Viking Experience (CVE1502)

Viking Experience (CVE1502)

08 Sep 2015
/Manuel Reheis
/Manuel Marabese
/Christian Thaler
day ten - the final end The next day it was time to "pack our luggage" - means: load all the bikes and bring them back home... With a little help from our friends (thx to Lee, Steve, Brian and Mike) we could finish work within 3½ hours... Manuel left with the plane, Chris & Manu brought the bikes to Austria. Everbody left with mixed feelings. It was a wonderful roadtrip with a wonderful team. Thanks to everybody for that great trip. Hopefully it was the first time we met, not the last... Always remember: with the rubber side down... :-) riding day eight - Oslo to Göteborg Time to move on. We headed south. Leaving Norway. Entering Sweden. Many (many many) trees along the almost straight roads, sunshine, summer-temperatures. A worthy end of tour... restday - Oslo That day the team had to descide: guided city tour OR riding. Most of us wanted to go to town so it was only Brian, Marton and Manu to ride through the wonderful backcountry of Oslo. And they didn't regret. They - coincidentally - discovered a challange and a hidden treasure... most  outstandig riding so far!!! We couldn't access the view point to Utøya so we stopped at a kiosk and talked to a local. She gave us a hint: we should take a little detour and go up the road to Krokkleive. We found a wonderful hotel... riding day six - Vrådal to Oslo Beautiful and empty country roads along Telemarkkanalen made us cruise very fluently. Before we got to Oslo we had a stop in Heddal to visit Norways largest (and most beautiful) Stavkirke. riding day five - Stavanger to Vrådal On our way to the west we visited the deepest fjord in Norway - Lysefjorden. Riding thorugh a lanscape make us feeling on a different planet. We had an awesome sight down in the fjord and conquered the probably steepest hairpin-road in the country. On the way "home" we had proper fiskeburger-picnic (thanks Chris for his perfect job) and saw one of the last remaining Stavkirke in Eidsborg. What a perfect riding day... riding day four - Bergen to Stavanger Afer a cosy day in Bergen it was time to move on. Straight to the south, we were heading to Stavanger. The landscape changed completely, it became much smoother and - best of all - warmer. restday - Bergen After three wonderful rinding days we had a little time to rest and relax. In the morning some of us had a guided city tour through wonderful Bergen. Thanks Manuel!!! In the afternoon some took the oppurtunity to ride through the back country... riding day three - Fjærland to Bergen Worst wheater so far - but who cares. We are riders, so there is no bad weather - just bad riding gear... Destination and highlight of the day: Bergen. But we figured out that the way is the aim. Again we went through fantastic landscapes high up in the mountains. 8°C, rain, strong wind and frozen lakes... what can a real rider desire more? riding day two - Geiranger to Fjærland What a day! "Supported" by strong wind we left Geiranger fjord and went up to Dalsnibba, definitely the best viewpoint in Norway. The unpaved gammlestryn road was the next highlight towards southwest, leading through a spectecular rough valley with rocks, snow and ice... and sheep! At Jostedalbreen center we made a short stop to get some information about the biggest glacier in Europe before we rushed further south to meet Chris. And his well prepared picnic... mmmhhh. riding day one - detour Some of the riders wanted to take the long way home. So we did a little diversion through outstanding valleys with endless waterfalls and breathtaking sceneries. Brilliant weather and fluent riding blessed everybody... What a ride, dia perfeito!!!! riding day one - Ålesund to Geiranger (ship-cruise) Leaving Ålesund with brilliant weather we headed south towards our first highlight - Geiranger fjord. Most famous fjord in Norway, listed as UNESCO world heritage, 100km away from the coastline, providing an outstanding beauty. We could enjoy the breathtaking landscape while cruising with a ship to our destination. The small village Geiranger right at the end of the fjord. riding day one - Ålesund to Geiranger (road-trip) The alternative route led group no. 2 from Ålesund to Trollstigen, one of the most outstanding viewpoints in that area. Welcome Vikings! On Thursday the 13th of August 18 brave riders from Brazil, USA, Switzerland, Australia and even Hong Kong showed up in Ålesund to start the Viking Experience Tour trough the southern part of Norway - led by three tourguides: Manuel (Italy), Chris & Manu (Austria)... We are looking forward to a nice Scandic tour...