Vesteralen and Andoya
Eight days on the Norwegian Scenic Route Andoya after the quieter Vesteralen: Sortland, Bleik beach, Andenes and the road where the ocean comes ashore. A companion to Lofoten without the same queues. Tesla in Sortland and Andenes, Recharge along the E10.
Season: Open year-round. Whale watching from Andenes is best in winter; summer has midnight sun and fewer storms. Gryllefjord-Andenes ferry is seasonal.
Eight days on the Norwegian Scenic Route Andoya after the quieter Vesteralen: Sortland, Bleik beach, Andenes and the road where the ocean comes ashore. A companion to Lofoten without the same queues. Tesla in Sortland and Andenes, Recharge along the E10.
Day by day
Sortland
The blue town on the sound. Tesla overnight before Andoya.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Sortland) — typical arrival 28%, about 22 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.
Andenes
Where the ocean comes ashore. Charge in town; Bleik is a pale comma of sand just south.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Andenes) — typical arrival 20%, about 25 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.
Andenes
A rest day for whales or birds. The car sits on a destination charger while the sea works.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Andenes) — typical arrival 20%, about 25 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.
Stokmarknes
Hurtigruten harbour and a slower island road. Recharge after 22 percent on the bridges.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Recharge (Recharge Stokmarknes) — typical arrival 22%, about 24 min to 80%. Short driving day: charge in the overnight town and keep the climbs honest.
Sortland
Back to the blue town. Last Tesla; Lofoten is a ferry away if you still have days.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Sortland) — typical arrival 28%, about 22 min to 80%. Access: walk, train or ferry from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Tesla Supercharger in Sortland — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
- Tesla Supercharger in Andenes — a calm stop on this leg, about 25 min.
- Recharge in Stokmarknes — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.