and I had no need to worry in middle
of the summer - July!
I spent time in the small village
of Honningsvåg, Norway so I would
not have to rush the whole Nordkapp
experience and was glad that I did.
Spending time on the plateau over-
looking the Barents Sea, taking the
obligatory pictures of Nordkapp was
part of the full experience, but meet-
ing fellow travellers was the high-
light – they all had a unique story.
It seemed like every mode of travel
was represented in this small park-
ing lot: cars, trucks, motorhomes,
motorcycles, bicycles, and even peo-
ple on foot! One young man, around
18 years old, was hiking on foot the
enire distance of Norway – over 3,000
kilometers. When we met, it was his
first steps and I neglected to ask how
long he would be on the road. I can
image a very long time! Maybe he is
still hiking?
After leaving Nordkapp, the fun
began!
I watched my thermometer going
from 10C to 8 to 6 and decreasing
very rapidly until it was freezing and
below zero at minus 2C, (28F). I still
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felt everything was going well un-
til I crested a ridge to notice it was
all white – at first, I thought my face
shield was steamed up. I was not go-
ing to be so lucky – after about anoth-
er 8 hours of snow, rain, sleet, hail,
and all other forms of precipitation
known by modern science, alternat-
ing at unpredictable intervals, I final-
ly arrived to the lodge I had booked
and promptly put all my riding gear in
their hot room in hopes that I would
not need to put on wet clothes in the-
tire distance of Norway – over 3,000
kilometers. When we met, it was his