In August 2018 we cycled 2,117km from Tromso to Bergen in 24 days. It was a tough trip, battling rain, mountains, and ferry timetables but we made it! Check out our journey below! Or skip the writing and just see our photo highlights.
Total distance covered
Day 0 – London to Stockholm August 1, 2018 - We’ve finally set off from London! Catching the 3:55pm Heathrow Express, we got the last train on which bicycles are...
Day 1 – First day on the bikes! August 1, 2018 - Our last post was written during our layover in Stockholm. It was a bit frantic, trying to figure out how...
Day 2 – Bike through Senja August 2, 2018 - 80km Distance 915m Elevation We woke up to our beautiful campsite this morning at 7:45am. Packing up camp is always...
Day 3 – Our Longest Day Yet August 3, 2018 - 120.3km Distance 553m Elevation We left off our update yesterday evening on the ferry to Andenes. We arrived around 8:45pm...
Day 4 – A Wet Introduction to Lofoten August 4, 2018 - 110.3km Distance 771m Elevation In order to make the 9:50am ferry from Melbu to Fiskebol, we decided to skip breakfast...
Day 5 – Finished the Lofoten Islands! August 5, 2018 - 105.9km Distance 907m Elevation In Norway the tunnels are scary. Cyclists should be quite wary! Cars drive past going terrifyingly...
Day 6 – The easy day that wasn’t August 6, 2018 - 84.3km Distance 1115m Elevation Today was supposed to be a more restful day after the Surge to “A”. It wasn’t....
Day 7 – A day full of ferries, and we crossed the Arctic circle! August 7, 2018 - 108.6km Distance 1161m Elevation We slept beautifully last night, after such an exhausting hill day. I fell asleep pretty much...
Day 8 – One big hill August 8, 2018 - 94.7km Distance 977m Elevation Today was tough. We woke up to our beautiful campsite, right by the sea and had...
Day 9 – A whirlwind of weather August 9, 2018 - 107.5km Distance 601m Elevation It rained much of last night. After seeing a wet patch, we realized that some of...
Day 10 – Never ending rain August 10, 2018 - 111.2km Distance 1216m Elevation Today it rained. All day. Without stop. We woke up to a light drizzle, made breakfast,...
Day 11 – Gail force wind August 11, 2018 - 92.4km Distance 1100m Elevation This morning was miserable. We were in bed late and hardly slept a wink because of...
Day 12 – Through the mountains August 12, 2018 - 107.6km Distance 1354m Elevation Today the weather finally improved somewhat and we did a lot of hills. For the first...
Day 13 – We made it to Trondheim! August 13, 2018 - 71.6km Distance 988m Elevation We woke up excited! Only 70km to go until our rest day. Without delay we had...
Day 14 – Rest day in Trondheim! August 14, 2018 - 0km Distance 0m Elevation Finally our rest day in Trondheim! We slept in hours more than normal and didn’t get...
Day 15 – Back on the bikes August 15, 2018 - 110.8km Distance 1267m Elevation Rest day over and we’re back to the daily grind! Except this morning we woke up...
Day 16 – Back to Eurovelo 1 August 16, 2018 - 105.8km Distance 1497m Elevation We awoke this morning at our beautiful campsite, where a river meets the ocean. We identified...
Day 17 – Cycled the Atlantic Road August 17, 2018 - 102.1km Distance 837m Elevation I am happy to report that patching the Thermarest was successful! After two weeks of sleeping...
Day 18 – Waiting in the rain August 18, 2018 - 56.3km Distance 427m Elevation Trip odometer: 1,637km We woke up this morning with a race to the first ferry! We...
Day 19 – Slowing down August 19, 2018 - 88.2km Distance 1,094m Elevation Trip odometer: 1,726km We woke up to another rainy morning, so we quickly broke camp and...
Day 20 – Starting and ending with a high August 20, 2018 - 76.3km Distance 905m Elevation Trip odometer: 1,802km We woke up at our beautiful campsite, technically on a tiny island of...
Day 21 – Finally some sun August 21, 2018 - 77.4km Distance 1,250m Elevation Trip odometer: 1,879km Today got off to a very good start. We woke up in the...
Day 22 – Our road got washed away August 22, 2018 - 95.7km Distance 1,273m Elevation Trip odometer: 1,975km Today we woke up to rain. Yet again. It rained for most of...
Day 23 – Crossed 2,000km August 23, 2018 - 91.1km Distance 1,212m Elevation Trip odometer: 2,066km We woke up in the ferry terminal dry, at last! On the down...
Day 24 – Tromso to Bergen complete! August 24, 2018 - 50.9km Distance 657m Elevation Trip odometer: 2,117km The final day has arrived! We woke up to a beautiful day, Viki...