Contrary to other countries, in Norway we are not allowed (or at least not recommended) to travel abroad yet. So my plans to go on a rollerblading trip in Germany and the Netherlands need to wait a bit. And I left instead today on another bicycling trip in Norway.

My plan is to go to Stavanger at the west coast first via the Lysefjord with the famous Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) and Kjeragbolten landmarks.

From Stavanger I will go to Bergen because our prime minister told us so (Erna suggested in a press conference to visit her hometown Bergen this summer since we can’t travel abroad). From Bergen, I will go eastwards again, via Rallavegen which is a famous cycling route, and back to Oslo, making it a door-to-door trip from my home and back.

Today, I left at nine o’clock, passed Asker and Drammen, had lunch at Hokksund (unbeatable lunch deal at Pizzabäckerei: pizza and soft drink for 69 kr), and finally stopped at a bathing spot at Saggrendadammen, where I found a nice spot for my tent. Mr. Nansen likes it here, too.

I changed my plans slightly, too. Instead of cycling from Pulpit Rock to Bergen, I will continue to Stavanger (which I had not planned originally). This gives me the chance to spend one night at Sola Strand Hotel which had an offer including a surfing class. That’s something I’ve wanted to try for a while, so now I’ll get the chance.