The motorcycles are rolling north again… Since there are two people who have not yet traveled to Norway, a few of the official sights such as Trollstigen, Gairanger and Preikestolen are on…
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The End… Norway 2014
We arrived in Germany and had a lot of traffic jams, rain showers and construction sites behind us. We stopped at Harley Davidson Hamburg because Trope’s Harley needed a new turn signal…
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with the catamaran to Denmark…
Today we had a long wait until our ferry left Kristiansand for Hirtshals at 1:30 p.m. As an exception, we took a Fjordline Express ferry. The ferry is a catamaran, comes out…
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the old roads to Kristiansand…
Today we drove inland to Kristiansand, where the ferry to Denmark (Hirtshals) departs tomorrow. On today’s part of the tour, the “old” roads were once again particularly noticeable. You can see the…
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Rain, snow and storm…
Today the country showed itself from the side we already knew from 2 years ago. We drove in the rain and often needed the entire road to compensate for the gusts of…
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Trollstigen & Geiranger…
Trollstigen and Geiranger were on the program today. Unfortunately it was still quite cloudy, but luckily we didn’t get any rain. I hardly took any photos of the Trollstigen because you are…
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Rain…
When we woke up this morning, it was really pissing. As we got up relatively late, I left everything and went to the KTM workshop. The friendly KTM dealer told me to…
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ever more southerly, ever warmer…
We gradually reduced the layers of clothing today. In the end, we were actually only sweating with the T-shirt under our motorcycle clothes. Every motorcyclist knows what it’s like when you have…
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Arctic Circle
Today our ferry left as planned at 10:30 from Moskenes to Bodo. The journey took just under 4 hours. It was boring and we got quite tired on the ship. Bodo is…
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The Lofoten Islands…
Today we drove through the Lofoten Islands to Moskenes. Here there is a mixture of fishing village and high alpine mountains at every turn. You drive between huge mountains and think you…
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A long day…
Today was a long day. We didn’t drive to Nordkapp again as we had planned, but headed straight for the Lofoten Islands. It’s 1030 km to our next destination (Moskenes, Lofoten) from…
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North Cape
We made it! And thanks to the sensational weather, it was easier than expected. The anticipation of our destination made us glide along particularly easily today. When we left the hut this…
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In the land of reindeer…
The wind gets fresher and masses of snow can be found from 150 meters upwards. When you’re in the sun, it still feels quite warm, but as soon as you walk into…
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In glorious weather towards Ballangen…
Today was a wonderfully warm summer’s day. The strong, cold northerly wind has died down and we’ve had sunshine and warm temperatures all day. The views along the way are now becoming…
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on to the cold north!
At around 9:00 a.m. today we continued north. After a few kilometers we were freezing despite our fleece and Goretex suit. So off we went to the nearest tackle store and bought…
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…to Trondheim
Get off the ferry and get hot flashes. Warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day in Oslo. The best conditions for making good progress. We actually managed to arrive…
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A day on the ferry..
After buying a new battery for my bike at the motorcycle store (Louis in Kiel), we went straight to check in at Color Line. The ship is 20 hours away and covers…
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Off to Kiel…
The day begins with excitement. We were supposed to meet in Darmstadt at 10:00 to continue our ride together. Extra early, I push the KTM out of the shed at 8:30 a.m.,…
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The time has come again – on 22.06.2014 we start again!
On June 22, 2014, it’s finally time to travel to the northern regions again! Unfortunately, Martin is unable to join us due to current family circumstances. This makes the challenge all the…
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Where it all began…
We have now arrived back at the Hotel Utspann in Schafflund. It’s not quite the end of the tour, but the end of the documentation. We still have between 700 and 800…
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Ferry to Denmark
Today we drove straight to the ferry port and waited for the ferry to Denmark… and there it was. Now we’re back at the campsite in Hirtshals in a nice cabin 🙂…
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Last cabin in Norway…
So, wir haben heute die letzte Hütte in Norwegen bezogen. Morgen geht es mit der Fähre wieder nach Dänemark. Wir sind jetzt auf dem Campinplatz in Kristiansand und haben eine schöne Hütte…
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Preikestolen in the rain…
Today we climbed / hiked to Preikestolen. We left our motorcycle gear on because of the heavy rain. With Jack Wolfskin and co. anyone can do that 🙂 The path was really…
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The south is calling…
The big round in Norway will soon be over again and we are heading south. The weather has hardly changed and we had already had plenty of showers before arriving at the…
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Black clouds…
Today we were chased by deep black clouds the whole day and yet we hardly got wet. The tour program was very varied today. There were 2 ferries, countless tunnels of all…
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Off to the West…
We arrived at the westernmost part of our tour today and are about 200 km north of Bergen. The weather was excellent again and there were hardly any clouds in the sky.…
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A wonderful day in Norway…
We had glorious weather all day today. We passed the Trollstegen and the Gairanger Fjord and were rewarded with sensational impressions. We were fully rewarded for the days in the rain. I’ve…
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Bad weather!
Today we once again had some nasty weather with 4-9 degrees on the menu. You can tell the weather from the motorcycles. We rode about 210 km in the rain and then…
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Harley Davidson Trondheim
As planned, we arrived at Harley Davidson Trondheim today. We were immediately welcomed in a very friendly manner and explained the situation (that Trope’s Harley needed an initial inspection now that it…
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On the way to Trondheim
We had good weather today and did a few more kilometers. The Harley from Trope now has about 1800 km and needs its first service. We will go to the Harley Davidson…