June 12th 2021, one year after my fatal accident in Telemark, I went back. No drama, just a strange feeling. Truth be told I didn’t, and still don’t have, any memories of the accident. Some fragments from the moments right before the first impact. But beyond that, nothing. You could say I’ve been fortunate, amidst…read more>>
Month: October 2021
Bergen and return, vacation in Norway (6)
Bergen is a lovely city. Well worth spending some time in. I managed to get a tour, before returning back to Oslo. In fantastic weather! The day after Tour de Vestland we decided to stay local. Spend some time in Bergen, wandering around. The Weather forecast suggested sun all day long. It was a slow…read more>>
Tour de Vestland – vacation in Norway (5)
“Tour de Vestland” was on the menu for the day. My friend/host had planned a route. A route with roads I’d never ridden or driven before. Because of Corona most people, across Scandinavia, Europe and elsewhere, have had domestic holidays this year. So also here. Since early June, there was very little traffic on the…read more>>
Westwards in Vestland, vacation in Norway (4)
Westwards and Bergen, the goal of the third day of the (mini) vacation. Westwards to visit a friend and ride some great roads. My companion for the first two days set course in direction of Oslo. Whereas I took the same road as the day before, westwards, It had been a plan all along. 6…read more>>
Vestland, vacation through parts of Norway (3)
Vestland became, from Januar 1st 2020, the new consolidated region consisting of former counties Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county consolidation have reduced the total number from 19 to 11. You can read more about it here. The change has annoyed a considerable part of the population. In some regions/counties much more than in…read more>>