Up and down under the warm sun through wooded steep terrain to a beach at the edge of Europe.
Day 55. 69km. Kirkenes – Grense Jakobselv
Posted: August 1, 2013 in Cycling, NorwayTags: Cycling, Norway
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Day 54. 120km. Bugøynes – Kirkenes
Posted: July 31, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, NorwayTags: Cycling, Finland, Norway
Vast open spaces. Sun. Heat. Flying salmon. Cheap groceries. Military zone. A lovely day’s cycling.
Today was wet, and warm. Grey and uninspiring until the weather really got erratic. On the back road to Bugøynes, I had a downpour and a beautiful rainbow.
Day 52. 78km. Vestre Jakobselv – Nuorgam
Posted: July 29, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, NorwayTags: Cycling, Finland, Norway
A cloudy, slow day, ending at the most northern point in the EU. Hello Finland!
Day 51. 113km. Vardø – Vestre Jakobselv
Posted: July 28, 2013 in Cycling, NorwayTags: Cycling, Norway
I could have been cycling in Australia. Desolate plains – the mid north in South Australia. Then with trees – somewhere in New South Wales.
What was a sunny and warm day became exciting as the black clouds drew in.
Day 50. 12km hike + 50km cycle. Syltevikmyra – Vardø
Posted: July 27, 2013 in Cycling, Hiking, NorwayTags: Cycling, Hiking, Norway
A hike in paradise. My private valley. My private fjord. Sun. Warm. A smile in my heart. The smell of cloudberries on my fingers.
Day 49. 54km. Båtsfjord – Syltevikmyra
Posted: July 27, 2013 in Cycling, NorwayTags: Cycling, Norway
Cycle, boat and cycle – to the end of the earth. And it is beautiful.
Overdose of tundra. Overdose of nothing. Need people. Staying in the only town – Båtsfjord.
The northern most point of mainland Europe. In the sun and clear blue skies. Even warm enough for some tundra lake swims. A wonderful day.
Last year when I was in Mehamn, I said I wanted to see this wonderful barren landscape with nice weather. Well, the Gods provided me with perfect weather. Man, it was spectacular.
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