What a great trip in a great country. Here’s a bit of a review and some “out-takes”. Rather than a ton of writing I fancied more of a picture blog than the usual itinerary stuff which can be a yawn to do and read. Here’s a bit though.

I flew to Alesund ( can be super cheap if you plan in advance) and went inland to Andalsnes at the head of the fjords and near the mountains. I then hit the hills in the area around Trollstigen and Geiranger staying in “hytter”, the basic cabins most campsites have. I didn’t do massive horizontal distance ,wanting to take it all in and stop for photos, snacks and coffee, or just take in the place, but according to the little wizard thing on my handlebars I did 3750 metres of climbing ( 11,558 feet). Which is a lot of cake.

7 days isn’t really enough as you ride into the trip, and the weather can be variable which is when cabin fever can set in. A word about the ” hytter”, they are a Norwegian institution and just the best thing. Nothing is better than at the end of an exhilarating day and getting into your timber suite. No number of AA stars could rate it. I would start at 10 and move up.

My bike was perfect the whole way, and it carried a fair bit of weight on the pannier rack. I did find a bike shop on the first day to get the right pressure in the tyres which lasted right through.
Heres a few random pics.

The Mountain Savoy, room 2, off suite.

previously censored

Reindeer balls . Yes.