A bit of camping in Oslo ( Pic Heavy )

[Twodogs]

A while back a progamme was on the box about Norwegian arctic explorers and a ship called Fram that was used during a lot of there exploration after a bit of google time I found that its now a museum in Oslo ,,,,,,,,yaaaaaaaaaar fancy seeing that so a bit more google time and it seems a lot of the Oslo museums are on are in one place a Peninsular with some woods on the coast ,,,Yaaaar google earth time looking for camping spot may work well if the suns out .

So back on to Ryan-airs website to find a flight out of Liverpool to Oslo Torp then the bus into Oslo locked my gear into a 24 hour luggage locker at the train station and skip off shopping at XXL.no for my new tent ,small eagle kettle plus some Turmat rations for evening meal also needed some meths for cooking .
Best way to see Oslo is to buy an Oslo pass this gives you all the museums and local transport for 24 hours or you can buy longer .
After a day mooching around time came to pick up my gear from the station and head for the coast
Where a lot of the museums are located ,

Local cat ,

Treck though the forest ,

Loads of these in the woods ,

The Norwegians seem to love there sculpturs some are a bit odd though

This looks like a nice camping spot ,

Yarrrrrrrrrrr

Home from home

Evenings cooking , heating and light ,

Next morning the suns doing a fine job ,

Oats and coffee for brekky the pack up and head for the museums for the day ,
http://www.kon-tiki.no/
http://www.frammuseum.no/
http://www.marmuseum.no/en/

Theres loads more there but thay will wait for next time

Fram well worth a visit ,

Maritime museum,

Meanwhile back at the camping off to find a new spot ,

Giving the gear a bit of an airing ,

yaaaaaaaaaaaar

View out of the door

Cooking set up,

Some local bird ,

Then the night came

All good things come to an end

Hope you enjoyed it , Fantastic trip loved it ,
Twodogs

 

[MartinK9]

From the looks of your pics you had a great time.

Lots of time to test your new shinys.

Some great pitches for stopping at too, stunning views.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Shewie]

Another epic, thanks for sharing Cliff

 

[Mesquite]

Looks really good Cliff.. had a look at the pic you sent me, lovely set up

What's the tent you bought?

 

[Twodogs]

Thanks Gents
Steve its a Helsport lavvulight

 

[nolightweight]

Nice one, Lars Twodogsen...

The pitch up spots look awesome.

Living the dream, baby...

 

[Andy2112]

Nice one Cliff. Lovely pics mate.

 

[shaggystu]

great looking trip cliff, thanks for sharing. i've always fancied visiting the kon-tiki museum, thor hayadal is a bit of a hero of mine. the papyrus boat in your photo (RaII) has to be one of the best bits of reconstructive archeology that's ever been produced.

stuart

 

[rik_uk3]

Nice one Cliff

 

[DavidJT]

Nice trip, great that it's possible to camp so close to a major city centre.

 

[sandbender]

I enjoyed that, thanks.

 

[R3XXY]

Nice post post, looks like a great little journey. Love your choice of camping spots.

 

[andybysea]

Another very enjoyable read,and pics, Cheer's for posting!

 

[GordonM]

A very cool trip, Cliff! It is a shame that the sculpture couldn't have been a well endowed female. :Wow:
The picture looking out into the bay from inside the lavvu is great! So, what rat packs did you buy? I like your drinking noggin, well since it is a trip to Norway, I'll use Kuksa.

I remember, as a young Scout, checking the Kon-Tiki book out of the school library, often. It influenced me to build a raft, as my pioneering project, for the Pioneering Merit Badge. I had to float / paddle the raft across Lake Vough and back, at McKee Scout Reservation, to get full credit for the project. During the raft's "sea worthiness" trials, I was, in my mind's eye, Gordy "Thor H." Miller. Ahh, the adventures of an imaginative youth, it really is the stuff of dreams!

Thanks for sharing your trip and connecting me to my childhood! :notworthy I always enjoy your outing after action reviews.

Gordy

 

[Twodogs]

Thanks again Gents ,
Nice one Gordy , The kon kiki musiem was very interesting the man got about loads of expeditions a real adventurer of his time
Twodogs

 

[decorum]

Some good pics there Cliff (can't see them all as photobucket and my computer aren't on the best of terms :tapedshut ~ yay for flickr).

What are the D-ring type tabs on the top of the kettle for?

 

[Gill]

I,m green with envy Cliff fantastic adventure buddy cheers .

 

[Twodogs]

Phil there to lock down the handle in transit
Twodogs

 

[decorum]

Cheers chap. I had thought as much, but they just seemed a bit over sized for that task ~ I'm guessing that the fold over raises one arm a bit and the size means that it doesn't matter which bail is folded in first?

 

[SimonD]

you picked great spots to pitch cliff, lovely photos