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Old 08-16-2023, 06:58 AM   #1
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Norway, a great RV destination!

We got back from driving (a Toyota Yaris) around Norway for 16 days. We were amazed with the thousands of trailers and Class B and C motorhomes on the roads. Vast majority were single axle 16ft to 20ft, some double axle 20- 24 ft. We saw one or two Class A motorhomes, but they are not great for the windy mountain switchback roads. Lots of busy trailer parks around but many trailers were parked off the side of the roads as Norway has a right to camp law, which means just about anywhere is good. We would say half of the trailers, van conversions, and small motorhomes were rentals, but people drive their own trailers from all across Europe to see this great country. Much more interesting was the fact that we saw NO pickup trucks pulling the trailers, all were SUV's! We did see about 10 large pickups during the whole trip (speeding, haha!). Norway is very expensive, gas was $3 to 4 dollars a litre, restaurants and food quite expensive, drinks were expensive (and there's NO happy hour in the whole country!). Hotel prices were reasonable we thought, except for the very touristy areas. We had a road toll sensor on our car which automatically bills you, and it also worked on the many car ferries we had to use. A few ferries you had to pay separately. We would highly recommend you put this destination on your bucket list, maybe rent an RV, or just rent a car, tent camp or use a hotel and enjoy this magnificent country! Al and Judy.
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I would love to, but DW doesn't even like being over Lake Michigan as we go to land at Midway yet alone fly over the Atlantic..
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Excellent account of what sounds like a great RV experience. Did you rent the Yaris?
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Put it on the bucket list, maybe one day!
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Old 08-16-2023, 11:33 AM   #5
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We used Nordic Visitor Norway touring agency, check them out online. They offer quite a few driving options. We picked the 14 day complete tour. We picked up our included in the package Toyota Yaris (or VW Polo) from Enterprise Car rentals at Oslo airport. It was a hybrid (we didn't know and couldn't figure out why the engine wasn't running when you turned the key!). It had very good gas mileage and large enough for 3 or 4 people depending on how much luggage.
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Boondocking also allowed just about everywhere in Newfoundland/Labrador
Free
As a matter of fact there is one campground ( a provincial park) in Labrador which is half the size of Alaska
Many towns have parking areas for one or two RVs with a hose for water
There are about 25 or so "towns"
population usually 200 or so
Pickup trucks do rule here but most campers are slide in the bed rigs or small motorhomes or travel trailers
Fuel about $2 a litre
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