The tunnel’s entrance was staring at me. I thought I wouldn’t even make it to the tunnel tonight; but the campsite at Repvåg I was relying on, has been converted into a hotel, so they didn’t have a tent spot. Hence, I thought I would camp out

Today I crossed the Finnmark plateau. It was a dreamy bit of landscape, with long straight stretches of almost nothing. Probably my favourite ride to date in this trip. I have stopped using the water filter. The refreshingly cold mountain spring water is terribly good. Today was quite hot, so

The road is getting more and more spicy. Sometimes the bike route goes through broken roads that are unmaintained, and overgrown. Those roads are also the most intriguing to ride through, because they are fantastically empty and abandoned. I also had to side-step a pretty sizeable landslide today, which was

I am a little disappointed at myself today. I thought I had mastered the art of managing wind & rain, but I haven’t. By the end of today, I was cold and tired; I made my way to a campsite, and promptly used the shower and the laundry dryer.

I was hoping to find a spot like last night today to camp out, but I couldn’t find any, so eventually ended up at a commercial campsite. The weather has been cloudy as well since the morning rain. Today’s ride was uneventful; I am finding myself trying to

I met Manuel today. He is probably the only person I have met on this trip so far, who has his priorities straight. When I met him he was carrying steaks, vegetables, cheese and all the good kind of food! He is cooking all of that while being on the

Tromsø doesn’t feel the same it did 6 years ago. It feels bigger and busier. Or maybe it’s just me. I also didn’t visit any museums this time around, or any place else. I mostly found myself planning the last bit until Nordkapp; and doing heaps of

The rain started earlier than was forecasted; I ended up stopping & wild camping, right before Tromsø. Doug told me how to handle cold and rain in a camping situation, and so I did. Managed to put up the tent without getting the inside wet; before getting cooled off, dried

Right after the ferry to Gryllefjord today, when I started riding, my shifter stopped working. Fortunately, I managed to fix it by fiddling with the cable. I was a little bit worried that I would have to ride with a single speed until Tromsø. I will need to get this