained voluntarily and asking for a small donation<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22925\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22925\" class=\"wp-image-22925 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06515-1024x662-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Second time snorkelling in the Arctic and this time it was cold! Managed to head-butt a football-sized jellyfish, which scared the bejesus out of me. Saw crabs, starfish, clams bigger then your fist, shoals of small fish, an eel and mussels, well worth the rubber-face feeling when I finally got out\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06515-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06515-1024x662-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC06515-1024x662-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second time snorkelling in the Arctic and this time it was cold! Managed to head-butt a football-sized jellyfish, which scared the bejesus out of me. 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