I believe this map may help you for the hiking.

Let me check with my co-workers, just to be on the safe side.

Regarding paper road maps.. I guess your bet is as goood as mine. It's been years since I last had to rely on paper maps while driving in Norway.

I'm close to recommending you just follow the roadsigns from Ålesund to Bergen or Voss, and then follow the signs from there to Stavanger until you see the new signs pointing you to Haugesund.
However, I see the safety in having maps, so maybe the Norway, south-map would be wise.

Thanks for that.

Herself likes to sit in the copilot's seat with her finger tracking the 'you are here' function.

Okay, finally found the maps: a Marco Polo map covering the whole country and a Turkart Lysefjorden 1:50,000 for hiking.

The number of sites that provide a *list* of maps, instead of a grid overview, is quite impressive.

If you're looking to use Haugesund as a base for hiking, then Lysefjorden isn't the best area. Lysefjorden is more connected to Stavanger.

For Haugesund as a starting point, this map should be better.

Also, the local council apparently supplies free hiking maps for the surrounding hills around Haugesund.

If you like, I could pop in to get one and post it to you.

Lysefjorden covers Pulpit Rock, though

It would be very kind of you to post the local free map, though - will we be seeing you on the event to refund the postage? Or paypal? I'll PM my address.

It now seems clear that there are just two of us from the UK making the trip

So, who else is looking to turn up?

I orgininally intended to, but suddenly we've signed contracts and will be moving house the week before. Sad to miss it, Vestlandet is truly fantastic! I'm sure you'll have a splendid time

Ooh i did not see this until now
Im in Tønsberg Norway and sadly the car wont be finnished until late august "yrs seriously!! :P" ill still try to fly over, would be great to meet some of you guys! Would love to come to some european meets in the future!

Signed up for the pay as you go tolling.

We will be diverting across Trollstigen on the trip from Oslo to Alesund.

Link please... and I'll sort that out too, when we get home

http://www.autopass.no/en/visitors-payment

As an aside - a quickie for our Norse members: are credit/debit (visa) cards generally accepted for fuel and restaurant payment, and is tipping expected/required (and if so, at what level)?

We purchased a Travelex Cash Passport debit for our US trip. It has been working fine here and avoids the charges usually associated with using normal credit / debit cards abroad. You can top them up online and also transfer any balance to another currency. We'll be switching ours from Dollars to NOK on our return.

EDIT - No we won't because it doesn't work in NOK

Credit/debit cards are generally accepted for payment for fuel and restaurants. Expect to use chip+pin for each transaction.
Visa/Mastercard/Eurocard will normally be accepted. Amex/Diners Club etc. may be declined.

Tipping is always a minefield.
At restaurants/bars you may tip 5-10% if the food/service is very good. Otherwise, you may tip to the nearest 50 or 100 kroner.

E.g. bill comes in at 468,- NOK, then you can pay 500,-. Or if the bill comes in at 890,- NOK, then you may pay 950,- or 1000,-.

Thank you - that should cover it.

Lads, oddly enough I'm very likely to be in southern Norway at about the same time as you, in the Jensen though. Might be able to catch up as you're passing through?

Excellent timing!

Our schedule, if anyone wants to meet along the way:

11th July: Calais to Hamburg; overnight at Ibis Quickborn
12th July: Hamburg to Aalborg: overnight at First Hotel Aalborg
13th July: Aalborg to Oslo via ferry to Kristiansand; three nights at Anker Hotel Oslo
16th July: Oslo to Alesund via Trollstigen; maybe in convoy with some of the Norse guys. Hotel Baronen
20th July: Alesund to Haugesund; four nights at Hotel Neptun (Hi Kristian)
24th July: Haugesund to Aalborg via Kristiansand; overnight at First Hotel Aalborg
25th July: Aalborg to Hamburg; overnight at Ibis Quickborn
26th July: Hamburg to Calais

I am sure you mean JULY Mr B

07th July - Calais to Holland (Stop 1)
11th July - Holland to Germany (Stop 2)
14th July - Germany to Oslo
15th July - Olso to a stop (Nothing booked yet)
16th July - Arrive Alesund
20th July - leave Alesund (Two free days)
22nd July - Ferry from Oslo (Three free days)

So there is a possibility for us to meet up with you folks to take in the Trollstigen together?

Looks possible.

Message I had from Bjorn:

Hi.
We are some drivers we go together to Ålesund on To.16.07.15 at 10.00 o clock in the morning from the Colour Line harbor in Oslo.
Somebody come from Germany for drive with us ,so if you are intr,. you are welcome . We driving from Oslo,Lillehammer,Dombås , Åndalsnes and Ålesund.
Looking forward to see you in Norway.
Best regards
Bjørn Andreassen

P.s. I like your time machine!

Ha, looking at yours all saying JUNE clearly put me off

Oh and despite your edit it seems you too have a time machine

Hotel now booked in Lillehammer for the night of the 15th. Give me a bell if you do decide to convoy to Alesund via Lillehammer and I'll join you

Bob

Looks like Lillehammer is about two and a half hours into the trip, so we might expect the convoy to arrive around half twelve?

I'm a bit late with my planning, but I would also like to come.

The problem is I can only leave around noon the 15th and its about 1900 km (1180 miles).

What would be a good plan for driving and maybe meeting someone on thursday evening?

In Alesund we will have to go to the other hotel because yours is fully booked. Luckily there is just 5km between them.

Do we need to regester somewhere for the meeting? I could not find anything about it.

Best to drop an email to Bjorn: NFR Bjørn Andreassen <nfr@hotmail.no>

Both Bob and I expect to be at Alesund on Thursday night, I'm driving from Oslo and probably collecting Bob on the way.

Just printed out all the tickets, hotel bookings etc and stuck them together with the car documents... it's a folder half an inch thick!

Jensen plan on the back burner due to catastrophic engine mishap and not enough time for a rebuild. Doh!

Plan B is to take dad's alfa 156. Norway is now unlikely due to alcohol import restrictions (I'm bringing the booze for my wedding in Sweden on the 18th!) so might not be able to rendezvous after all. But I'll keep an eye on this thread and be in touch if it looks like our paths might cross somewhere in northern Germany or Denmark.

Plan B should be to take the Coupe surely?!

Bon Voyage to all heading North, very North.

Our schedule is unchanged from the most recent upthread. Shame about the engine mishap (unscheduled rapid disassembly?).

We are currently enjoying the delights of Holland. We leave for Hanover on Saturday for a few days there, then we take the ferry from Kiel to Oslo.