A day off.

Today we took it easy. After yesterday’s exertions battling the elements, exhaustion set in this morning so we decided to get to Alta (about 2 hours drive) and get some chores done. We checked in at a site  about 10 kilometers outside the town. We paid 290 NOK for the night which included electricity. The only problem was when we got to the pitch the electrical connection was for a two pin plug not a three pin. We’ve had this problem at two other places but they’ve always had an adaptor to lend us. This time they didn’t have one we could borrow. The young lady at reception gave us our money back as the only reason we were there was to get power for charging  laptops and tooth brushes in the absence of the now useless generator! She also gave us directions to the town and a place where we could get an adaptor and off we went. I was convinced it would be a wild goose chase but when we got there it was an enormous shop selling all manner of car related stuff. With a little help from one of the girls in the shop it didn’t take long to find what I was looking for.

So, we returned to the campsite and handed over the money for a second time and went off to set up. The excitement doesn’t finish there though. Lynne did some washing (mostly my t-shirts) and I cleaned the van which involved about 6 trips across the site to get fresh water. All in all a quite chilled out day compared to some of the big driving days we’ve had in the past week or so. Tomorrow we will head off in the direction of the Lofoten Islands for what I hope will be a highlight of our trip. Stay tuned!