Àttir

 

 

Arne picked me up after work and we drove straight to Harstad, where we took a boat to Breivoll and drove through the tunnel to the next island. Then we drove into a fjord and set camp next to Bjørndalselva. It was midnight as we arrived.

Norgescup Leknes

Watching video of first routes

Meet the judges

Meet the belayers (including me)

Allowed to study the route few minutes

Warming up

Cooling down

The wall

Time for isolation

Studying their final route

Getting ready back in isolation

This was a long day, me and Kjartan went here by 9 am and spent all day here until we came home around 11 pm. Today was fun and a lot of people.

Preparing for competition

 

 

 

This weekend I was actually having a trip with DNT Fjellsport to Lillemolla, but due do the weather we had to cancel the whole weekend. Instead I went to the climbing club to help out since tomorrow we are arranging a bigger competition than last time. So there was a lot of things to do and tomorrow I'll be one of the belayers.

Visit from Sweden

They liked meatballs

Path to Kvalvika.

My brother

Trying out my new tarp

Boat from Reine

Vindstad 

Pancake time.

More pancakes.

Boat heading back.

Beautiful light...

I was lucky to have my brother and his family visiting for a few days, which was really fun. My neighbour also thought that. She learned the boys (two 5 year old) how to do crabfishing, with meatballs. And it worked for sure. We also went one day to Kvalvika, went rock climbing in Storsandnes, took the boat to Vindstad and Bunesfjord, where we made pancakes! Days went really fast and suddenly they had to go back to Sweden...

Heading home

Lødingen bus stop.

Almost home now.

Yesterday night I checked the forecast and it didn't look good. It was going to rain almost all day. And since my knee actually needs rest, then I decided to take the bus early this morning (or not so early but around 8). So I got on the bus to Stokmarknes - Lødingen - Svolvær - Leknes. Then I packed my bike again and was riding the last 11 km to my island. I can tell you that it was still raining...

Senja - Andøya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today there was a lot of rain and a lot of tough hills, mainly I guess because my bike is heavy and yesterday was a bit too hard so my knee started to hurt a little. I can feel it when going uphill. So I think my knee is overloaded. But I got on the last ferry to Andøya and Martin told me about a perfect place where I could camp without going too far and still have my own beach. So I sat there in my tent enjoying the view over the sea and making dinner. It is starting to get a little darker so it's good I have my headlamp otherwise I would not be able to read my book, and it's so cozy lying in the tent reading while the wind is raging outside.

Lyngen - Kvaløya - Senja

Heading for the ferry

Will I make it in time?

We are on the other side. Breivikeidet

Arriving Tromsø 

Tromsø

Finally Kvaløya and less traffic.

Kvaløya

Kvaløya

Kvaløya

Kvaløya

Otervik. Det sku bo folk i husan...

Brensholmen 

Girl with electric bike

Old house.

It's getting dark.

Time to find a spot to camp.

Today I got up early. Had coffee with Liv and Svein at 06.30 made some sandwiches which I really needed because this will be a long day. I did 14 km on my bike today but weather was awesome and I made it to the last ferry from Brensholmen where I met Elisabeth with an electric bike. But she only came from Tromsø to visit back home in Senja where she came from. As I arrived at the harbour it was getting dark and after a while it started to rain. It took me a while to find a good place which was not a swamp or an ugly parking spot next to the road. But finally I could pitch my tent in the rain just before midnight. Then I was tired...