After a good night’s rest at Midnattsol Camping in Bleik, at northern Norway’s longest beach, I was ready for the Vesterålen. Often overlooked or being mistaken for the Lofoten, Vesterålen are an archipelago adjoining the Lofoten from the north. Compared to the Lofotens’ sharp-edged mountain peaks and craggy cliffs, the …
I’ve spent two wonderful days on the dramatic and wild islands Kvaløya and Senja, the last strongholds of winter and snow before I finally reached spring on the Vesterålen. After almost an entire week in Tromsø, I finally got back onto my bike. The first day got me through Kvaløya, …
May 17 or Constitutional Day is a very special day in Norway. Luckily I was in Tromsø on this day and was able to witness the celebrations. On May 17 the signing of the constitution in 1814, declaring Norway as an independent nation, is widely celebrated with parades, marching bands, …
My first two legs brought me from Honningsvåg back to the Atlantic coast to Alta. For that I had to cross the outer Finnmarkvidda, a wide mountain plateau with barren landscape, continental climate (cold!) and hardly any settlements or infrastructure apart from the E6 crossing through it. Despite the original …
After waiting out the snow and wind for another few days, I gave up on the idea of repeating the trip to North Cape by bicycle. The road was closed to traffic on and off, sometimes conveys were allowed, but often enough they were cancelled. Thus, I focused on the …
To truly start my tour at Europe’s northernmost point, I still needed to go to North Cape. Only, North Cape is not really the most northern point. When Richard Chancellor sailed past in 1553 in search of the Northwest Passage, he believed the 307m high cliff to be the northernmost part …
10,000 kilometer from North Cape to Gibraltar. From the so called most northern point of Europe to its southern end. Me, my bicycle and my guts. So far the plan. But first I needed to reach my starting point. I had a smooth flight from Hamburg via Oslo to Tromsø. …
