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 …