Honningsvåg to Olderfjord A late start today, which was actually pretty good as the weather forecast promised lots of rain at our destination, so not really any reason to hurry straight into it… We decided to have a pretty short ride today, only the 100 kms to get to Olderfjord. The first three days of …
Nordkapp The alarm clock went off at 2:45 interrupting 4 hours of deep sleep. Last night in Kjøllefjord we had a good meal, did some trail laundry (I.e. hand washing our bibs in the sink) and some minor bike maintenance. At 3:20 we rolled onboard on Hurtigruten. Managed to get some more sleep on some …
Vestertana to Kjøllefjord Today’s weather forecast was not great: strong headwinds with lots of rain. We set the alarm to 6 in the morning to try to get a few hours of riding before the rain was scheduled to arrive. Sore legs and sore butts, but it was good to be up and riding in …
Vardø to Vestertana We opted for a soft start of our tour and booked a room in Vardø. Enjoyed a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs and waffle before packing the bikes and heading out. A quick ride around the town to see some scenery, the radar installation (the “golfballs”) and the witch memorial. The sun …
Bikes packed in cardboard boxes, to-do’s ticked off and ready to go! A somewhat cumbersome itinerary: bus to Oslo Airport, flying Norwegian to Alta, a 4 hour layover until Widerøe to Vardø (with a 2 hour wait in Vadsø). We arrived, bikes and all around 8 in the evening. It took us some time to …