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Ferries to Norway
att:
I have used lot`s of different bikes for touring, but have been using the Aprilia Caponord for the last three years...Old age creeping in and the need of comfort on long distances in the saddle :lol:
Got knocked off it this year in Belguim, it is still in the shop being repaired....Three months so far :shock:
So I bought a low mileage Pan Europen in the mean time....The Aprilia will be pensioned off, this Honda is the dogs whatsits :D
My longest single leg this year was Pompei to Nice in one day :shock:
Worht it though, just to get away from those mad Iti`s :lol:
I will be interested to read of your trip north once you have done it.
I had a friend 6 years ago who just hopped on the ferry and did the Arctic Circle on a GS1150.....He loved it, no planning, nothing, just said goodbye to the wife, went on two weeks leave by himself.....Said the people were lovely.
V8MoneyPit:
You won't regret going to Norway. A truly beautiful country.
Are you heading up the west coast? If so, you will be using lots of ferries! But worth the effort.
You just *have* to ride the Eagle Road north of Geiranger. 13 hairpins in quick succession if I remember correctly :D Drove up and down that 3 or 4 times in the MG Midget :lol: And Geirangerfjord is one of the most stunning with near vertical sides rising some 1000 feet. And it has the Seven Sisters waterfall. One of the highest single drop falls in Europe.
We were there in late May (many years ago!) and the snow was still 10 feet deep at the side of the roads on the mountains. Yet we were in tee shirts it was so warm. All you could hear was the cracking of the ice on the lakes. Not even any birds at that altitude. Truly a lasting memory.
I am envious :)
Jim-Willy:
Norway is cool, i went to nordkapp via southern sweden, we used the ferry from newcastle, it is pure misery on the boat but worth it.
stevegreen:
Ferry from Newcastle to Bergen - actually not a bad sailing & plenty to see and do on the way up to the Artic Circle.
Tailendcharley:
:) :) Thanks for all that...those magnificent photographs certainly wet your appetite...I'm now even more determined to make this trip..
:D :D Terry Smith :wink: :wink:
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