88 km, cycling 5:28, average speed 16,0 km/h, total ascent 1224 m, net ascent 0 m
Meeting nice people on a windy day
A windy night with a little rain, but slept reasonably well. And the tent was dry in the morning with all the wind. Another Dutch cycling guy, Thei, had rented a large "lavvo" (big sami inspired tent), and let me prepare dinner and breakfast inside. A lot more comfortable in the strong wind. Thei is an experienced cyclist (much more than me), and bikes all the way up from Bergen. Impressive!
Starting out with a strong tailwind and good speed. The speed was significantly brought down after a 230 m climb after about 1 hour. An hour later I arrived in Storslett and so in Myrslett, where I was invited by Arnold Jensen and his wife, whom I had met when waiting for the ferry to Tjøtta last week. Very friendly and hospitable people, thanks a lot for the good lunch, rode another 3 hours on it! They also helped with good suggestions for the coming night.
After another hour today's toughest ascent, from 0 up to 401 m on Kvænangen fjellet. Not so steep, but continuous climbing for 45 minutes. I took off my jacket before i started the climb, but on the top it was ice cold and a strong wind, so quick to put it on again.
The landscape is different from Lofoten and Senja. Still many mountains, but the peaks are not sp sharp. Still much snow on mountains that are not really that high, 800-1000m.
Found a hut at a camping in Sekkemo. Simple but it has what I need at reasonable price. About 110 km to Alta, which is a fair ride, especially with the wind from behind.
Meeting nice people on a windy day
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| Doesn't look good. But it was better further east, where I was going. Windy, but from behind! |
A windy night with a little rain, but slept reasonably well. And the tent was dry in the morning with all the wind. Another Dutch cycling guy, Thei, had rented a large "lavvo" (big sami inspired tent), and let me prepare dinner and breakfast inside. A lot more comfortable in the strong wind. Thei is an experienced cyclist (much more than me), and bikes all the way up from Bergen. Impressive!
Starting out with a strong tailwind and good speed. The speed was significantly brought down after a 230 m climb after about 1 hour. An hour later I arrived in Storslett and so in Myrslett, where I was invited by Arnold Jensen and his wife, whom I had met when waiting for the ferry to Tjøtta last week. Very friendly and hospitable people, thanks a lot for the good lunch, rode another 3 hours on it! They also helped with good suggestions for the coming night.
After another hour today's toughest ascent, from 0 up to 401 m on Kvænangen fjellet. Not so steep, but continuous climbing for 45 minutes. I took off my jacket before i started the climb, but on the top it was ice cold and a strong wind, so quick to put it on again.
The landscape is different from Lofoten and Senja. Still many mountains, but the peaks are not sp sharp. Still much snow on mountains that are not really that high, 800-1000m.
Found a hut at a camping in Sekkemo. Simple but it has what I need at reasonable price. About 110 km to Alta, which is a fair ride, especially with the wind from behind.
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| For some reason, the altitude graph did not work today. |
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| For context. Approaching! |
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| This is the closest I have been the midnight sun so far. At 23:00. |
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| The tunnel to Sørkjosen. But not for cyclists. I stopped and wondered what to do; the old road was still there, but very well closed, so I figured out how to get there. A guy with a van stopped, and offered me a hike through the tunnel, but he said, the old road was very nice, and showed me where to ride. So that was what I did. Again, many nice people up here. |
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| I did not know Statoil petrol stations existed anymore, but in Sørkjosen they do |
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| Up the 400 m climb |
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| On the top. 1000 m lower than Valdresflyet, but as cold (at least), and a similar landscape. Put on my jacket right afterwards. |
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| View from Gildemo over the Kvænangen fjord |
Ik vind het knap! Je bent er bijna, zie ik. Stop op tijd, anders zit je in Rusland en dan ben je nog niet jarig.
ReplyDeleteEn behoorlijk fris daar zeg.
Ja mocht graag wat warmer en droger. Maar ja, zo is het hier nu eenmaal. Het zou wel leuker zijn met wat mooier weer, nu is het meer "voltooien".
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