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…