Snow monkeys

We've arrived in Tromso, capital city of the Norwegian Arctic, at the Thon Hotel Polar, which has lovely free internet access.
Yesterday we crossed into the Arctic Circle, and it's quite chilly out, though toasty inside the car - Alex has a bit of a tan from all the sunshine.
Splooge is running nicely, although his battery was a bit cold this morning and needed a jump from our friends the Tellytubbies. On the whole, though, cool thin air seems to suit him and we're getting more from three-and-a-half cylinders than we did a couple of days ago. We're even using less fuel, which bizarrely is getting cheaper as we go north.
The Norwegian scenery is stunningly beautiful: wide, dark fjords shouldered by steep snowy mountains, windy roads around the frozen inland lakes that go on for miles, long tunnels through the mountains, and cute wooden houses everywhere. The roads are all clear so far, though some of our trip-mates have been warned for speeding, which is very easy because the Norwegian speed limit is 80kph on most roads - that's about 50mph!
Tromso is apparently a big party town, though at 9 quid a pint I think we'll be 'pre-loading' tonight, as the party poopers call it!
Tomorrow we push on to Nordkapp, via a couple of short ferry journeys, which have been an unexpected treat and plretty cheap by Norwegian standards. Top of the world, ma!