Savalen

A big big day . A monster climb- the biggest& steepest of the whole trip- straight from the breakfast table 🤢. Halfway up the light rain turned to light snow and I started to question my light weight approach. A perfectly placed cafe allowed for a lot of faffing . Going uphill kept you warm but the brief descents were awful. What made the day was meeting a fellow nordkaap bike tourer -and the chat kept us going. He was a fixed itinerary so didn't stand for my faffing. Reluctantly I headed back out into the elements, and fortuitously, the weather eased going over the plateau and improved thereafter. We even had mostly tail winds!! Holiday Monday here so no other eateries/ shops at all until around 100km. Anyone who knows me knows that doesn't suit my cycling raison d'etre!! The last 20 km were uphill / undulating gravel going deeper and deeper into the forest- even passed a place called Nordpolen ( wonder if mr Amundsen cheated a wee bit?). Arrived at the hotel to a sign saying HOTEL SHUT! A phone call clarified " we tried to call you..." Anyway the guy turned up and either felt sorry for me or realised if he didn't open up the hotel I was following him home!! So I have the keys to a 50 bed 4star hotel !! He's thrown dinner in with the cover price, and allowed me to use the spa! Result!!Читать далее