ANC170A - Macao 澳門 / 澳门 goes North Cape

Day 12 - Enontekiö to Tromsö - Gate to the Arctic Today is our last riding day and we will leave Finland behind. These long endless Forrests, where around every corner a Reindeer might appear. On our way back to the Norwegian Coast, we will do a short step-over to Sweden and than go on towards the mountains. Always towards the mountains. As soon as we reach them, we are in Norway again, the roads are getting curves again and we do also some elevation up and of course also down to the Fjords again. For lunch we had some great pasta and lasagne. After going along the last Fjord of this tour we entered Tromsö, had a great look at the Ishavskatedralen - The Arctic Cathedral and also over to the very City-Center of Tromsö. Some Cruise Ships, also from the Hurtigruten, included. We finished this last riding day of this great tour by passing our last bridge over to the old-town of Tromsö and were able to celebrate our safe arrival with a very nice farewell-dinner. Day 11 - Lakselv to Enontekiö Finland, here we come. Day 10 - Alta to Lakselv Today is the day, we are going to conquer the Nordkapp (North Cape). Starting in Alta, we are going up a mountain plateau for riding over a tundra-like region, where reindeers are living in summer. As soon, as we reach the next Fjord, we turn straight to north and will follow the spectacular coast line for 120 km before we reach our big goal. The most northern point of Europe, that can be reached by Motorbike. The North Cape - End of Europe to the north. After arrival, we had some great lunch right there and went also to see the big globe of course. Leaving the North Cape means riding the same great road back to the south for 120 km. Why, because it is the only road up there. Another short coffee stop and we went on to our next hotel in Lakselv. Day 9 - Gildetun to Alta A short riding day ahead, with a museums visit. Day 8 - Harstad to Gildetun A great day, with also good weather awaits us. Starting in Harstad, we follow the coastline and Fjord to our first destination, which is the Polar Park. We saw big brown Bears, Elk, Lynx and also Wolves. Due to the big char coal grill, the decision was easy to stay there also for lunch. After leaving the Polar Park, we took a short coffee break at a big waterfall called Malsev Fossen. Than the road through the Lyngen Alps waited for us. We were lucky and only had a short shower for only a few minutes and dropped at the Lyngskroa for some apple cake and hot chocolate. The stunning views of the Lyngen Alps with their glaciers on top made the ride to the hotel really exciting. Sometimes, you just don´t know where you should look first in Norway. Everything is so beautiful. Day 7 - Svolvaer to Harstad The next great day in the north with Museum and beautiful landscapes. Day 6 - Bodö to Svolvaer This day starts easy. 5 Minutes ride and we reach the ferry, that takes us over to the Lofoten. The 3 hour ferry ride gives us some additional rest and also some nice lunch on sea. On the Lofoten, we started our tour to Å. We strolled to the town center and had some famous cinnamon rolls. Than we saw some stunning beaches and found the real reason, why the Lofoten are called the Caribean of the North. A nice an windy road took us along the coastline to our hotel in Svolvaer. Day 5 - Sandnesjoen to Bodö Today we crossed the arctic circle at 66°33´N At the arctic circle we had our first real reindeer and enjoyed the snow around us. From now on, we are entering the real north. Day 4 - Overhalla to Sandnesjoen   A very nice day in the rain. :) Day 3 - Trondheim to Overhalla   Today the first ferry came into our way. The first, but certainly not the last one. For lunch there was great salmon and for the driving great roads. Another day in the beautiful country of Norway. The Adventure to the most northern point of Europe, that can be reached by Bike continues... Day 2 - Sunndalsøra to Trondheim   Day 1 - Ålesund to Sunndalsøra   After the bikes travelling from Austria and our group travelling from Macau arrived succesfully in Alesund the welcome briefing and the handover of the bikes took place. The very next day, the last missing piece of luggage also arrived and we were good to go. The first day took us to Trollstigen, Trollveggen and right into the picturesque Landscape of Norway. It waited with a lot of Fjords, mountains with snow on top and beautiful, nearly empty roads. The weather welcomed us with a mix of sunshine, a little wind and some clouds. A perfect day for motorcycling. After a lot of switchbacks at the Trollstigen and some nice little roads right next to the sea, we had a very nice chinese dinner in Sunndalsøra. The whole group is eager for the days to come and finally to reach the big goal - The North Cape!