407 miles via bicycle complete in the Norwegian Arctic! Given the crummy weather forecast and my sub-par vision, for the next two days we are nixing our final two days of cycling in favor or a rental car … then it will be a four day / three night ride on the Norwegian Coastal Ferry, Hurtigruten. We will steam up over the top of Norway to Kirkenes right next to the Russian border.

Today I found a HUGE flock a migrating Greylag Geese. Birds have been few and far between. Most summer birds are already south of the Arctic. Bugs are non-existent, and all the locals tell us we have been darned lucky with the weather. In 16 days of riding we only experienced rain twice. Normally it was sunny, and 50 to 60F. For a Minnesotan these temperatures were ideal … nice cool rides.

My thanks to Heather-Marie and family for staying in our house. I hope your family has managed to get some of the thimbleberries before all the wild animals and birds consumed same.

Greylag Geese

I would never dream of Snuplassing!!!

Molly riding our final road … no traffic, just beautiful fjords and mountains.