“Best Road Trip in the World”

Waking up in Oslo we had a choice of routes to take to Trondheim. One was a direct route of 320 miles and the other was a far longer, round about route of over 500 miles. The later would involve 2 ferry crossings and numerous bridges but would also allow us to drive through some of the world’s most amazing scenery and have the “best road trip in the world.” We were already pretty tired from the previous day’s driving but decided that we had to give the more exciting route a chance. How likely was it that we would in a position like this again any time soon and we were on this trip to drive….we weren’t disappointed….it was amazing!!!!

We had to wake up really early because we weren’t sure what the roads would have waiting for us and since two ferry crossings were part of the route and we didn’t know the timing of these we had to ensure we got going as early as possible. Our hostel in Oslo was the first to offer breakfast and Laura was delighted on asking if they had gluten free bread when they gave her the rest of the bag…breakfast and lunch, check!
We drove the astoundingly beautiful roads to Trondheim in a convoy with 10 other rally teams. This gave some reassurance that there would be someone to help out if something were to go wrong in the middle of who knows where!

Today’s mishap was when we ran out of gas in Lillehammer.

Our petrol gauge isn’t the most reliable and our mileage maths wasn’t taking into account our driving speeds. Nothing too much to worry about though as Norway’s Olympic city has plenty of gas stations to fill up at, leaving us good to go.
Today’s drive took us through some of the most amazing mountainous landscapes we have ever seen.

The road’s were exhilarating and the ‘best road trip in the world’ was definitely worth taking the long way round!

Over 12 hours and 500 miles after leaving Oslo we arrived in Trondheim, a tired tartan and a sleepy eagle.