Ben: We packed up this morning knowing that the day might be a long one. After experiencing first hand all of the hills that surround Oslo and viewing the maze of streets on the map, we braced for the worst. We left our huge, overcrowded campground with a route that we had meticulously planned the […]
We worked until nearly midnight last night, watching the last of the sun streak across the clouds, a brilliant fire spanning the horizon. Unfortunately, morning dawned too soon and I dragged myself out of the tent, trying to rally the energy for another day. Long term travel is so un-glamorous sometimes, and today, I’m feeling […]
Ben: The morning light on the church this morning was too good to ignore. Enjoy a few more shots of the Lom stave church! Bree: With only a few weeks left to go on our trip, it is painfully clear that we’ll never end up in Helsinki on time without some help. […]
Our wild camp sat at roughly 3,100 feet last night, our first night in Norway at any sort of serious altitude. We decisively decided not to stay at the peak so that we wouldn’t freeze, but I didn’t realize how cold it still might be in our canyon. The middle of the night temperatures dropped […]
Another steep grind led us into a new, rocky green valley, where we we assumed we could see the top of our climb on the other side. We stopped there for a second round of lunch where we also had to acknowledge that we had a bit of a problem. Since it was unlikely we’d […]
Ben: A little worried about the possibility of a cruise ship docking at our not-so-wild camp this morning, we set an alarm to wake up at a reasonable hour this morning. Beside – we need to get a normal sleep routine going since the 3-4 hours of darkness is kicking our butts. Luckily no ship […]
I don’t know what exactly got into us this morning, but we didn’t even get up until 9:15. Without the predictable rising and setting of the sun at bedtime and again at morning, our bodies just can’t seem to figure out a normal sleeping schedule. The bitingly cold night, followed by an intensely sunny morning […]
Another windy night left me wide awake at sunny 4 AM, but at least it was sunny! Clear blue skies and real sunshine made Norway feel all new again, and so it was with at least a little enthusiasm that we climbed aboard our unloaded bikes to the Nigardsbreen glacier. A quick stop in the […]
After much deliberation, this morning we decided to stay put to work, rest, and wait out what is supposed to be the last rainy day for a few days. With a lovely kitchen and common area in which to hang out, it was a nice opportunity to get dried out and caught up. I napped […]
Another morning and another drizzling rain was upon us. Our commitment to get up and leave this morning wavered a bit, but eventually we packed up the soaking wet tent and tried to break camp. Unfortunately, our departure kept getting interrupted. First it was a screw coming loose from Ben’s rear rack. Then, we stopped […]
Bree: The rain was back at it again this morning when Ben set out on his unloaded bike. Today, he had determined to visit Stegastein, a scenic overlook over the town of Aurland, 14 kilometers and a 600 meter climb away from where our tent stood. Once again, I’d decided to sit this one out. […]
Once we’d reached the town of Gudvangen a couple of days ago, we’d essentially reached a dead end. Gudvangen is connected to the town of Flam by a particularly long, bike-free tunnel, leaving us stranded in the valley until we could catch a boat or bus over to the next town. Since the ferry boat […]