Crossing Into Norway: Stunning Landscapes and Unexpected Adventures 🚐🌲

We say goodbye to Sweden and cross into the majestic landscapes of Norway! 🇸🇪➡️🇳🇴
From epic mountain views to an adventurous sea swim, this part of our van life journey is unforgettable. Along the way, we explore breathtaking trails and brave the unpredictable weather.
This episode has some fun surprises, including a skinny dip in the icy Norwegian sea! 🌊✨
Hit the road with us and experience Norway’s stunning beauty as we continue our family van life journey.
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[@mettemadsen5150]

You´re both doing an absolutely amazing job with those boys. They're so sweet. Thank you for sharing your time in Scandinavia with us.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Thanks for the nice comment. We will be sharing videos of our journey back to Portugal and then more of our homestead and adventures in Portugal

[@mettemadsen5150]

@@livingthelifeportugalcan't wait to follow along!

[@ylette]

Mud taxi ☺

[@mohammedamin9050]

Beautiful the scenery is , but my highlight was the gorgeous boys bond, Weldon Lawri you are a great elder brother ❤

[@ramonag8496]

Beautiful views, lovely adventure, what a great mud taxi you have there 😁😊

[@lindajones16]

Beautiful and they boys are so cute have fun

[@gunlindblad6816]

Beutiful family in a beutiful country

[@maxcore5815]

Tack!

[@livingthelifeportugal]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Tack! É muito obrigado de Portugal

[@milburncherian5785]

Love your darling boys. Really a joy to watch them.❤❤

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Thanks so much! ❤️

[@kbejustervesenet7261]

Nice beach 🙂!

[@carsnanidiot]

"If you keep the roads rough less ppl will go there" i keep my road rough exactly for that reason 😛

[@livingthelifeportugal]

You should go to the UK. Every road is wrecked and everyone is there 😂

[@carsnanidiot]

@@livingthelifeportugal I hope my fellow Norwegians do not adopt that 😛

[@CM-ey7nq]

Such a responsible big brother. I'm sure he'll keep his little bro safe from the trolls.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

I think they fought off a few trolls in the game they played 😅

[@tomhorn6156]

Big brother nr 1🥰

[@livingthelifeportugal]

6 years between them makes it hard some times but it also means Lawrie can really look after Wilfred

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

I'm surprised where you find this kind of weather in northern Norway this year😯 There was solo much sun, high temperatures there that the farmers complained not having enough rain this year!

[@MeeLee3]

July and August had high temperature. It is fall now in the north.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

It seems English weather follows us every time we go to Norway 🤣

[@Crestolis]

You're driving in a country shaped during the ice ages, which i think is really cool! you'll probably come across random huge single lonely rocks in random places, and further into the country you'll find more tall and spikey mountains and beautiful fjords, all shaped and moved during the ice ages :) i hope you have an amazing trip and that the weather gets better for you!

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Yeah there's massive Rocks everywhere in the north. In 2018 we went all the way to Tromso and you can really see it in the far north!

[@perolden]

Nise (phocoena phocoena) is probably the animal you saw, it is a toothwhale , like the dolphin, but they are different species. Dolphins do visit Norwegian waters, I live in southern Norway, here they are not uncommon. But up there they are less common. Nise is found all over the coasts of Europe and easr America and Greenland and Iceland You should have visited the Autrått fortress from the 1500s when you were in Brekstad, I was actually born there, almost 65 years ago

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Oh wow thanks for the info. That's probably what we saw. It's a shame we were all so tired that day 😴 The fortress looks so cool!

[@petero8893]

Porpoise in English, I believe

[@davefout5548]

Reindeer?? You're getting closer to Santa now, aren't you?

[@livingthelifeportugal]

😂😂😂😂

[@carsnanidiot]

If the Blueberries dont taste any good, you are eating a berry from a plant that makes "fake blueberries" and they look the same.. Not a joke 🙂

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Lawrie found some of them and pranked us with them 😂

[@carsnanidiot]

@@livingthelifeportugal haha. cool

[@HaakonanTG]

What is up with the comment "in Norway it rains a lot". It depends of where you are, from North to South, East to West. It doesn't rain more in Norway than rest of Europe. But it rains a lot in Bergen because of the seven mountains surrounded.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

It's because we are English and always complain about the weather 🤣 Also because every time we go to Norway it rains on us ☔🇳🇴

[@HaakonanTG]

@@livingthelifeportugal Oh I see... but I think it actually rains more in England than Norway. But still, depends of where you are 😆

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Well it definitely rains more in Norway than what we are used to living in Portugal.... But we will still complain about the Portuguese weather as it's just part of being English 😂😂

[@carsnanidiot]

@@livingthelifeportugal Or Norwegian. This year has been strange weather wise

[@CostaWanti]

@@livingthelifeportugalas a Norwegian I would say that this summer has been a lot wetter than usual in many parts, but when it’s sunny it’s really good😅

[@SCHTRAM]

Btw if you get stopped in Norway they might take action regarding your baby seat. Here in general you are expected to have children up to 3-4years old be seated backwards due to their disproportionally large/heavy heads having higher whiplash and injury risk if faced forward.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Well it's perfectly legal in Portugal so a bit of a grey area I guess. Luckily for us we saw a grand total of 0 police cars in Norway 😅

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

Take action was a bit mild - They would hand you a fine of 3400 NOK, it's not "expected", it's illegal not to secure children under the age of 15 in the correct way. We take road safety very seriously up here and have some of the lowest traffic related death rates in the world for it which is a good thing.

[@SCHTRAM]

@@peacefulminimalist2028 Honestly 3400nok is pretty mild. Yea im surprised with their lackadaisical approach to child safety. "Its legal where we live so who cares if its a lot more dangerous for the child"

[@mariettehamel12358]

How old is wilfie? 1.5 - 2 yrs old? he still wars diapers and I suspect he was breast feeding on the ferry... Thank you soooo much to have put the names of the places you visit... like that I follow you on Google Map so easily!!! 🙏 Hoping that the fires are getting in control in Portugal!

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Wilfred was 2 in July and is still breast feeding ❤️ he still wears diapers but is practicing daily in his potty... Or the floor 😅 Thanks for the lovely feedback ❤️

[@Gert-DK]

Dolphin or porpoise, it is very hard to see the difference in the water from long distance. Dolphins and porpoises are both fascinating marine mammals, but there are several differences between them: Size and shape: Dolphins are generally larger and more slender, while porpoises are smaller and more robust. Teeth: Dolphins have cone-shaped teeth, while porpoises have flat or spade-shaped teeth. Dorsal fin: Dolphins have a curved or hooked dorsal fin, while porpoises have a triangular dorsal fin. Beak: Dolphins often have a pronounced beak, which porpoises lack. Behavior: Dolphins are known to be more social and playful, while porpoise are often more shy and tend to keep to themselves. These differences make it easier to identify and understand the two species, although they are often confused with each other.

[@livingthelifeportugal]

By the time we got the binoculars they were pretty much gone! Either way it was cool to see with your own eyes

[@komocka]

You don't need to see them, in Norway there is one dolphin for every 99 porpoises!

[@Gert-DK]

@@komocka I looked it up. In Skagerrak and Kattegat there are many Dolphins. I don't know where he sighted the animals, but if close to the two waters, it could be Dolphins. Here in DK, around the islands, I think it is mostly porpoises.

[@carsnanidiot]

there has been alot of actuall Dolphin spotting in Norway this year

[@livingthelifeportugal]

Maybe we got lucky but they were so far away it was hard to tell!