Senja

It took us approx 4.5 hours to drive from Tromso to Senja, Norway's second largest island. Where Lofoton was mainly coast line Senja has much more land mass and looks/feels entirely different. It is also much quieter, the tourists have not yet descended upon it en masse.
I think I've mentioned Norway's bridges before; you hop from island to island either via a bridge or via a tunnel.  In Senja they have many, many more tunnels but they go under the mountains rather than under the sea. So they are long; some 1 lane some 2, some have the walls partially lined and most are bare rock.  They are not usually straight & have bends and/or corners. Think the Milford tunnel but wider, well lit & most definitely asphalted.  They are very impressive. It always takes me by surprise when we chug on up to the end of a fjord and the road disappears... oh yes, of course... another tunnel. You often don't see the tunnel until the last few minutes.  Once we crossed the bridge to Senja island the scenery became even more dramatic, the mountains dominate everything, they are huge & spectacular.
Once here, we quickly dumped luggage changed into "photo clothes", doubled or tripled the layers and were off out again for the sunset at a beach with fantastic waves... and warning signs that photographers uniformly ignore.
After a late-ish dinner we rugged up again and stepped outside to assess the aurora potential, but no luck. It's happening but we cannot see it - the weather is freezing, windy and raining/sleeting.  Back indoors again to sort camera gear for the morning, do laundry etc etc.  Sorry, I was  too tired to post last night. I have been fighting a ferocious cough & cold since day 3 or 4 and some days have been a real struggle.
Both photos are Tungenset.