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>>
Sights
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>>
Valdresflye and home, summer ride 2
Valdresflye is a “household name” in Norway, a name for both a road or route as well as a mountain plateau. It was also a part of my return route back to Oslo. Sunday morning the return began. The lingering high pressure produced absolute cloudless sky and perfect conditions for the first part of the…read more>>
Trollstigen & Geiranger, summer ride 2
Trollstigen, a serpentine mountain road and pass in Møre og Romsdal county was the first target of the day. Followed by Geiranger and Geirangerfjorden. Trollstigen is in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county. If you come from the south, along E136 and Rauma river, it’s hard to miss. More about that later. On gravel and…read more>>
The long way home, with detours
The long way home, that was our plan. Waking up on Sunday the weather was gorgeous. So we intended to make the most out of the day. Right after breakfast we packed up and left Straand hotel in Vrådal. Before getting on, a few things about the/our hotel. It’s pretty good, but in my opinion,…read more>>
Lysebotn in western Norway, day 1&2
Lysebotn is a name that might not mean anything to lots of people. If you are a motorcycle rider, and have been in Norway, Lysebotn might ring a bell. If not, then you might have missed something worth going back to Norway to experience. Going west Friday July 12th the course was set for Vrådal,…read more>>
Folkestone & folly, 2019 Summer adventure, day 12
Folkestone was my next destination. An overnight stay, then southeast into & through France. Didn’t happen, but mistakes & shit certainly happened! Before going to Folkestone, and my (almost) last miles on British soil, I had decided to ride into Oxford. Over the course of the past 4 decades I’ve been in England more times…read more>>