We set a winter line from Copenhagen via Oslo to the Arctic, swapping Dutch winter tires for Scandinavian ice rubber and, where allowed, studs. From Oslo the road ran north through blowing snow and over the Arctic Circle to Bodø, then by the afternoon ferry across to the Lofoten. After a quiet rest day—RIB boats into Trollfjord, stockfish soup, a first glimpse of the northern lights—we turned toward Alta for the escorted convoy to the North Cape, where gale winds and drifting snow made the final kilometres feel like an expedition.