Alstad

I had this feeling that there would have to be a cycling route for today's section of the S:t Olavsleden. I was just a little wary of what looked like quite long sections along the coast that would involve more difficult terrain than I would be prepared to walk through pulling the trailer. So I was not surprised to find thst shortly after I'd left there was a cycling alternative offered.

The American Pilgrim group had left shortly before me, but I kept spotting them walking along the coast, and then just before I turned onto the cycling route, they were highlighted against the background along the road. There are a couple of photos of that so that Catherine, the woman who has asked me to share those photos, will be able to do so.

I knew that this would mean walking on asphalt for most of the rest of the way to where I'm staying tonight at the at Valberg Slektsgård. But it appeared that there was going to be one big advantage, and that was the opportunity to stop for a break at a shop here at Alstad.Read more