Day 58. Eindhoven

Posted: August 4, 2013 in Cycling, Netherlands
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I cried. Cycling leaving Kirkenes. It’s over. And the next adventure is in the planning.
Greeted at the airport by my wonderful friends. Welcome home to real summer. It’s hot here. Now night has fallen, and it’s dark!

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Spot the cyclist that wears sandals.
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I’m home. The adventure is truly over. Thanks everyone for reading my blog, and thanks to all the people that helped me, in the planning and en route. The people from the cycling forums, the people that cycled with me, the people that took me in their boat from one peninsula to the next, the people I stayed with and were guardians of my paper maps for the next stage. There are many others too. And thank you to my family and friends!! You have all made it a wonderful trip!

This will be my last blog entry for a while. Enjoy the rest of the summer!

Matthew

Day 57. 36km. Holmfoss – Kirkenes

Posted: August 3, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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Today was my last day cycling. A small stint in the sun to Kirkenes – where they are partying in the warm sun. It’s the city festival – to say goodbye to a tired and contented cycler.

Day 57. 36km. Holmfoss – Kirkenes. Map and gpx.

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Day 56. 130km. Grense Jakobselv – Holmfoss

Posted: August 2, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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My bike trip started with heat, and now, in the Arctic, it is ending with heat. Cycling and swimming in the bright sun, exploring the Russian border. Cycling along Pasvikdaken.

Day 56. 130km. Grense Jakobselv – Holmfoss. Map and gpx.

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Day 55. 69km. Kirkenes – Grense Jakobselv

Posted: August 1, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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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. Map and gpx.

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Day 54. 120km. Bugøynes – Kirkenes

Posted: July 31, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Norway
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Vast open spaces. Sun. Heat. Flying salmon. Cheap groceries. Military zone.  A lovely day’s cycling.

Day 54. 120km. Bugøynes – Kirkenes. Map and gpx.

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Day 53. 96km. Nuorgam – Bugøynes

Posted: July 30, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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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 53. 96km. Nuorgam – Bugøynes. Map and gpx.

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Day 52. 78km. Vestre Jakobselv – Nuorgam

Posted: July 29, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Norway
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A cloudy, slow day, ending at the most northern point in the EU. Hello Finland!

Day 52. 78km. Veste Jakobselv – Nuorgam. Map and gpx.

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Day 51. 113km. Vardø – Vestre Jakobselv

Posted: July 28, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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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 51. 113km. Vardø – Vestre Jakobselv. Map and gpx.

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Day 50. 12km hike + 50km cycle. Syltevikmyra – Vardø

Posted: July 27, 2013 in Cycling, Hiking, Norway
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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 50. 50km. Syltevikmyra – Vardø. Map and gpx.

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Day 49. 54km. Båtsfjord – Syltevikmyra

Posted: July 27, 2013 in Cycling, Norway
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Cycle, boat and cycle – to the end of the earth. And it is beautiful.

Day 49. 54km. Båtsfjord – Syltevikmyra. Map and gpx

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