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  1. Caught a ferry from Honningsvag on the red eye this morning. Had to get up at 3.40am to cycle 12 miles from Nordkapp Campsite into town. ...
  2. After 31 days and over 2d00 miles, I finally reached Nordkapp today at 18.22 local time. Exhausted, exuberant, spent. Now, whereks my fr ...
  3. Day 31 and this is it, the final day of the tour to reach Nordkapp, which lies just 88km to the north. Over 2500 miles and more aches th ...
  4. Standing at the Arctic Circle in Finland! 2000 miles pedalled from London and a few hundred more to go to Nordkapp.
  5. On the Swedish/Finnish border, about 30km from the Arctic Circle. Much colder today and the headwind has been unrelenting.
  6. Lulea, biggest city I have been in during my time is Sweden and totally lacking in charm. That said, once they finish repairs, it should ...
  7. Using some crafty Swedish magic (namely the dude who runs this campsite) my clothes are now free from the captivity of the defunct washi ...
  8. Lunch in Arvidsjaur has not been the culinary high spot of my trip so far. Even the flies are not that interested in my half eaten food!
  9. Anyone cycling on the E45 from Vilhelmenia to Storuman bewarned. The road has been torn up to be re-surfaced and is nasty for cyclists...
  10. Crazy hot day here in Dorotea. Just crossed the border into Lappland. Seems odd to be over 30 degrees in Santa's back yard!
  11. Worried about my torn muscle and whether it will scupper my plans to make it all the way to Nordkapp. Tomorrow will be a day of reckoning.
  12. Chilling in Stromsund, chatting to a very friendly lady who runs the campsite. Loving Sweden big time!
  13. Biggest dump in Sweden so far, beating Filipstad into second place, is Hammerdal. I have more interesting contents in my nose than the w ...
  14. Made it to Sveg. No real stops en route, which was without doubt the hardest day of the cycling campaign thus far. Bloody knackered and ...
  15. Sat is the sweltering heat of a sunny day in Vansbro, central Sweden. Trying a local dish - potato and egg with bacon and lashings of ja ...
  16. Sitting on a pleasant high street in a place called Kristineham, by Lake Verans in mid Sweden. Got a couple of very long days of cycling ...
  17. After a long day yesterday, I have decided to only cover about 75 miles today. Sitting in Mariestad looking at the cathedral and thinkin ...
  18. Arrived in Falkoping just over an hour ago. 12 hours from start to end of ride inc. lunch and over 110 miles. I'm in pieces!
  19. Just had a Swedish take on a Chinese meal in Boras, about 90km northeast of Varberg. Town is far more diverse than expected for Sweden. ...
  20. First day's ride ahead in Sweden and the weather is fantastic. Plenty of sunscreen on and time to head off for Boras.