Motorcycling - a weekendtrip

This weekend I went on a trip with my mc club "Naf Mc"! Every year we have a weekendtrip to somewhere in scandinavia. This year our plan was to travel in Norway, one of the most spectacular places on earth! (If you have read Hitch Hickers Guide to the Galaxy, you would know that Slartibartfast agrees with me in this..!!)

Friday afternoon I met up at the Clubhouse, awaiting several bikers to show up. They didn't... Only Bj?rn Even showed up. We didn't know eachother from before, but soon found out that we were the only ones to travel from the clubhouse at this time...! We had a glance at the map, and decided to take the quickest route to H?nefoss and then to decide if we wanted to go for a extra tour, or go directly to Nesbyen where we would meet up with the rest of our gang (totally 9 guys and 2 gals, the only girl driving was me...!) On our way we had a cloudburst unlike normal conditions here in Norway... We were soaken in seconds... and even if we put on raingear, we decided to still go for the shortest route to Nesbyen. It was quite heavy traffic aswell, so we used apx three and a half hours on the road.

In Nesbyen we decided to rent a cabin. We knew that our foreman would bring a lavvo. But having regards of the rain, we decided for a cabin anyway! We were three men, and me in our cabin. (I was hostess of course!) And set the rules for how things should work out in our cabin! I think the guys only thought it was good that someone took charge...!

Soon one after the other came to the camping area. We had some food, and then something to Warm us upon... beer... whiskey... cognac... you name it... we had it...! We had lots of fun, telling jokes and stories, laughing our hearts out! And hours passed! I and one other guy was at last in bed... at 3 o'clock in the morning... After a few hours sleep, we had to get up, start packing our gear together, and to get going! And over the mountains we flew...! The road went high up, between rocks and sheep!! And there was not a breath of wind...! The mountain lakes lay as silent as mirrors between the mountain tops... reflecting the colors of grey from the clouds above! So beautiful! On our way down from the mountain, the road went steep and in hairpin bends...! On one side of the mountain the road was wet, and on the other side, it was dry! Talk about local rain!

Further down we came to a viewpoint with the most spectacular view over the Aurlandsfjorden! It was like a bridge going out over the treetops, and at the end, there was a thick glasswall, leaning outwards in a 75 degree angle, strong enough to lean on, which gave a very exciting feeling in my stomach while watching the view...!!!

On the road again there was many kilometers with tunnels before we could reach Stalheimskleivane. And who wants to see Norway on the inside...??? Not me anyway!! It's dark, cold and turbulent to drive a motorbike... no favorit at all... But Stalheimskleivane was worth every kilometer inside the mountains!! And I'm SO glad I didn't have to push my bike up those hills...!! 'Steep' has a new meaning after this trip!!

Then we headed for Voss, and the camping there. Unfortunately there were no cabins available... only one from our company had pre booked a cabin, but with room for only four persons. So me and 7 guys had to sleep in the lavvo...! And guess what... I loved it!! Intimate and cosy!! Luckily the rain stayed away, so we woke up in the morning nearly as dry as when we went to bed...! We only found traces of morning dew on our sleeping bags. It was fascinating though, to wake up with someone elses nose only centimeters from my own...!! A nose I don't usually wake up next to...! But I guess that's the charm on going on trips like this!

We sadled up again, and headed towards Oslo again. Took a ferry from Buravik to Brimnes (where I just had to borrow a viking helmet from a boy from Holland! - see picture) and then went on towards Eidfjord and V?ringsfossen, a waterfall that is very well visited by tourists. It too is very spectacular... (and you must be wondering if that is the only word I know of... which probably at the moment is correct...!) Onwards we went over the Hardangervidda before coming down to Geilo where we had some pizza. From there, there was not very much to talk about... we were tired after two nights with little sleep, and a mind full of wonderful images from our fantastic nature. Entering Kongsberg, the rain finally came, and Oslo greeted us with heavenly water...! Our trip was over... even though we still wanted it to last. Having such positive and joyful memories, we didn't want it to end at all...!

Next year... I don't know where we will go... perhaps to Stocholm!? If we can get in touch with a club there who will show us around!?!