Trondheim

Yesterday, I had a rest day in Trondheim. My friend Harry, whom I shared a tent with during our Greenland crossing in 2013, picked me up at my hotel in the centre. We first had a coffee in a café nearby and then took a tram up to Byåsen where he lives with his family. After a quick lunch, Harry, his wife Heidi and I went for a short hike in Bymarka – the forests around Trondheim. After a short power nap on the couch and a delicious pasta dinner with homemade pesto, Harry showed me his video from our Greenland trip. It was great to see those clips again. He also showed me a video of another ski trip they had at Hardangervidda which looked really nice and made me think about another ski trip.

Day 18: Trondheim-Malm (111 km)

I left Trondheim right before nine o’clock this morning. It was raining when I left, so Harry who had considered to join me to the ferry harbour, stayed at home after all. I had another really close call with this ferry from Flakk to Rørvik and reached it a few seconds before departure. It would have gone every thirty minutes, but it is always nice not having to wait at the harbour.

On the other side I met a German cyclist again who I had already met two days earlier. We cycled a few kilometres together, but he was constantly complaining about the weather and other things, so when we reached the foot of a longer hill, I told him I wanted to go a bit faster and continued alone.

Shortly after, I had a short, but heavy rain shower. I was planning to have a lunch break at Verrabotn after 67 kilometres, which I had seen on the map. But when I arrived there, there was nothing there – no petrol station, no shop. So I only ate a banana, some chocolate and some peanut m&m’s and continued.

Instead, I had a coffee break at a Coop Marked shop in Follafoss. There was a small café-like room next to the shop. When I arrived there, two older ladies told me that there was free coffee and cake today sponsored by Norsk tipping (lottery company) because someone from the village had won a million kroner. I was happy for this person and happy about my free coffee and cake.

I continued a bit further and set up my tent at the fjord right before the village Malm. Tomorrow, I will pass through Namsos and see how far I come.