Originally Posted by
lksmwr
I like your idea of staying in the North by the way, sounds like there is plenty to see and minimizes our travel time. Unfortunately we just read most of Senja's scenic route is closed until Nov for Avalanche work, do you think it would still be worth visiting?
If you end up flying to Tromsø and don't mind another two hours driving. The closed road is scenic, but the most impressing part of Senja, IMHO, is out to Grunnfarnes via Sifjorden.
The road is closed for a shorter section, but the alternative road is the other way around the island. https://www.tffk.no/tjenester/samferdsel/fylkesvei/veiprosjekter/fv-862-skredoverbygg-svartholla/ (English at the end)
And driving via Silsand/Finnsnes to Botnhamn, you get the "Norway in miniature" experience, the west side of the island resembles the West coast, the East side "Østlandet". The the middle of the island makes me think I am on Hardangervidda mountain.