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Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden, proved to be a lively city, even in the rain. The crowded campground was also a little too lively for our liking, but the facilities were excellent--even if you did have to punch the shower faucet every 15 seconds to keep the water flowing. The wifi? . . . not so good....

We headed south to the Oslo Campground we have stayed at twice before. We arrived around 3:30 p.m. and found what may have been the last available electrical outlet. There have been no noticeable improvements to this place in the past year, and they are sorely needed. But the ease and speed of getti...

Our travels have been delayed this year by health concerns for both if us. So finally, armed with a bag full of pain meds, we boarded the plane for Oslo and survived the trip with relative ease. Rover was waiting for us in our daughter’s yard. Our son-in-law had picked her up for us since the storag...

Rover is now snugly tucked away in covered storage in Lillehammer, Norway. We found a plumber who sold us some (unnamed) liquid to use as antifreeze to winterize our plumbing. He assured us it was non-toxic and would do the job. So, having no real alternative, we pumped it in and trust it will work....

As we came closer to Norway, the flat farm fields of Sweden changed to rocky wooded hills. Just before reaching the border, we stopped to fill up with gas at the lower Swedish prices. The station was located in a large shopping center where the parking lot was full of cars with Norwegian license pla...

Winding our way west across southern Sweden, we have visited Nora, a small, mostly wooden one-story town, oozing charm, that has not yet burned to the ground. IMG_7377.JPG We also visited the castle in Örebro after finding a place to park Rover right alongside its moat in the center of the city. Lat...

It was David’s turn to feel sick: in his case, just really, really tired. So Susan drove out of Helsinki and all the way to Turku campground while David slept. Before we left the Helsinki campground, we filled the fresh water tank and dumped the black and gray water. This was the first time in 14 da...

One of the first things we do in a new city is get acquainted with its layout and public transportation. This is particularly important if we have firm deadlines to meet for something, as we did in Helsinki, take-off point for our trip to St Petersburg, Russia. And Helsinki presented some challenges...

This post has virtually nothing to do with camping in Europe. It is, rather, a brief description of our brief trip to St Petersburg, Russia. Leaving Rover and the computer behind in the campground in Helsinki, we took an overnight ferry to St Petersburg. Before leaving the U.S., we had purchased a t...

After four days in an isolation ward, Susan was finally released from the Turku University Hostpital with a functioning digestive system and a box full of antibiotics. (We are not any lighter in the wallet, though; they will send a bill to our home address in the US.) We immediately drove the 100 mi...

We left really early for the ferry to Finland, once again crossing the bridge forbidden by our GPS, and driving less than two miles to the landing. They offered us use of electricity on board, which we gladly accepted: since we had to have the LP tank sealed in the “off” position, not having electri...

We stopped on the outskirts of Stockholm for two nights in a crowded little campground (“crowded” means we tried to put down our awning to keep out the hot sun, but it hung over the narrow paved road by about 3 feet so we put it right back up again--no British “3 meters between caravans” in Sweden, ...

Norway is justifiably proud of Henrik Ibsen. After all, the history books call him “The Father of Modern Theatre” (that should be “European” or “Western” Modern Theatre, but who’s counting). And so, while he was living abroad for decades, building his international reputation by churning out masterp...

This next one’s important, and it applies all over Europe. It can cause more trouble than you might think, especially for American drivers, who aren’t used to it. IMG_5707.jpg You’ll usually see this sign along major highways. It means you are on a “priority” road, i.e., you don’t have to yield to t...

Before we lose Norway from our memory bank--don’t laugh, it’s getting easier and easier for that sort of thing to happen--here’s a tutorial of miscellaneous notations for Americans driving around parts of Europe. 1. The first bit of notation is specific to Norway and Sweden (and maybe Finland and De...