16.08.18 Hofles-Vik på Sømna

106 km, cycling 6:14, average speed 17,0 km/h, total ascent 1463 m, net ascent 0m

A tough day. Lot's of ascent today also, and many steep climbs as you can see. Better when I came to the island of Sømna (the last 15 km). Flat as a pancake according to my friend Klaus. Well, still 100 m acent on 15 km - but agreed, a lot easier, and a nice tailwind. I guess I also felt the result from the previous two days. Massaging thighs with Tiger balsam tonight - hope it helps.

Had to take a longer variant, road 770 instead of 771, because 771 was taken by a landslide in April and has not yet been repaired. +9 km and I guess a lot of ascent also.

https://www.namdalsavisa.no/mini/2018/04/25/Fv-771-i-Nærøy-stengt-etter-steinras-16568802.ece

Also tried the first few tunnels, the longest 600 m, well lit. Used lights anyway. Found a good site on Internet to check tunnels.

What's so special about this picture? Flat! Several km before Kolvereid, and with a tailwind, around 10 km in the altitude map above. As you can see, it changed shortly afterwards. Btw, the other flat part in the graph is the ferry :)

One of the challenges on secondary roads is two find places where you can sit and eat somewhat comfortably. This time I did not succeed, so used the road side, sitting on my tripod (very light by the way, got it from NVE for a presentation once - thanks!) 5 km afterward there was a nice bench...

The cycling is hard, but the landscape is beautiful. Should have brought a better camera, but carry too much as it is.

Next province, the eigth of ten from Lindesnes (seven after the recent merging of provinces)

Better place for lunch, and in the sunshine. Need some calories for sure.

Also taken at the lunch spot. The bridge is the road to Terråk, a small place in the south of Nordland. In the background Heilhornet.

Another view of Heilhornet, the dominating mountain in the area

Typical landscape of the island of Sømna. Ok, flat - but still. The mobile tower on the top of the small mountain doesn't exactly increase its beauty. But then again, we want mobile coverage, don't we?

Here I'm staying. Nice place, close to the sea. Should see the sunset, but then I have to wait until 00:21. Then you can as well wait for the surise at 02:02. But too late for me.