5 May 2018
We left our forest cabin feeling refueled and refreshed and onwards towards Kristiansand on the coastal route. Although it was had a lot of ups and downs, it was very manageable…the sun was shining and the sky was blue, so all was well in the world again. This route was probably one of the prettiest […]
4 May 2018
As we have mentioned over the past 3 days we’ve cracked a few monster hills and it has been a temperature regulation learning curve. By that I mean that at the bottom of the hill things are good, if a bit chilly, it is after all Norway in early May. We generally have our outer […]
4 May 2018
Out and about early again to stock up and we decided to have a look around Egersund, as we had heard it was very nice. A cute little place with a lovely little white church by the fjord waterfront. I am sure the town is thriving in the summer, but it was very dead this Wednesday […]
1 May 2018
Weather-wise it wasn’t really the start that we wanted as we left Stavanger – dull with some pretty big downpours. It was a public holiday, so the roads were really clear and we were up and out by just past 8am. It’s nice in a schadenfreude kind of way to see that other countries have […]
30 April 2018
Up early on a cold but brilliantly sunny day to take the ferry and bus to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) on the Lysefjord. A 45-minute crossing, followed by a 30-minute bus ride to the start of the 2-hour hike that would take us to Pulpit Rock for what promised to after amazing views of the fjord. […]
29 April 2018
So after 9 days in Denmark, here are our main take-aways: 1. The Danish are the most patriotic nation we have come across yet…the Dutch had flagpoles but the Danes have flags – everywhere. Flying proudly in the wind, because it is windy. 2. Supposedly for a nation of bacon, we saw no pigs, in […]