Booked the flights sugested by Tom - had to get business class - no economy left - godnabbit!! I'd be up for meeting at 6 for a coffee
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anyone else roughing it in Oslo airport on the 13th? can't be bothered to pay for a hotel. hoping theres an all night bar and somewhere i can unroll my sleeping mat 
Excellent that's four......
Would be an idea a day or two before we depart to exchange mobile numbers via PM...... then we can catch up at T5
Tom
Not made my mind up yet Bush Ed, normal times i would defo kip down for the night in the airport, but as we will be out in roughly -10 - 20c not sure if i dont want 1 last nights comfort before sleeping in the snow for a week, same coming back after a week in the snow.
I will be in Oslo overnight on the 13th and 20th feb, i will give you a shout when i decide what im doing...
Colin....
I will be in Oslo overnight on the 13th and 20th feb, i will give you a shout when i decide what im doing...
Colin....
i did have that thought, which made me pay more to fly out on the 20th rather than wait again as i know i will be knackered. But, i dunno, i've slept in a fair few airports, usually the excitement displaces any tiredness from departure lounge sleeping...hope so anyway
I'm on the early morning flight as well, I had a thought guys, I've never got on a flight yet with a big rucksack that didn't have to go thru the large luggage section, something to keep in mind.
The last time I was in term 5 the only thing open was a coffee shop on the far left as you enter.
Stephen
I've had exactly the same experince. I went down to spain on a monach flight and they insited on rapping the entire rucksack in some gient cling film claiming that the straps might get caught in the handelling machines!
Re rucksacks.......
The above posts just reminded me......
When I landed at Heathrow from Madrid about 7/8 weeks ago I was at luggage collection for over an hour.......my rucksack appeared quickly but I missed it first time around the conveyor belt.....
THEN...it disappeared....did not come around the carousel again, sucked into oblivion....
After an hour of badgering the baggage handlers.....:BlueTeamE
they went to look for it....it had come off the conveyor belt behind the screens.......
This was a rucksack with straps that zip up out of the way too......
I am taking a very large kit bag this time, that will 'contain' my rucksack and other gear.....
Tom
The above posts just reminded me......
When I landed at Heathrow from Madrid about 7/8 weeks ago I was at luggage collection for over an hour.......my rucksack appeared quickly but I missed it first time around the conveyor belt.....
THEN...it disappeared....did not come around the carousel again, sucked into oblivion....
After an hour of badgering the baggage handlers.....:BlueTeamE
they went to look for it....it had come off the conveyor belt behind the screens.......
This was a rucksack with straps that zip up out of the way too......
I am taking a very large kit bag this time, that will 'contain' my rucksack and other gear.....
Tom
Hi, I have has a bit of a look around for hotels in oslo and the Anker Hotel Best Western seems quite good value, you can get a twin room for 90 quid, it is quite near Oslo Sentrastation so easy to get the airport express to the airport on the 14th.
It is right in the city center so would have a good chance to see a bit of oslo before the expedition?
Vince
It is right in the city center so would have a good chance to see a bit of oslo before the expedition?
Vince
Nick,
The following two sites will get you the info your after - yr.no is a Norwegian site, but is very good across the board (UK etc - as it has an English translation and can be used globally) just enter your loc of interest and follow the links - I have set it up for the exped location for you,
http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/M%C3%A5lselv/%C3%98verbygd/
and this site is also very useful, particularly as you can look at historical info - I have set this up for Bardufoss region/December so you an see what's been happening up there.
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/ENDU/2009/12/5/MonthlyHistory.html
Its well worth playing around with the other features on both, they are very good sites.
Woody
been snowing a good 16hours here since last night. wishing we'd done this course before this cold spell!!!
Anyone still looking for ground pads may be interested in this site http://www.multimat.uk.com/product.asp?Ref=4&Label=Expedition&Nav=1&ProductRef=29
Nice looking piece of kit....I'm still looking for a reasonable price on a DownMat 9 Pump DLX for the Norway trip.....
Tom
Cheers for that....might go for the 7cm deluxe, DLX a bit bigger than standard model and 7cm should be ok for Norway and UK use....
They don'y have the 9cm deluxe (first choice ahem) ...
Tom
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