Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Biking in Lofoten
















After very little sleep, we boarded a flight to Bodo Norway, via Oslo at 7 am. Bodo is a very nice town, good thing given that Monday was a holiday and all the ferries were cancelled except for the one leaving at 8:30 pm. We arrived in Svolvaer, the main town on the Lofoten Islands around 11:30 p.m. After some unplanned sightseeing, we eventually found our rorbuer (Norweigan fishing hut) around 1 am, and we were finally able to get some sleep.

Today was a new day and feeling moderately rested we got our maps, bikes and set out. We biked to a small town called Henningsvaer, which is absolutely beautiful. The islands are difficult to describe, but to us they feel like a cross between Baffin Island, Newfoundland and Patagonia.

The weather is cool with rain off and on. The hats and mitts, and multiple jackets are definitely a must.

Norway has reminded us that everything is relative. Sweden seemed very expensive before we arrived here. If Sweden was expensive, Norway is ridiculously expensive. Also, we had read that the Lofoten Islands were flat. Whoever wrote that must have come through several large mountain passes before biking here.

Tomorrow is a long day of biking, approximately 50 km. We are looking forward to the "flat" road ahead.

1 comment:

  1. Looks like you guys are having a good time.
    Too bad about the salami in a squeeze tube the other day Kev - I can only guess how much you like squeezing your salami. ;-)

    JW

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