The only route from Nordkapp is south, so that’s the way we’ll go. As we had driven north up through Norway and Sweden, why not drive south overlanding Finland all the way down to Helsinki? Sounds like a plan. On the way we did some husky-sledding, tried a ‘new’ type of skiing, hunted for gas, watched skate-racing, and drove Cuthbert over the sea!   

We’re in the Norwegian Arctic. We’ve just crossed the Polar Circle heading north to destination Nordkapp … the furthest north we can drive in the world. In winter. On the plus side: the snow and the low winter light makes it particularly spectacular, no summer crowds, and no midges!! On the down side: it’s chilly, driving is a bit tricky, it’s chilly, many of the tourism facilities are closed, and it’s chilly. So is a winter drive to Nordkapp worth it? And did we mention it’s chilly?

Overlanding to the Arctic Circle is a bit cool. But it’s even cooler if you go in winter. We did it in North America twice, but both times in summer. Now we’re heading to the European Arctic, in winter. Why? Because it’s the most northerly point you can drive to in the world. And because we can. Or at least we think we can. We won’t find out unless we try. We don’t have a plan yet – we can do that on the way – but we do at least know that it’s nippy up there in February, so we’ll be taking a coat and a woolly hat.