Days 13-15 – Norway to UK 08/09/2016 After having to stay 24 hours in Tromso to sort £1500 speeding fine out, I managed to make up some miles the previous afternoon / night and got to Kalix (just above Lulea) about 2am. Stopped at a campsite which was closed because the season was over. But […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#4)
Days 11-12 – Norway 06/09/2016 I stayed at a campsite in Olderfjord the previous night with two guys (brothers) from Poland who I met in Nordkapp. They were heading in the same direction as me so we decided to stick together. This was the route I did that day – from Olderfjord to Tromso: Olderfjord […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#3)
Day 10 – Nordkapp 05/09/2016 I made it to the Arctic Circle the previous night and ended up at a campsite 30 miles north from Rovaniemi for the night. It was mid September and the temperature dropped to 0 degrees at night. When I woke up, there was frost on the ground. On a plus […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#2)
Days 8-9 – Estonia to Finland 03/09/2016 I got to a campsite near Tallinn in Estonia the previous night. I was trying to get as close to Tallinn as I could so that I could take the ferry to Helsinki in the morning. Once I woke up, packed my tent and headed to the ferry […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#1)
Days 1-7 – Glasgow to Estonia In summary: 7000 miles – 11000 km 15 days but only 10 days of riding (26 August – 11 September 2016) 9 nights of camping 1 girl 1 bike (Suzuki GSX650F restricted to 47hp as I was still on A2 licence) Glasgow – Dover – Calais – Szczecin – Mazury – […]