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Today started extremely windy, but ended less windy. Today took me through Sandbessjøen over an incredibly nice bridge. The wind kept me from looking around a lot, but I stopped 😊. Unfortunately the Seven Sisters (Syv Søstre) were covered in clouds, but I still remember seeing those in sunlight last time.

After that bridge I had dealt with the worst of the wind and it was pretty straight forward to the ferry to Nesna. I remembered there was a climb after that, that surprised me a bit last time. It was still there. I also remember some quite remarkable views up top. Also still there. Even better, I think. A bit clearer and a bit more snow.
As a matter of fact I remembered quite a lot of this ride. Mainly because it is quite a memorable part of the route.
But that also made me decide to abandon the coastal route, the main cycling route, and go inland to Mo i Rana. Mainly for some variation, but also to cross the Arctic circle by bike. The main route crosses the arctic circle by ferry. And as I was thinking about it, it occurred to me, that I’ve crossed the arctic circle already by boat, train, airplane, car (rental car as well as my own) and I probably walked across it as well. So cycling across it is still missing. Hope to do that tomorrow. For now I am enjoying a hamburger and coffee at my favorite place: a gas station 😉. Then I will find a nice spot for the tent hopefully. After tomorrow the weather is said to be not so good. Might try to find a campsite cabin then.

And lastly: I start to notice, that I haven’t got a set goal for this trip. That is a very liberating thing. I set daily goals, but I still don’t really care if I make them. It is a great feeling, but it also makes me realize, that perhaps there might come a point (soon) where I’d like to be home with wife and kids even more than being on the road. As much as I am enjoying it, I feel pretty fulfilled already. To be continued (for now).Read more