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We left our cabin at 9 a.m.
on the 4th of July to meet up with our Swedish friends from Ed who
were going to ride along with us up to Alvdal, where we would split
up - they were going west on their Cecteks, a Linhai and a
scooter - we were heading for Trondheim.
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Before take-off - Kongsvinger |
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Sunday we toured Trondheim guided by several members of Trøndelag ATV Forum - Trondheim is a beautiful, relaxed city worth a visit. The weather was still nice and warm, however as I type this (Monday 7.30 a.m.) it's starting to get colder - We still have a long trip ahead of us.... |
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Monday we had a pleasant meeting with
BRP in Trondheim before we took off. We had a nice ride along
Trondheimsfjorden. After a short stop in Steinkjer vi
continued past Snåsavatnet towards Grong. Such beautiful
nature! In Grong we made a small stop to take some photos and
have a ciiiiigar. Our goal that evening was to pass Mosjøen.
The roads in Namdalen are excellent, however the gnats and the
mosquitos are not.......
When we reached Mosjøen we passed a campingsite where we saw a familiar Can-Am Spyder - It was Rohnny of course. We did not want to wake him up because it was past midnight so we continued towards Korgen where we took the old E6 to camp. We found a nice spot close to a lake where we camped in our lavvos (the tents the sami people use). The next morning we crossed Saltfjellet and the Arctic Circle - nice and sunny weather all the time but the wind was a bit chilly up there in the mountains. After Saltfjellet we made a short stop in Fauske for same gas and a cigar. The trip from Fauske to the ferry crossing Vestfjorden is a mixture of high mountains, deep fjords, lots of tunnels and clear rivers and streems. We caught the ferry just in time - 10.45 pm - and we reached Lødingen at 11.45 - it was of course still sunny! Now we had a 2 hours ride left to Andøya where Sylvi's partens welcomed us at 2 am - we were very tired after riding in the midnight sun. (more updates soon). |
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Today (July the 10th)
we left Andøya by ferry - It was a bit windy so the crossing was not
too pleasant, but we survived..... - the rain caught us after we
passed Finnsnes however it ceased raining after an hour or so
leaving us a bit wet - we are now in northern Troms enjoying the
luxury of a hotel room. Tomorrow it's off to Alta and
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Week two |
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