Day 2: Saggrenda-Kviteseid (108 km)

Edit: Since I had trouble with the network, this post from Friday, 10th of June is published two days late.

This morning, I woke up to a sunny day. So I got out of my sleeping bag, out of my tent and had breakfast in the morning sun. I started cycling at quarter past nine, had a first coffee stop at Notodden and then continued towards Seljord.

At Sauland (which translates to Sheepland), I stopped for lunch and met my former colleague Kristian who was heading in the opposite direction by car. He gave me two delicious grilled sandwiches that I warmed up on my camping stove for dinner later. Shortly after, I also met another cyclist who had cycled from the North Cape. He is planning to reach Lindesnes, Norway’s southernmost point, tomorrow. He cycled in average 180 kilometres a day!

I had to go a lot uphill today: first from my starting point to Notodden, then to Seljord where I had to go around a tunnel, and finally from Seljord up to the last pass. My tent spot tonight is located by the water again. They have a small café here where I had a waffle, two cups of Earl Grey, and where I could charge my phone and camera. When I cycle and it doesn’t rain, I can charge as well, but today was too much uphill and too much rain, so I needed some extra juice.

Tomorrow will start with serpentines. So I better go to sleep now.