Holm

I realised during my ride today that I have missed taking my time a little bit; probably due to my fixation with faux athleticism. I have been meeting so many people focused to going very long distances, that I found myself wanting to do the same until I missed on talking with the ice-cream seller selling ice cream in a truck. I heard the music from the truck on top of a hill, at first it was eerie because I couldn’t see the truck. There were only two houses there and the ice cream truck was going around selling to those two houses. I was curious to talk to an ice-cream seller who drove their truck all the way just to sell to these two houses on top of a hill. I was already going quite fast, so I didn’t feel like stopping. Later on, a little regret started to surface; I could have bought an ice cream and have a chat with the seller.

Today was hot and everything was closed. So my regular ritual of drinking any kind of cold beverage that’s available didn’t pan out. Fortunately, I managed to reach a campsite before my water ran out. Met Karin on the way, and it has been a delight riding and conversing with her.

Also met Tim, who has been on the road for months now, and like many others who are going south, he mentioned that the part from Tromsø to Nordkapp isn’t particularly interesting, which gives me a reason to take very long and explore Lofoten that I miss Norkapp entirely. Not sure if I want to do that yet. Karin and I were talking about the point in reaching an arbitrary destination, and she mentioned that the people who are walking to Santiago de Compostela, are also walking towards an arbitrary destination, but there’s a point to the pilgrimage itself. If I choose to end up somewhere different than Nordkapp, it’s also completely fine, the story wouldn’t change that much, except people might not know the name of the place I end up at. But on the other hand, I didn’t even know about Nordkapp until very recently. It had crossed my mind to call this trip a pilgrimage before, but I hadn’t taken the time to make up my mind on why I am doing this trip, which could have been helpful answering questions about my priorities during.

Jess and Eva mentioned the landscape would slowly change further North, but I didn’t expect to see three notably high hills around a corner today. I guess I am reaching the Northern part of the North.

Good Night!

Holm, Norway