Updates on the Past and Present

Well, the trip may be officially finished, but for Lucy the current happenings still count as new adventures. We are in England now, at Adie's family home in Cornwall. Camel Week, the annual sailing regatta, is well underway, so we are busy with that every day. Lucy has had to shift her brain from traditional wooden tall ships to modern dinghy racing, complete with spinnaker and trapeze duties, but the transition has certainly been exciting. We don't...

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The Last of the Lofotens

We are currently sitting on the Nordlandsekspressen Hurtigbåt, a fast passenger ferry that runs from Svolvaer back to Bodø, on the mainland. Tomorrow, we fly to England, so this is the end of our time in Norway.Since leaving John and Anne's, the rain and clouds went away and stayed away. We have had several amazing days cycling and hiking. We biked south, knowing we had two days of riding to get to Svolvaer, but four days to do it in. Perfect. By...

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More from Arctic Norway

Here are a few more pictures from the last few days. Unfortunately the weather has been on and off rain, with very occasional sunshine. Another beautiful campsite and lovely warmshowers hosts last night and tonight makes up for the perpetual sogginess. Also, we caught a glimpse of a mink whale! It was in a fjord, feeding on the fish attracted by a strong tidal current. Sun came out just in time to cook dinner before catching a short ferry across...

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Photos from Lofoten

Here's a view of our past few days!Taking the ferry from Bodø to Moskenes, a four hour trip. Our first night - we camped with two guys from Switzerland and a French cyclist, Eric, who we hung out with for a few days. Not too shabby for a lunch stop!Tropical?An historic fishing village museum. Gray suits the islands. At least we don't mind being damp. Lunch at the beach! We bought a thermos so now we can have afternoon tea as well. Time...

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