About Joram van der Velden
4,354 km
182:31 h
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December 31, 2023
MAKING METERS
With beautiful weather, the North Cape that is getting closer and well-trained legs, you want to make some distance!
Driving around a roadblock was not my most tactical move today, because behind it was a landslide. Nice to see, but not really worth driving around. Then take the E6 main road
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December 31, 2023
LONG DAY, LOTS OF SUN
Today the last two ferries were on the schedule. To ensure a good connection, I got up early again. Yesterday I drank and ate too little afterwards, and that wouldn't happen to me again.
I am now so high up that when the sun shines - and it did today - it remains light for a wonderfully
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December 31, 2023
SENJA & KVALOYA
After the early crossing to Senja the weather varied a bit, mainly sunny but also occasionally cloudy. I realized a little too late that it was really sunny and I got a little sunburned on my face.
The route was truly phenomenal, winding along the coast, and in terms of (camper) traffic
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Joram van der Velden went cycling.
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December 31, 2023
SUN, SEA & WIND
Get up early to catch an early boat after an hour. The sun broke through early and that was nice, because I hadn't seen it for a few days.
The rugged Atlantic coast was beautiful, but also had a nasty headwind today. So the large pasta salad in Sortland went down well!
I also spotted my
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December 31, 2023
LOFOTEN
It is no coincidence that my route to the North Cape has such a crazy winding path. In 2019 I was already in Lofoten for a hiking adventure, and since then I dreamed of returning by bike. Today was the day.
Weaving between the cliffs and the water, I made my way across the islands. Sometimes it
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December 31, 2023
QUICK SLEEPING PLACE
I expected a little more comfort from the seats on the 4-hour boat trip, but I did exchange nice stories with another cycling tourist from Germany. Mateo and I looked for a spot together and it was quickly found!
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December 31, 2023
END OF MAINLAND
Via a damp climb and the Saltstraumen (salt streams) I made my way to the ferry port in Bodø. Finding lunch and dinner was another challenge on Sunday. Luckily I found some crispbread with cheese and had an Adventure-Food meal from Jäckvik.
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December 31, 2023
WET HIGHLIGHTS
The day started with a gradual climb over the beautiful fjäll. The tree line was passed and more game was spotted. 740m is not high, but it is the highest point of this fairly flat expedition. Just before crossing the border with Norway - the 6th country - I was able to finish this highlight
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December 31, 2023
NORDKAPP
It may have been the last day, but it certainly wasn't easy. A strong headwind and low clouds all day long. A 100km stretch of nothing but rocks and asphalt without any form of civilization felt almost alien. But nothing could keep me away from the North Cape.
The 'North Cape Tunnel' was a different
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