Tuesday cycled 79 miles yesterday, and 67 today

So Monday was Steinkjer to Namsos, I had trouble getting out of the town- you cannot cycle on the main road at this point and my mio took me a very hilly route out. A hot day...this time I was resting in a bus shelter(eating an orange) rather than hiding from the rain. When an elderly gentleman from the house opposite came and asked me to visit, and I was fed cold drinks. His son had worked in the oil industry, and the twin grandsons where very keen on football.
I reached Namsos by 4pm. After checking out the supermarket, I just carried on cycling. Over a big hill rather than through the 'no bikes' tunnel.
Then this animal ran out of the road in front of me...enormous! Much bigger than a red deer stag.

Up through forest I saw more sheep with bells on.

Eventually cameback down to the coast at a place on the 769 called Salen Tiered.

Today is raining but quite refreshing. Have been in 2 ferries across fjords, and passed a few touring cyclists. including one lady from North Cape on her way South. If she is home before I arrive I thus have somewhere to stay.
Just eated a large omelette for tea; a welcome change from pasta.
Staying in a proper campsite at Vennesund. My route North for the following few days follows road number 15.
Oh yes, a fox has been trying to get into my tent. He got shouted at but seemed brazen!

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Wednesday 4th July. 53 miles

Continuing on Route 1 Cycle Way North, which is the same as road number 15, the tourist route North. Beautiful, but what a lot of German and Dutch camper vans there are! I check the nationality sticker as they go past: yesterday more Dutch, today more German. A few touring cyclists as well, including another solo female going the 0pposite direction to me. 2 ferries today.When I get off once the vehicle traffic has gone, I have the road to myself. Whilst waiting for the second ferry, I had to cycle some distance away as a controlled dynamite explosion blew up rock to extend the pier area. I visited a couple of places today: First an old 19th century village-actually I think they had moved the buildings to a common site. Secondly a war cemetery for the thousands of Russians killed in Norway between 1941 and 1945. War cemeteries are such poignant places,. ...

Monday 25th.71miles

I returned to Ulsteinvik from my detour campsite. I went into the Remix supermarket, which looked remarkably like a Lidl, although being Norway, the prices are higher. Then it was the main road to the next ferry at Hareid. There was a shared route cycle path which was nice, but I got off it to give space to a group of nursery age children who were walking along holding hands in lines of 3 . Coming off the ferry, my road became busy. Alesund not far away is a surprisingly large place and I hit the dreaded E39 the main arterial road/duel carriageway going North. There are cycle paths and between mio and me we got through.( Though why mio took me off the cycle path, hrough an industrial estate only to return to the same road is questionable). My route then led me along quiet roads up a fiord side, round it and back down the other side. Then I cycled 3 sides of the square which made up a peninsula in order to avoid a large tunn...

Some pics.....

Fish Drying Rack Sunday evening view of the hills from my campsite. Monday morning's treat-coffee and cake!

Cycling North

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