Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 My diary reads :- Tuesday 5th Sept Onwards towards Trondheim. Did Trollstigen in the wind and rain. A shame. Lovely lower down though. Took coast road to the Atlantic road. A lot of it very spectacular. Stopped short of Trondheim and stayed in a hut for 35NK and also had a meal and a beer. Beer not so good. Waiting for the ferry Looking back towards where I'd got off the ferry, on the way up to the top of the Trollstigen. Excuse the quality of the video but it was a godawful day and I didn't stop for many photos. Wind and rain weren't very pleasant, freezing cold and under the circumstances the hairpin bends were 'interesting' when the wind caught me side on. Lower down it warmed up, the sun came out and it was quite pleasant. Then it was the Atlantic Way with it's spectacular bridges. Not so great heading north in the rain. Another few hours and it was a hut for the night. Basic, but warm and dry. The restaurant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Superb Alan! Fantastic quality vid.......what camera is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Following day diary reads :- Wed 6th Saw the ferry pulling away as I came down the hill. At least the next one won't be long, every half hour. — checked in to Eidsdal Ferjekai. Got to ferry late. No one in digs. Asked woman who said go down road. Lovely old wooden farmhouse. 800NK though but worth it under the circumstances. I was following the costal route north which had several ferry crossings. Surprisingly cheap for a bike. Stopped regularly in bus stops for my breakfast of porridge and coffee. Interesting place I'm sure. Random photo stops. Another ferry ride. Weather still not good. I found this guesthouse and had the place to myself. Lovely traditional home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, XTreme said: Superb Alan! Fantastic quality vid.......what camera is it? GoPro Hero 5. Limited image stabilisation compared with the newer ones. The bracket I had it on kept vibrating at low engine revs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I've never bothered with filming on the bike but you do get some nice moments like you have done here. I'm not one for hairpin roads but the Trolls road is something, spectacular views from the bottom and from the top. I was there in a car in nice weather , driving from Portugal. Do you not bother with a tent and just count on finding huts? I ask because I'm not one for camping a lot but the cost of Scandinavia is such that hotels are mostly out of the picture, but I like traveling light on luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Diary :- Thurs 7th Meet Wiebde in boat queue. Also veterinary equipment guy. Lots of interesting info. Ex Norwegian army. Biker. Had CBX and sold it! Found Wiebde in campsite. Sun bad on way to site. Some photos from today's travels. Met a German lady on a TransAlp heading up in the same direction. There was a guy delivering vetinary equipment in the queues and on the boat who was good company and full of information. Campsite found for the night and have been fed, watered and forced to drink vodka which in turn caused me to tip soup all over myself. Soup happens! Bodø tomorrow and a boat over to the Lofoten Islands in the evening. Waiting for ferry I met Wiebde here, a nurse from Germany heading the same way as me. If anyone follows Nora on YouTube here is her video for the same part of the journey, almost exactly a year after me. Rather better than mine! Crossing the Arctic Circle. That ball thing centre left is the marker. Waiting for another ferry I just had to stop for this. Stop for the night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, Pedro said: I've never bothered with filming on the bike but you do get some nice moments like you have done here. I'm not one for hairpin roads but the Trolls road is something, spectacular views from the bottom and from the top. I was there in a car in nice weather , driving from Portugal. Do you not bother with a tent and just count on finding huts? I ask because I'm not one for camping a lot but the cost of Scandinavia is such that hotels are mostly out of the picture, but I like traveling light on luggage. I had a tent and the intention was to camp, but the huts were a good option on this part of the journey. I need to go again and ride some of these roads in decent weather, and take my time over it. Bit of a drive from Portugal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, Specs said: Bit of a drive from Portugal! You bet! My and little brother drove to the Nordkap, and then on the way south stayed at the Nurburgring for almost a week. Poor car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Pedro said: Poor car! What was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 My daily diesel VW Golf, that time. I think I was 21 and my brother 16. We did in again, to Norway but not the Nordkap, in an Astra. Then turned to more track dedicated cars and stuck just to the Nurburgring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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