26.06 Noresund - Gol Game Over 😭

88 km, 5 hours 42 min cycling, 15,4 km/h, 943 m total ascent

Grand total 683 km and 7487 m ascent

Game over. My bum was getting worse and worse, started the day with two open wounds, and that HURTS. Made it to Gol with some teeth clenching, but I can't go on like this. Starts to get infected etc. you end up in hospital. So very disappointed, but I can't do anymore about it. Have to prepare better next time. More long rides, and probably change seat. Maybe this one is not suitable for touring,  although such seats used to work well when I did Trondheim-Oslo etc.

Wrong seat?

Try to make it better

Apart from that the route through Hallingdal valley is nice, good weather and the smell of fresh  cut grass everywhere. One of the good things of cycling, you experience more impressions than in a car.

Coffee in the Thon hotel at Bjørneparken (Bearpark, hadn't heard of it), and a relaxed lunch in the sunshine in Nesbyen. This gets me updated on Norwegian geography!

Cycling along national road Nr 7 is not ideal though. Lots of traffic,  and hardly any place for bikes. But I must say almost all cars are quite considerate. Still it does not always feel good having big trailers swishing close along.

This is what I like. 1m is enough, give us more of this!

But look back, it is not everywhere. In fact maybe 20 % of the stretch I biked. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

 20 km before Gol I took a nice sideways on the east side of the river.

Nesbyen substation. With this picture I can register a working day  ☺.

Tried the same for the last 10 km, also nice, but quit a low standard, more like a track. Walked a couple of slopes in fact (partly due to my &condition&, bumpy road not ideal.

Walking here. Too bumpy 😣

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