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Cycle Tour Bike trip to the North Cape

Dag 30, transportetape/stage: Lakselv

Added on 03 Mar 2014

on 22 Apr 2014

ridden on

15 Jun 2010

Weather

Cold weather and a fresh breeze from the West. Overcast with only very little sunshine.

Accommodation

Solstad Camping
Riksveg 98 1750
NO-9700 Lakselv

Properties

No cycling due to the broken rear wheel bearing!

Remarks

As I had totally forgotten about my problems with the rear wheel, I pack my bike ready for today's stage. But the rear wheel is stuck! I dissemble it and bring it into the house, where the balls roll out of the bearing and onto the floor. I'm in deep shit. The landlord suggests, I take the bus to the local town of Lakselv, where there is a sports shop with bicycle department. Hope rises anew! But it goes only in the evening. So I have a rest day at the mountain resort. Chat with an elderly Austrian couple, who have just been on the North Cape by car. The friendly landlord makes the bus driver come right into the driveway of the house. Mind, I'm totally immobile today. Terrific bus driver! He takes me and my bike wreckage the 125 km to Lakselv, where I had planned to cycle. We pass the Boerselv mountains. Not nearly as strenuous as the Ifjord ones, but I can do without them. And the head wind. I'm kind of sad not being able to bike, though. In Lakselv i check into a strange camp site. Open, but without a bathing possibility. Urrgh!

Travel report

På Ifjord fjeldstues teltplads/On the tent site of Ifjord mountain resort
På Ifjord fjeldstues teltplads/On the tent site of Ifjord mountain resort
Det søde, unge værtspar/The friendly, young landlord and landlady
Det søde, unge værtspar/The friendly, young landlord and landlady
Der er ʹkoseligtʹ i fjeldstuen/Itʹs cosy inside
Der er ʹkoseligtʹ i fjeldstuen/Itʹs cosy inside
Østrigerne er snakkesalige/The Austrians are in a talkative mood
Østrigerne er snakkesalige/The Austrians are in a talkative mood
Bussen har et stort lastrum - til min cykel/The bus has a large freight compartment - for my bike
Bussen har et stort lastrum - til min cykel/The bus has a large freight compartment - for my bike
Nordnorge set fra bussens vindue/Northern Norway seen from the bus
Nordnorge set fra bussens vindue/Northern Norway seen from the bus
En smule sol ved aftentide/The sun peeks out at eventide
En smule sol ved aftentide/The sun peeks out at eventide
Fjorden Porsangen tæt på Lakselv/The fiord of Porsangen. Weʹre approaching Lakselv
Fjorden Porsangen tæt på Lakselv/The fiord of Porsangen. Weʹre approaching Lakselv
Mange tak til den flinke buschauffør/Iʹm very grateful to the nice bus driver
Mange tak til den flinke buschauffør/Iʹm very grateful to the nice bus driver