Norwegian campsites can be very expensive, this one hitting £40. We made sure we used their internet, power and showers to full extent. We tend to go two days free camping then one in a camp to replenish everything. To our surprise diesel/petrol is also very expensive, but it is also a yo-yo, with the price changing 10% in a day at the same station (and then there's the difference between stations). I think that rather than blow their petrol wealth on cheap petrol, the Norwegians have used it to fund infrastructure. They have certainly built a huge number of tunnels, roads, bridges, etc, from what we can see. We would be surprised if NZ were that wise if a big oil find were made.
This highway was so new neither of our satnavs knew about it. Norwegian road builders must love blowing shit up. In contrast to Italy where every road goes over a valley by viaduct, this stretch of road relied heavily on embankments.
Arendal was nice but not camper friendly, with suitable parks hard to find.
You would think my choice would be obvious. But theirs was not great so you are wrong.
The town is known for its old white wooden buildings. There are plenty of wooden buildings, not all of them white, so it it could be a nice place to wander round if you had more than 30 mins parking time
5000 km ticks by
Our lunch break was here. A wedding party arrived at the building as we left.
It was a bit blustery but had a beautiful view out to sea. Most of the islands are inhabited, though they are probably holiday homes.
I'm not quite clear where this walk-way was going...
We camped opposite Kristiansand which we'll visit over the next day or two, in the rain. There's a nudist beach next door although I doubt there're many on it in this weather. There were a few cars here even in the rain and we suspect they're Norwegian doggers. 😏
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