by johankusmus | Aug 5, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel Guides
Nestled within the Arctic Circle, Norway’s Lofoten Islands are renowned for their dramatic landscapes, jagged peaks, and serene fjords. Our family – kids, dog, and all – has had the joy of exploring these breathtaking trails together. For camping enthusiasts and...
by johankusmus | Jul 14, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel blog
Glaciers, what an impressive natural phenomenon they remain. The route there is already beautiful and we can already see it from a distance. The Svartisen Glacier. We cross with a cute foot ferry and then take a walk of 5 km there and 5 km back. The biggest challenge...
by johankusmus | Jul 14, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Lofoten, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel blog
Welcome to Værøy! When we arrive the weather is quite changeable. The fog hangs around quite a bit around the mountains, but a little later it clears up along the coast. We look for a nice spot along the sea and walk for a while in the hope that Diede will fall asleep...
by johankusmus | Jul 11, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel blog
The routes alone are beautiful. The weather is lovely, but the wind is blowing quite a bit. Tonight we are in a free parking lot, except for a toilet there is nothing else. Tomorrow we have a nice walk planned and we can do it from here. The beginning of the walk is a...
by johankusmus | Jul 11, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel blog
We arrive at a beautiful beach! We brought drinks, toys and something to snack on and we stayed there all afternoon. When we leave there it turns out to be 7:30 PM already. We quickly make something to eat, we chat a bit with a group of students who are going up the...
by johankusmus | Jul 2, 2024 | Hiking Trails, Hiking with your dog, Lofoten, Norway, Norway's Trails, Travel blog
We are in Svolvær. A somewhat ‘larger’ town here on the Lofoten. The parking lot in the center is full of campers, we wonder what it would be like here in high season. First a few errands and then off we go. First we go towards Svinøya. We take the wrong...
