Narvik.
On the 14th of October we arrived to the town of Narvik very late at night after a long, rainy, snowy day. Our CS host, Rune waited us with a delicious dinner.
The next day Rune took us to visit Narvik. It was a beautiful experience. He took us to the port where she bought freshly caught crab and fish for dinner. I had the chance here to taste crab, being raw and fresh.
Afterwards we went up on a hill where the whole port could be seen and in the meantime he told us things about the Norwegian lifestyle, way of thinking, history and hospitality. We had the fish for dinner, then as delicacy we peeled the crab and ate it.
After dinner we enjoyed Rune’s home cinema watching the Untergang, Hitler’s last days. Today we were part of many new experiences, thanks to Rune. He’s a nice guy.
Meeting fellows from Tîrgu-Mures
We had left Narvik 2 days before we luckily came along Zoltán and Zsolt. Előd eyed the truck with the MS marking. You can’t imagine that happiness! They gave us all goodies on earth: apple (how delicious apple), bacon, sunflower seeds, nuts and one Ursus beer for each of us.
After a short talk we parted, we set off to South, Zoltán and Zsolt headed to North. Thanks for the flavours from home, guys.
Fauske
On the 19th of October we arrived to the town of Fauske. Weather wasn’t any better, snow and winter-like weather was constant. Before arriving to Fauske we went upwards all day long. We didn’t sweat this much since we had left the Alps, but the landscape compensated for all.
And this is ok. Before arriving to Fauske our camera broke. It was depressing as we could have made beautiful photos, and the bigger problem was that the most beautiful part of Norway was yet to come. We do not have the possibility to buy a new one so we tried everything to come by one. We went to the local newspaper in Fauske and gave an interview, hoping that someone will notice us and help. We posted our problem on our blog as well. The first help is already with us. Marcell and his family from Espoo sent us 50 euros to help with buying a new camera.
The price of the new camera is approximately 200 euros. We decided in Fauske that we won’t follow route E6 as it goes through the mountains, but the Rv17, along the seaside. From Fauske we headed to Bodo and in the hours of the morning we almost believed that bad weather is over, as we saw the sunshine and clouds went away. Our happiness didn’t last long as around 6 o’lock p.m., 20 kms before Bodo we found ourselves in a snowstorm. The road became icy in no time. It felt like we were couriers in winter. Obviously we didn’t continue our way, we looked after lodging. We knocked on the door of a stable and asked whether we can spend the night there or not. It wasn’t possible to stay there but Julie, who was working there offered her house in Bodo. We accepted it, put the horses in the stable and went by bus to Bodo.
From Bodo to Steinkjer on the Rv17
It is the 22nd of October, weather is the same. It is already the 14th day raining, snowing, being cold. Nowadays a snowstorm comes just that, what’s more after 6 o’clock in the evening the road turns icy, so we progress a little bit slower.
23rd of October
Distress doesn’t come along. Weather didn’t deny itself, moreover we got a little hail as well. It was’t dangerous but we didn’t have a place to go, the pieces of ice pattered on our helmets.
The road didn’t get icy in the evening but as we were looking for accomodation, my second boot broke and I just couldn’t move. There were a few houses in the neighbourhood but unfortunately none of the owners let me use the garage to fix it. Because the original boot was fixed in the Czech Republik, so I had a solution, only that on the margin of the road, in the dark and rain it’s not that pleasant to change a boot. But I didn’t have any alternative, and as result my hands legs got frozen. Luckily in the meantime Előd got a place (a garage, of course) to stay in for the night. The owners were kind, they let us take a shower, and they gave us hot tea and supper. This was the 15th day at a stretch when weather wasn’t kind to us.
24th of October
Rain, little bit of sailing, then in the evening another problem: the recently changed rear tyre tore. I was helpless once again. We flagged down a car and asked the driver to take us to the nearest port where we found a waiting room. We spent the night here.
25th of October
When we got up sun was shining, after 16 days this is the first without rain and snow. While sailing we found a truckdriver who agreed to take us to the nearest town, where I got a new tyre. It’s just that now my rear flange is soon to die. We spent the night in a waiting room again, thanks to a guy from Congo. We are approximately 300 kms far from Trondheim.
