Just when you thought....

Sometimes I am truly humbled when I travel. Yesterday I received a sticky note on my motorcycle from a man who said he was flying a small airplane around the world and wanted to talk. And talk we did, Seki is from Japan and is currently flying around the world in a plane he built. Over the past several days he has flown from Canada, to Greenland, to Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and now to Norway. He is among the most humble and unassuming guys I have ever met, and his photos were the things National Geographic is made of. Imagine flying right over the tops of glaciers floating in the ocean, absolutely amazing. Whats more is he has also done such a similar trip in a gyroplane. He showed us a short video of himself flying over the Matterhorn, yes, the freakin' Matterhorn. So close he could touch it. Just amazing. The more I travel the more amazed I am by peoples adventures and I must say this guys adventures are amongst the best. What's even more interesting is that I set up his website for him. Imagine a guy doing such an adventure and lil' ole me setting up his website while sitting in Norway. I hope he posts his photos soon, because they are simply some of the most amazing I have ever seen.

Big Problems

I am scheduled to go to Iceland on Tuesday, but my four month old Hyperpro rear shock has failed. My options are limited at the moment. I can get the shock removed and sent to Denmark to be repaired, but it will take a while. I am currently searching for options, but fear they are limited. If this delays me too long, I might have to through off going to Iceland all together. This will be a huge disappointment since it one of the crown jewels of my trip. I now feel it would have been better to keep the stock shock on for Russia to Europe, since if it failed BMW would have had to replace it under warranty and it would have been much quicker to simply get a new one than to wait for a repair.

In short, the part of this trip I have most look forward to now hangs by a thread while I search for options.

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Stuart and I are currently in Voss and will re-ride Flam today and
then head to the coast. I'll leave for iceland next Tuesday.

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Norway...WOW!

I am currently outside Bergen Norway. I have been in Norway for three riding days now and must say I am impressed. This is one of, if not the most beautiful places to travel. The scenery is just stunning and just keeps going on forever. Yesterday, I traveled to Flam and criss crossed up a very small road to the top of the Fjord. It was the most beautiful moment I have had. The road continued on in the high areas and it was raining. There was still a good deal of snow up there and few people. Again, simply beautiful, if not a little cold and wet.

Oddly as I traversed higher and higher my GPS showed me crossing a main road. It turned out to be the Lærdal Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in the world at 15.2 miles long. While my GPS showed me intersecting this road it was actually 1500 meters under the surface and I returned using the tunnel. I'm not sure stinky tunnels are for me, but now I can say I crossed that area both by the road and tunnel, both very unique in their owns ways.

Today, I am arranging new tires in preparation for my voyage to Iceland and waiting my Kiwi friend Stuart to show up too. With a little luck we will travel to Iceland together, if not, I will leave next week and return to Denmark. If I have learned one thing about Noway, it is also one of the most expensive places on the planet and my new tires will cost me dearly. Oh well, lesson learned the hard way.

That said, the people here have been amazingly friendly to me and I am rarely wanting for conversation.

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Proof of Life

Where I sm

Taking a two week break back in TC while the bike gets services in
Germany. Be back the 21st
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