Couldn’t believe how late we slept in today – talk about stop riding and go to the pack!! Woke up just before ten realising we had just 10 minutes to get down and eat before breakfast buffet closed. Used the foot in the door technique, fills our plates and sat there brazenly until they politely reminded us it was time to close – breakfasts here are too good to miss.

We were tourists today – did a bus tour to the main Bodo attraction Saltstraumen – the worlds largest maelstrom where opposing tides from two neighbouring fjords meet six hourly creating a whirlpool. Most spectacular is that the fish also get caught up in it, with schools leaping out of the water, attracting birds and fishermen alike.

Bodo , while a reasonably large regional town, is fairly unremarkable- architecture, all 1950/60 – as the city was bombed in WW2. Despite being the gateway to the north and the Lofoten, shops were minimal, but heaps of cafes and shoe shops (all selling very sensible shoes even on my standards).

Stopped briefly (or that was he intention) at the rail station to pick up our pre-booked tickets to Oslo for tomorrow- only to find our booking had been cancelled – or so the machine as telling us. A couple of hours on the phone navigating pre recorded prompts in Norwegian (you can imagine how well that went), we finally managed to secure said tickets (or an email clarifying that tickets will be issued) – needless to say we plan to get there early tomorrow. Train ticket $100AUD, phone call to clarify about ticket $50AUD!