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| BEYOND THE NORTH CAPE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The first time I went to Norway, it turned out to be ideal for a new born biker; after 8000 kilometres in three weeks, the bike really grew on me. So when I bought a new bike in the spring of 1999 -a Honda NTV 650-, there was only one way to get used to it: off to the frozen North again. And since this was a real bike for travelling, there was no need to stop at the North-Cape... Again, for those able to read Dutch, here's a full journal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Upon arrival in Norway: raining cats and dogs. And this weather would remain with me for the next four weeks. Only the temperature would drop further while travelling north. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A good thing I did Scotland last year... But even in the rain: Norway is beautiful... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| For those who want to know why Norway looks like it does: This is the scraped out landscape that remains when a glacier has retired. Glaciers have sculpted all of Norway. Or was it Slartibartfast? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Upon arriving at the North-Cape, I turned east, heading for the Russian border. There's still a lot of Norway that way, but the tourists are gone. This is the place if you want to be alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This is the real end of Norway, somewhere 60 kilometres north-east of Kirkenes, with the Barentz-sea to the north and an inhospitable Russian border to the east. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Two weeks without night, but also without sun most of the time. Temperatures just above freezing once more. Rain, hailstorms, fresh snow on the mountain passes. Alright, one might look a bit grim while doing it, but afterwards there's a story to be told... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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