BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE.....

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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:53 am

THE FIAT ABARTH'S HAD A FANTASTIC TUSSLE WITH THE GREEN MINI COOPER......WHICH WAS IN FULL FOUR WHEELED DRIFT'S AROUND THE BEND'S,DESPERATELY TRYING TO KEEP THEM APART....


THE LITTLE TWO STROKE'S WERE LIFTING A REAR WHEEL,AS THEY FOUGHT OVER THE MID-FIELD AND THE REST OF THE MINI'S.......
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:17 pm

BY LATE-AFTERNOON,WE REALLY HAD TO BE MAKING A MOVE...... :ranting:

NORTH TO BE EXACT,IT WAS TIME FOR THE TWO HOUR DRIVE UP TO OREBRO,ONCE AGAIN....ON THE RETURN JOURNEY ?

BUT BEFORE WE LEFT,WE VISITED THE SAAB'S ONE LAST TIME.....AND CAPTURED A FEW MORE 96'S..........

THEN A 'BEDFORD CF VAN' OR OPEL BADGED IN SWEDEN? QUITE A RARE SIGHT,FROM THE LATE SEVENTIES.....
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:35 pm

NOW JUST A BIT OF ADVICE.......

IF YOU ARE INDEED 'MAD' ENOUGH TO TRY OUT THIS 'MOTORHOME' LARK.......? OR INDEED ANY FORM OF SWEDISH CAMPING....?

MAKE SURE IT HAS GOT 'INSECT' SCREENS IN IT.....

BASTARD WASP'S,ARE PREVALENT IN SWEDEN....THEY SEEM TO BE HAVE A SPECIFIC TEMPERMENT TO THE WEATHER.......

SOMETIME'S YOU ARE TOTALLY FREE OF THEM,OTHER TIMES YOU JUST GET CONSTANT WASP BASTARDRY.......

ASIDE FROM THIS,SIT BACK,RELAX AND ENJOY......
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:50 pm

MORE LUNATIC CAMPER'S AT OREBRO,THIS TIME FROM 'GERMANY'.....SOME MOTORHOME :huh: ?

THERE IS A CAMP-SITE SHOP AT OREBRO,BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE...... :-O

THEY ALSO HAVE CABIN'S THERE NEXT TO THE LAKE,BUT EXPECT TO BOOK,AS THEY ARE REALLY QUITE POPULAR? IT WOULD SEEM ALL YEAR ROUND....?

10 MINS BIKE RIDE DOWN THE COUNRTY LANE,IS A CO-OP SUPERSTORE,WITH ALL THE STUFF YOU NEED.......? WE EVEN BOUGHT SOME OUTDOOR FOLD-UP CHAIRS FROM HERE.......

ON THE WAY,YOU PASS A FEW FARM'S........

I WAS TEMPTED BY THE FARM-FRESH HONEY ? BUT LAST TIME WE TRIED TO GET HONEY THROUGH CUSTOMS IN 'NORWAY' CAUSED ABSOLUTE CHAOS.......

WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PASS IT BACK,TO OUR NORWEGIAN COMRADE.......FOR ANOTHER TIME?

HOWEVER, NORWEGIAN CUSTOM'S DID(AT THE SAME TIME) SEE IT COMPLETELY FEASIBLE TO TAKE ON BOARD,1 METRE LENGTHS OF MACHINED STEEL,99 GEARBOX SELECTOR SHAFT'S........WHICH PRESUMABLY,POSED NO THREAT TO CABIN STAFF ? WHEREAS THE THREAT OF BEING SMEARED IN HONEY? :rolleyes: :silent: ;)
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:05 pm

SUNDAY MORNING,AFTER A LEISURELY BREAKFAST ,IT WAS TIME TO PACK UP,GET THE BIKES LOADED,AND START ON THE 5 HOUR JOURNEY BACK ACROSS THE SWEDISH BORDER INTO NORWAY,AND HEAD FOR THE 'MOSS' FERRY ONCE AGAIN.....

ON THE WAY,WE STOPPED OFF IN 'KARLSTAD' ? INITIALLY TO DO SOME MORE OUTDOOR KARTING.....? BUT THIS WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN,SO INSTEAD WE TRUNDLED OFF,TO PARK UP AND HAVE SOME LUNCH,IN A FIELD.........WHEN WE CAME ACROSS MY FAVOURITE?

OH NO? A SWEDISH 'CAR BOOT SALE' OR LOPPIS.....

I WAS OFF,OUT THE DOOR.....

''SEE YOU IN HALF AN HOUR..............MAKE SOME BUTTIES?,WHILST I AM GONE.......''

I CAME ACROSS A 1980 SWEDISH EQUIVALENT, OF THE 'RACMSA' MOTORSPORTS DIRECTORY.......

BUT IT WAS REALLY HEAVY,AND I WASN'T SURE HOW WE WERE DOING FOR WEIGHT WITH THE SUITCASE'S FOR THE FLIGHT HOME ? IN THE END ,I SETTLED FOR A PHOTO........ o_O


HOWEVER,I DID MAKE A PURCHASE......

TWO, 1960'S STAINLESS STEEL MERCEDES 280 SL WHEEL TRIMS FOR 60 SEK........

NATURALLY,THE MISSUS WAS ABSOLUTLEY 'CHUFFED' ABOUT THIS....... :dunno:
ASKING ME WHAT THE F*^CK,I INTENDED TO DO WITH THEM.......?

BUT,WE WERE GOING PAST THE HOME OF A 'NORWEGIAN' FRIEND OF MINE,ABOUT 200 MILES AWAY,THAT RESTORES OLD MERCEDES,AND I NATURALLY THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE NEED OF THEM....?

SO WE LEFT THEM, OUTSIDE HIS PORCH...... :thumbsup:
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:26 pm

WE STOPPED OFF,JUST AFTER THE SWEDISH/NORWEGIAN BORDER....AS,I NEEDED A BREAK FROM DRIVING THE CANTANKEROUS OLD FRENCH SHITHEAP....?

AT THIS POINT,I REALLY DID GIVE IT A SECOND GLANCE,AND THOUGHT HOW WELL IT HAD DONE,TO COVER NEARLY 900 MILES, BEING OF '1987' VINTAGE....? :yay:

IN ALL HONESTY,IT RATHER TOOK ME BACK,TO A 1980'S DOCUMENTARY,ABOUT AN ENGLISH 'ECCENTRIC' WHOM HAD DEVELOPED A CAR FOR AFRICA,AND A VISION QUITE LIKE NO .....OTHER?

I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON T.V AS A VERY YOUNG KID GROWING UP,AND THOUGHT WHAT AN INCREDIBLE IDEA.....?

POWERED BY THE 'SIMILARLY SIMPLY' ENGINEERED ,BUT AIR-COOLED CITROEN 2CV ENGINE/GEARBOX.......?

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE DVD,AND AM THOROUGHLY ENJOYING, WATCHING IT ALL AGAIN 35 YEARS LATER....

http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/0 ... owarth.cfm







HOWEVER,THE ADMIRATION WAS SHORT LIVED,AS 'LE-BASTARD' OVER-HEATED AS WE GOT TO THE FERRY TERMINAL......... :ranting: :yay:
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:44 pm

I RATHER TENTATIVLEY .........TURNED THE KEY,AS IT HAD COOLED DOWN...AND THE BRIGHT GREEN JACKET,WAVED US ONTO THE FERRY.....? IT STARTED...... :yay:

FERRY CROSSING WAS 30 MINS......? ENOUGH TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN? THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN HAD PACKED UP :bawl: ,AND I HAD THOUGHT OF WIRING IT UP TO THE WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTOR...? BUT HEY,THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER...... :rolleyes:

OH WELL,I ALMOST FELT QUIETLY PROUD TO BE IN A FRENCH VEHICLE,WHEN THE 'NORWEGIAN ' ITALIANS'.....MADE THEMSELVES PRESENT....... o_O

THIS IS ALLEGEDLY,THE BUSIEST SHIPPING LANE IN NORWAY.....
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:57 pm

AS THE EARLY EVENING SUN, BEGAN TO SET IN NORWAY........


AND WE DOCKED IN 'HORTEN'.....

IT WAS TIME TO RETURN,OUR TRUSTY 'FRENCH' STEED.....

MORE IMPORTANTLY,WE HAD MADE TIME ON THEM 'NORWEGIAN ITALIAN' BLOKES.......AND POSSIBLY,JUST POSSIBLY.............?

WE HAD,ENJOYED A LOT MORE FROM LIFE, IN THE LAST 12 DAYS THAT ANY 'FERRARI' COULD POSSIBLY DELIVER.....?

THIS SCANDINAVIA....? WILL WE EVER, TIRE FROM IT....? :thumbsup:

EVEN 1000 MILES,ACROSS.....COAST TO COAST?

THE NEXT DAY,WE WOULD BE RELYING ON NORWEGIAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT.....
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:40 am

EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ONLY TRAVELLING ON THE OSLO EAST COAST LINE......ON A LESS THAN 30 MINUTE JOURNEY,THE TRAIN ARRIVED EXACTLY ON-TIME. :yay:

TICKETS ARE BOUGHT AT THE AUTOMATED MACHINE,ON THE STATION PLATFORM....

DON'T WORRY IF YOU FEEL YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF 'NORWEGIAN' IS A LITTLE STRETCHED...?

THERE ARE ALSO OTHER LANGUAGES AVAILABLE,INCLUDING 'ENGLISH'.....AND PASSER'S BY SEEM MORE THAN HAPPY, TO STOP AND HELP.......SHOULD YOU NEED ANY?

THE TRAIN'S THEMSELVES ARE VERY FAST,AND IMMACULATE INSIDE,WITH A SOCKET POWER POINT,LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT'S SHOULD YOU NEED TO CHARGE LAPTOP/PHONE....

THE TRAIN GUARD,WILL SOON BE ALONG TO CHECK YOUR TICKET'S....

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SPENT QUITE SOME TIME IN NORWAY OVER THE YEAR'S...? THE WILDERNESS OF THE PLACE,HAUNT'S ME,BUT IN A RATHER PLEASANT WAY.....

JOURNEY TIME'S BY ROAD,ARE THREEFOLD.....DUE TO THE,CONSTANTLY CHANGING SPEED LIMIT'S,AND TERRAIN.....

IF YOU HAPPEN TO GO SLIGHTLY OFF THE 'BEATEN TRACK',THE ROADS ARE TWISTY AND LARGELY MOUNTAINOUS,BUT QUITE AN EXPERIENCE......

EVERY NOW,AND AGAIN......THE REALITY,OF JUST HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO LIVE HERE,REALLY HIT'S YOU..... :bawl:

WE STOPPED OFF FOR LUNCH,IN A TOWN CAFE.....

THE TWO PHOTO'S BELOW SHOW,WHAT WE ORDERED.....

THE BILL,CAME TO 660 NOK :-O :-O :-O

THAT'S ABOUT £60 :crazy:
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