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Jen
on July 23, 2008 9:07 AM | | Comments (1)
we're somewhere roughly 200km north of bodo, the town name begins with an St..... super helpful, really, but if i'm more specific the authorities may find me.  We've been pedaling along, tunnels, bridges, ferries, doing the fjords and islands and whatever else.  It's been a great week, we've found some nice quiet roads and the weather's been fine; Kurt's carrying all the heavy stuff and doing all the camp chores and pulling me through all the windy parts.  I just draft all day and tell him when we're going to camp, and sleep until he wakes me up.  We're already planning our next tour together, after the south american one, we have to come back to europe to spend more time in france and spain since that might get cut a little short this time.  Or maybe we'll start doing 200km/day and we'll see it all.  Even at our current easy pace, we're on schedule to do 8,400 kms.  That seems reasonable.

We're free camping every night, sort of washing here and there in bits and pieces whenever we find running water.  Something's always dirty, sometimes something is clean.  I don't quite smell like roses but that's why the feet are so far from the nose, right?  I'm still one the one pair of socks plan.  We discuss weight, and the things we're planning, and we go around in circles deciding what to do.  We may see a friend of Kurt's in about a week, and dump some extra gear with her, or we may mail stuff home.... but when we think of asking a post office how much to mail 3 kgs to the states.... is it really worth it?  basically, we've got an extra pot (bad kurt), an extra water bag (bad kurt), an extra fuel bottle (bad jen), and about 3 extra tubes (ooopsie on the planning since we both have the same size tires).   So who knows.

We see heaps of bike tourists every day, so many that we don't even stop and chat, just give a little wave.  It seems wierd after doing so many tours in remote areas where the sight of another cyclist warrants a 15 minute break.

Off to feed now, and give Kurt a chance on the computer.

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By Phil Hailes on July 23, 2008 5:14 PM

From what I know of Jen Miller and her Arctic survival skills, I would think that you would be bartering with the local natives and fellow veloist. Offer the extra pot, bag and fuel bottle for a second pair of socks and a candy bar. Maybe trade your gear for tickets to a John Hiatt concert in Norway or Finland.

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