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Cycle Tour Bike trip to the North Cape

Dag 33, hviledag/rest day: Nordkap

Added on 05 Mar 2014

on 24 Apr 2014

ridden on

18 Jun 2010

Weather

Fog! Really a pity, because the North Cape is not the same in fog. Later it lifted somewhat, but not alltogether. It stayed cold and clammy.

Properties

No biking.

Remarks

A celebration on the North Cape! I have company by other North cape cylists, a dad with his daughter from Switzerland and a French guy, who has cycled all the way from Southern France. On top of that, no more no less than my own mother. We give each other a big hug and feel the greatness of meeting on the very North Cape. Like I'm at home, I show 'Mutti' around the things worth seeing. Unfortunately, everything is covered in thick fog. I really appreciate the midnight sun the night before, and I show Mutti some photographs of it. We have a beer and watch a movie together in the North Cape Hall. Afterwards Mutti returns by bus to Honningsvaag, where she is to check into a hotel for two nights, and where I arrive the next day. A planned hike to the real northernmost point of Europe, the Knivskjellodden, a few kilometres to the West is cancelled due to the poor weather. It's simply too dangerous, and dreary, in the mist. In stead I enjoy myself with my new bike companions on the North Cape. We picht our tents in a small camp and have a fabulous buffet for dinner in the North Cape Restaurant. Here's to us!

Travel report

Schweizerne er netop ankommet/The Swiss cyclists have just arrived
Schweizerne er netop ankommet/The Swiss cyclists have just arrived
Tæt tåge på Nordkap/Dense fog on the North Cape
Tæt tåge på Nordkap/Dense fog on the North Cape
Mit hjem er mit slot/My home is my castle
Mit hjem er mit slot/My home is my castle
Min mor er ankommet/My Mum (ʹMuttiʹ) has arrived
Min mor er ankommet/My Mum (ʹMuttiʹ) has arrived
Godt klaret, du gamle med 85/Well done, old girl, with 85
Godt klaret, du gamle med 85/Well done, old girl, with 85
Udsigten er ikke noget at skrive hjem om/The view isnʹt worth mentioning
Udsigten er ikke noget at skrive hjem om/The view isnʹt worth mentioning
Men det er stort at være sammen heroppe/But itʹs great to meet up here
Men det er stort at være sammen heroppe/But itʹs great to meet up here
Tågen letter/The fog is lifting
Tågen letter/The fog is lifting
Og udsigten til kappet er igen storartet/And the view of the cape is again spectacular
Og udsigten til kappet er igen storartet/And the view of the cape is again spectacular
Plateauet stiger over 300 m op af havet/The plateau rises more than 300 m out of the sea
Plateauet stiger over 300 m op af havet/The plateau rises more than 300 m out of the sea
Knivskjellodden set fra Nordkap/The Knivskjell headland seen from the North Cape
Knivskjellodden set fra Nordkap/The Knivskjell headland seen from the North Cape
Det er ikke nær så spektakulært. Men nordligere!/Itʹs not nearly as spectacular. But further north!
Det er ikke nær så spektakulært. Men nordligere!/Itʹs not nearly as spectacular. But further north!
Stolte cyklister: To schweizere, en dansk, en fransk/Proud cyclists: Two Swiss, one Dane, one French
Stolte cyklister: To schweizere, en dansk, en fransk/Proud cyclists: Two Swiss, one Dane, one French
Parade med cykler ved globussen/Parade with bicycles under the globe
Parade med cykler ved globussen/Parade with bicycles under the globe
Den sande helt, Manu fra Nice/The true hero, Manu from Nice
Den sande helt, Manu fra Nice/The true hero, Manu from Nice
Schweizernes udstyr var i topklasse/The Swiss cyclists had excellent gear
Schweizernes udstyr var i topklasse/The Swiss cyclists had excellent gear
Og de måtte svare på mange nysgerrige spørgsmål/And they had to answer many questions
Og de måtte svare på mange nysgerrige spørgsmål/And they had to answer many questions
En stærk pige/Powerwoman!
En stærk pige/Powerwoman!
Man spiser godt - og dyrt - på Nordkap/Thereʹs delicious - and expensive - food on the North Cape
Man spiser godt - og dyrt - på Nordkap/Thereʹs delicious - and expensive - food on the North Cape
Manu og schweizeren taler fransk sammen/Manu and the Swiss guy speak French together
Manu og schweizeren taler fransk sammen/Manu and the Swiss guy speak French together
Schweizerpigen og jeg talte tysk med hinanden/The Swiss girl and I spoke German together
Schweizerpigen og jeg talte tysk med hinanden/The Swiss girl and I spoke German together
Solen kommer igennem et hul i skydækket/The sun shines through a hole in the clouds
Solen kommer igennem et hul i skydækket/The sun shines through a hole in the clouds
Vores fede lejr på Nordkap/Our happy North Cape camp
Vores fede lejr på Nordkap/Our happy North Cape camp
Godnat, Manu/Sweet dreams, Manu
Godnat, Manu/Sweet dreams, Manu