OUTDOOR CAMP & COOK AT MINUS 13 DEGREES | WINTER VAN LIFE NORWAY
Scenery. Lazy waddles over a bridge. It’s the nicest, nammiest way to start the day. Jace and Mila are down by the water with Isla supervising (Creepstopher too apparently but he has his drone out). Lazy is going to start posting reels on Instagram. There are quirky things she loves about Norway.
Jace asks to take his coat and hat off as he’s really hot. Lazy says no as it’s -6°C. He has sand all over his forehead. Lazy loves the huts with Dutch ovens and toy chests. It feels really safe there. The toys and ovens would’ve been stolen in the uk.
By people like you. Creepstopher is looking for the drone as it’s coming down. Drone returns.
Drone footage. Photos. Creepstopher says the place is magical. Everyone needs to put Flam on their maps. The Aurlands Fjord is 204km long and 183m deep. He’s not sure if he’s pronouncing it right. There’s a mountain railway and cruise. Mila runs towards the bridge, probably seeking a new life with a family who will love her. She refuses to come back so he has to go and get her. Jace starts roaring and charging towards her, encouraged by his future prison cell mate. Camera cuts just before he reaches her. Next clip he seems to be sulking on a bench. He moans that he’s too tired to walk back to the van.
Driving. One thing that amazed Lazy about Scandinavia was how the road suddenly stops and you’re in a queue for a ferry without realising.Norway is watery and wet.
Ferry. Lazy thinks they should build a bridge over the fjords. Most people stay in their cars but the Inghams get out to go to the cafes and cute seating areas. Toilets. Isabelle thinks she’s having an ugly day. Lazy feels dizzy heading back to the seating area. Esmé has worn her onesie today.
Driving. Drone. Creepstopher gets out of the RV so Lazy can feed Aurora. They’re at the most beautiful fjord town. He has a massive explosion of senses in his ‘ed because of the humungous mountains. He would bet his bottom dollar that there isn’t a more beautiful place on Earth than Norway in winter.
Someone wave a Disneyworld ticket in his face. He briefly sounds like he’s about to break down in tears. They have an hour until they get to their destination to do something spectacular tomorrow. They’re having an outdoor goulash dinner tonight.
The Inghams have found their car park behind a shopping centre at the bottom of a fjord. They’re cooking alfresco. They’re not cooking on the Dutch oven with the tripod as it may be frowned upon in the small town. Creepstopher and Lazy are going to cook up a storm.
Lazy shivers. The snow has frozen onto her camping chair. You can't beat outdoor cooking in the minuses. She’s breathless from the cold. She isn’t 100% sure what Karbonader is. She concludes that it’s pork. She’ll brown it and then either chop it or mush it as she doesn’t want it in burger form. It’s going in a stew. Moaning about the cold. This is an adventure and it’s about doing things outside of your comfort zone. There’s no fun in cooking indoors.
There's nothing quite like ticking death by hyperthermia off your bucket list.
Frankfurters are added to the burgers. Lazy is now adding chicken stock, beans, all the chopped veggies and putting the lid on. Creepstopher thinks it looks boss. Time to add carrot and mushrooms followed by the herbs and spices. Lazy sticks the lid on and hopes for the best. Cackle.
Never mind about the kids who will go hungry if it all goes tits up. She hopes it takes 30-40 minutes. Shivering Lazy says this is really cool. Why would they do this inside?
Yes why choose to be sensible?
Creepstopher pokes the stew. You wouldn’t believe the smell coming from it. It’s had an hour he takes a spoonful out to taste. That was the nicest dinner Lazy has had in her life. They have leftovers for tomorrow. Her toes are thawing out as she didn’t have socks on.
Tomorrow the Inghams are doing something really cool that they haven’t seen or done before in real life. They have half an hour to drive in the morning. The trip has been epic. Lazy saw a couple of “meese like geese on the drive”. She means moose. Creepstopher questions it and she pretends she’s joking.
End of vlog
Thought it may have been the Loen Skylift they visited but the snow cave was only put together yesterday looking at webcam.
