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

Hofles

Today I had a group of bike tourers overtake me today, on an uphill, as if these hills weren’t enough to make me feel inadequate. Later I met all of them at the ferry, a family of three and a solo biker. How is everyone so fast & strong,

64°16′33′′ N 11°11′38′′ E

I am travelling through places that I suppose I would otherwise only see from a train or a bus and wonder how it would like to be out there. Rens has a bias towards wild camping, so today we are wild camping too, near another gapahuk. But I am not

63°51′44′′ N 11°17′56′′ E

I am meeting so many people I am forgetting their names at this point. Rens, Helgi, David. I met everyone and more at last night’s campsite. It’s a good confirmation to Kristof and my theory that it would get crowded after Trondheim. After Helgi gave me a pack

09 Jul 2025, 1229

Waiting for my bike to get fixed. It’s really surprising that my chain has worn out this much already, so the person at the bike store recommended replacing the chain and maybe the cassette. Unfortunately they didn’t have any replacement for my existing 48-teeth cog, so I might

Trondheim

Trondheim is a town that has the right amount of sadness. It’s not full of unnecessarily happy neighbourhoods. It’s a town that seems like it’s lived in. My Airbnb hostess, Wenche and I had great conversations about the church, Christianity, Norway and solo travel. I had biked

Ekkilsøya

Even today at the campsite I didn’t need to cook. I met Carina and Lotta from Sweden who shared a fish with me. And I even didn’t have to sit on the ground, someone staying at a nearby cabin offered me a chair to sit on. It was

Tornes

Standing at Charles de Gaulle airport, Doug wondered “Am I really going to ride this bike to Moscow?”. That’s what he told me while telling the story of how he got his Brooks bike saddle. I also have a Brooks saddle, so I was keen to hear his saddle’

Midsund

Met Michael at the ferry terminal, we rode together until Midsund. I think the landscape is changing. Good Night! Midsund, Norway

04 Jul 2025, 1254

I should have checked the ferry timings beforehand. There was one at 1110 that I missed while eating a nice breakfast spread at a cafe. The next one is at 1425; this time waiting could have been spent riding. Lessons learned. I went to Intersport, but they didn’t have