Early June the weather can be quite variable in Norway. If you decide to ride about in June, bring good rain gear & warm clothes! Of later years June has been a dry month. In fact very dry. At least in the south-eastern, some western and central parts. And July has evolved into somewhat of…read more>>
MC Rides Norway
Fyresdal to Oslo, a 2022 mini adventure (2)
Fyresdal to Oslo isn’t a very long ride. Probably something like 230-240 kilometers. But then you have to take the main roads. Consequently my plan was to take an alternative route which involved all sorts of smaller roads. And gravel, dirt based of course. Then later onto E134, from Notodden via Kongsberg, to Drammen. After…read more>>
Southwest weekend, a 2022 mini adventure (1)
South southwest of Norway was my target during first half of June 2022. Inspired by a friend who went the same direction a week before. It would be only a two day adventure. Had chosen a place I knew from before, at a great location. Will come back to that later. The weather forecast was…read more>>
June 12th 2021, back to Telemark
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>>
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>>
Vacation through (parts of) Norway (2) – Bjørgavegen
A vacation of 6 days can get your far. It depends on roads chosen, and road taken. I made, or tried to make, the most of it. If you’ve not read/seen it, here’s part 1. Arriving in Lærdalsøyri I met up with a friend. Our plan was to ride Bjørgavegen, also known as Fv5627, across…read more>>
Going west, 6 days through (parts of) Norway (1)
Going west, some days of vacation. A ride through the central parts of Norway, over towards the west coast. Across mountains, along fjords. June 2020, a little later in the month, I started out on a shorter trip towards the west coast. It was one in a series of rides planned. To see more of…read more>>