Finally on the bike again! Went for a short ride today, 36km only, quite uncertain about temperature, wind, snow, precipitation etc. But it worked out nicely.
I started the day with a coffee and something sweet in the local bakery (you know I have a weakness for that). Here I met a Swiss guy who was quite interested in cycling.
In 2017, he had cycled all the way from Switzerland to Nordkapp, in only four weeks! He did typically 150km per day. "Baas boven baas" as we say in Dutch. But, his wife was with him, so he had hardly any luggage. (Did you read that Anbjørg😀; though honestly, I don't expect it). Makes it a lot easier, but 150km per day is still a lot. The guy is 70, plans to cycle to Gibraltar next year. Keep going!
The first 10km out of Akureyri were not really easy. Headwind (though nothing like before) and uphill. However, after 10km and 125m uphill, the road turns 120 degrees, and you get a tailwind + downhill. From there it felt like a dream. Even some patches of sunshine now and then. Had to take off some clothes, got too warm even.
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| The snow will take some time to vanish |
Riding through a beautiful broad valley, with steep, snow covered mountains on both sides. Seems to be quite some agricultur here.
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| Lunch behind some bushes. Great to feel the sun warming again (through some layers of clothes, but still) |
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| Flowers on the lunch "table" even |
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| More horses |
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| Same story everywhere. But think about how much more expensive it is to use cables. Who is paying for that? |
And finally relaxing in heite pottir. Not a bad day.
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