Define "early". And for that matter, our Spring is a little early.
where did you TAKE your Tenere today?
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Silver Badger
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I-70 through Utah into Colorado was deserted this afternoon into the evening. Surreal.
I didn't catch which road the Weather Channel was talking about, but the normal 3 hr drive to Denver took 22 hrs.
Son in Law in town. Rented a T7 that I rode (a bit too tall for him), and he rode my S10. Florence, Kelvin, San Manuel, and Redington Rd to Tuscon.
The T7 is a good bike, but you give up a lot of comfort. After 300 miles I appreciate the S10 even more, even on the rougher Redington Rd.
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The T7 is a good bike, but you give up a lot of comfort. After 300 miles I appreciate the S10 even more, even on the rougher Redington Rd.
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just looked at prices from emden to kristiansans its stopped running they went bankrupt
rob
Boris
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That’s a shame, mostly for the people with money tied up in the business, but also for travellers to Norway from western Europe. It really made a difference to time taken to get into Norway. Was a pretty good service as well.
Boris
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Are you considering going to Norway Rob?
SkunkWorks
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I rode Reddington last Fall.Son in Law in town. Rented a T7 that I rode (a bit too tall for him), and he rode my S10. Florence, Kelvin, San Manuel, and Redington Rd to Tuscon.
The T7 is a good bike, but you give up a lot of comfort. After 300 miles I appreciate the S10 even more, even on the rougher Redington Rd.
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I thought it was a good road, except there were a few sections that were being graded, and they left 3-4 inches of soft-loose dirt for a few miles.
It was edge-to-edge so there was no avoiding it.
i was for something different, every year we keep saying it but i,m worried about the cost of drinking eating and accomadation as i have her with me so camping is a no
rob
Exactly the same here
I hate when they grade out here. Takes away any track for bikes. It was beat back down to its old rocky self this trip. A little water in all the crossings from recent rain. I think I needed to soften the suspension on the T7. It was a little harsh.
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Rob/Stefan
if doable, I can’t recommend Norway enough. It’s a truly beautiful and spectacular place, mainly unspoilt and with a unique (for Western Europe at least) calmness about it, little traffic and such tranquility.
Norway certainly wasn’t cheap, but not as expensive as I expected from my research. Accommodation is of course one of the biggest expenses of travelling, however throughout Norway there are campsites and most have cabins/huts for rent, some en-suite. I used these on four occasions and they averaged out at 595NOK, about £45 per night. All had multiple beds, some cooking facilities and some general cleaning facilities. None of mine had en-suites, but toilet/showers were all on site. Note - quilts and pillows were provided, but bedding needed to be hired for a small fee. If I go again I’ll take a sleeping bag or a pillow case, sheet and quilt cover. I found these huts to be ok, no more! But, I traveled alone, I’m sure that the hut /cabin experience is easier with company. An earlier stop off at a supermarket and with a bit of planning you easily organise evening food and beer.
Hotels, I’ll post a pic at the end with each nights cost. Lowest cost are cabins, NOK is Norway, Euro is Finland, GBP is Sweden and the £134 is Germany. I should also point out that some of those hotel bills include beer and food. The 1800 certainly did, as did the 1443. Others also included food and drink, but I can recall which.
I’ve also attached a pic of fuel used and cost NOK and no currency is all Norway, euro is Holland, Finland, Germany, SKR is Sweden. In general, fuel was more expensive than the UK, but not by too much.
Inland ferries in Norway, a few pounds each, probably between £3-7. One that took 90 minutes was £18. All autopaid via the ferry pay site.
Beer in hotels and bars, cheapest was £9 a pint, dearest £13. Supermarket beer is significantly cheaper, however I did not use this option.
Food, coffee and cake stop (many), about £7-8 a time. Hotdogs are sold at almost every single fuel station and are very nice, I ate these often. Usually about £4-5 a pop. Don’t think UK hotdogs though, they’re much nice, bigger and more choice. Dining is usually a much less elaborate affair when travelling alone, however I did occasionally eat well and don’t recall it being extortionate.
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Saint rob
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I second what Boris says above.
I too stayed in a few huts when I couldn’t be bothered with my tent and they were always warm and very comfortable.
I thought I had morphed into Owen Wilson - wow, WOW around so many turns, and it’s not even a word I use!
Unfortunately I missed out the Lofoten islands on my way up to Nordkapp despite arriving in Bodo for the ferry, but that’s another story and just presents a reason to go back there sometime in the near future
I completely lost the urge to get anywhere fast in Norway, why would you want to?
It’s one of those places you just have to think fuck it I’m going while I can and bite the bullet, even if it means you have to make some compromises elsewhere to have the means to. Sometimes though you need a wake up call to make that decision, for me it was when my mum passed away and all of a sudden you realise your own mortality and in my case, a dream I had held for nearly 40 years which was looking further and further away with every year that passed.
As much as I loved every minute of being there, I can’t return until I’ve scratched the Romania/Bulgaria and Morocco itch