Biking along the Fjords [BCL366 – Episode 2] [Norway]

*We’re Traveling by Bike for One Year.*

We feel the full spectrum of the arctic temperment. Episode 2 tells the story of the sixth day of our one-year bike journey around the world. And what a day – what a LOVELY day.

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How much do you want to bet it’s not going to rain today? Like the whole day? The whole day… …I do realize it’s raining a bit right now. I’m saying it’s going to rain. OK. While we take a break on this nice and free ferry back in time. Two days.

Back here in Tromsø We pick up good old missing big grey suitcase. On the way back to the city on the other side of the island. We stop by a bike shop because I need some shoe covers. The guy in the bike shop he’s very nice. We start chatting, about the trip

And he asks where we’re going and we give him the whole grand plan of… Down through Europe, Buenos Aires, all the way down, tip Argentina And we mention that the next stop is going to be Steinfjord. That makes him a bit curious and he starts, you know, “Hmm, something, something.”

He’s pretty familiar in the area. Maybe there’s a tunnel out there that’s closed. Because of some mudslide or something. But he’s not completely sure so we don’t know. We can still get to Steinfjord. The detour, though, should the tunnel be closed? It’s a pretty significant one. On the plus side

Is the fact that we now have the tent. So, if we need to do this detour and it’s going to be too much, we can’t just pitch the tent and go to sleep. The ferry is approaching Senja. This is the moment of truth. So, supposed to go that way.

It’s closed, so we got 60 km extra this way. We’re on the detour, 50 km in. Spirits are still high and the place is beautiful. Then… Rain again About one hour later, we are wet, cold and struggling. I freaking hate this weather. We are debating if we should just pitch the tent

Right now and ditch the first night in Steinfjord. Problem is the forecast for tomorrow does not look significantly better and we are total camping rookies We did one test before we left and that’s about it. We have very little confidence that we can actually build a camp

that’s going to keep us dry and warm. To camp or not to camp? That is the question. Undecided on the matter, we keep pedaling. And that’s when we reach the first mountain. My real name is Ditte, but you probably know me as Didi. I call myself Didi because it’s easier to

Pronounce for people who doesn’t speak Danish. I’m 34 years old and I’m from Copenhagen in Denmark. I grew up in the countryside amongst a lot of animals. And I love animals. Especially dogs. But really all animals. I work as a midwife in one of the big hospitals in Copenhagen. It’s very rewarding work.

But it’s also very tough. Of course I see all the happiness. But I also see the heartbreak when things don’t go as expected. And I love the nature. I love watching the birds and plants. And I have a hobby growing plants at home. I love being active as well.

I ran my first marathon in 2022. That was tough work, but I really enjoyed it. I got my first road bike four years ago and it really made me see how you can use the bike for more than just commuting and I love the pace

You can go so fast on a race bike. I consider myself an experienced biker, but I have never tried riding in the mountains before. We never really decide for or against camping. We both just keep going subconsciously understanding that it’s probably the right decision. I feel like crying.

It’s raining, it’s cold, it’s windy. And then finally at the top. It’s… so beautiful. We’re going downhill at 50, 60 km/h Wet on the inside, wet on the outside. The wind chill is brutal. It’s so cold. But eventually we make it down to the fjord. And then we finally arrive.

And there’s nobody around It’s super quiet. It’s kind of deserted. And we find reception and it’s closed. There’s no one there. And it’s like, “Oh G**, no, seriously. Not this, not now.” But there’s a phone number and we call the number and there’s a guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is it.

This is here and blah, blah, blah. Are you here now? Yeah, we’re here now. And then I can kind of hear the guy in the room next to where the reception is. Like, “Oh, he’s here. Good.” And we finally get a room and we get a hot shower.

We find out there’s a restaurant here. So instead of eating cup noodles, we go down to the restaurant to get a proper meal. And the food we get is… …amazing. The guy who checked us in, he comes back. We tell him about this food, this spectacular meal. It’s like, “How?

How is it even possible? He’s like, “Yeah, yeah, the food is very good. And we’re very proud of it.” And then he say: “But you know, hunger is the best spice.” – It was heaven. – In the long run, this is not gonna be sustainable. If the weather doesn’t change within

The next week or so, then we’ll have to change. I see two possibilities. One. – We just turned into fish. It’s wet all over. So we should be able to breathe through the gills. – The second option is we leave the Arctic Circle and hopefully, thereby we get less extreme weather.

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