As the sun peeks over the hill at 5am, it’s just me and a certain bicycle waiting by the quayside in Honningsvåg for the start of our long and hopefully leisurely journey back to Yorkshire. The MS Lofoten has yet to dock but when it does it’s a quick turnaround as we set sail for Bergen (via every port along the coast of western Norway, or so it appears) at 5.45. The ten-point plan is as follows…
- Hurtigruten ship (the Death on the Nile lookalike MS Lofoten) to Bergen, arriving on Monday 4th August at 2.30pm.
- Stay overnight in Bergen (not yet booked).
- Overnight ferry from Bergen to Hirtshal, Denmark on Tuesday 5th (booked).
- Err… Train(s) south to The Netherlands?
- Overnight ferry from Rotterdam to Hull on Thursday/Friday?
- Trans Pennine Express train from Hull to Huddersfield.
- Cycle from Huddersfield to Blackley.
- Go to Golden Feece Inn.
- Drink beer.
- Be escorted ‘home’ by relations.
So, as ten-point plans go, that’s not a bad one; I only have two points which are, as yet, a little uncertain. Let’s ignore for the moment that they cover at least a third of the entire trip… Let’s have some pretty pictures whilst I ponder points four and five:
Categories: Cycling
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Harbour at Honningsvag looks attractive (surprised at your initial -ve views of the place 3 days ago), Just to cheer you up a comment on the Lofoten from cruise critic.co.uk – ‘Horrible old ship without any standards and I must say worst ferry experience ever anywhere in the world’
Ha! I think he is one of those people who has also given me a one-star review for my books. 🙂 I’ll reserve judgement until I finish the voyage but 8 hours in, I’m impressed… (Although the windows could do with a clean)
Nice photos. Glad you made it!
Thanks! Me too… 🙂