25. 6. 2023 - 60 km / 700 hm Andenes - Mefjordvær

Early morning wake up today in Andenes. We want to take the first ferry to Gryllefjord on the island of Senja. The clouds hang low today, the temperatures are also. The bike route is again a bit more hilly and the landscape shows a changed, more alpine picture. Only the dandelion, the chervil and the buttercup continue to stand espalier.

The ascent to the Skalandtunnel (8% gradient with 300 meters of altitude difference) is very exhausting. The descent in the tunnel with 5% gradient proves to be easier than expected. However, we are glad that we do not have to pass this tunnel in the opposite direction!

At the viewpoint on the Steinfjord we meet a crowd of young remaining Norwegians (women and men). They drive our today's tour exactly in the opposite direction and have the Skalandtunnel still before themselves. Better them than us! And no one rides an e-bike, all are on the road with bio-motors, chapeau!

The break coffee and cake is today in the village Skaland. For once, the restaurant has a good coffee machine, which guarantees a fine espresso.

Well strengthened, we go through the third and last tunnel of the day. In Mefjordvær we move into a large, old villa which we have booked for our night's lodging.

The same route as we did today is also ridden by a crazy man with his penny-farthing! So everyone has his own plan to get to Nordkapp. We just wonder how this man managed the steep climb and the tunnel passages.

Today I also realize with shock that the display of my camera has stopped working. So I photograph from this moment under slightly aggravated conditions like a completely blind chicken. At least it still shoots photos at all, that's the good news!

View to the Steinfjord

He also has a plan to get to Nordkapp