Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway

Journey into the midnight sun chronicles a solitary campervan odyssey through Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway with the aim of reaching Nordkapp and Knivskjellodden, Europe's northernmost point, in midsummer. The trip lasts eight weeks, with no fixed plan or lodging, using Norway's Allemansretten to stop off-grid and depart without a trace. The author travels from Denmark's Lolland island (Rødby) to Helsingør for the Øresund ferry to Helsingborg, then onward toward Sweden and Finland, where a meeting at Santa Claus's Main Post Office in Rovaniemi yields a quip about 230,000 reindeer. Highlights include silent Lake Inari (420 sq miles) and nights beside fjords, mountains, and coastlines.