6.8.2016 After breakfast we start towards Langfjordbotn ... in between, I can expect interesting altitude profiles on this stage as well ...... I have learned to look at this information with the necessary respect ... and to pace myself early on ...... that's why I let these deep moments affect me - because later on, I don't always find the peace to do so under strain ...... already prepared for winter ...... and another one of those moments full of tranquility ...... and yet there is still something ...... touch up make-up ...According to the tour guide, the wheat will be separated from the chaff at the two passes today ...... and the incline only stops in the fog ... and it immediately becomes freezing cold ...... heavy machinery is being used to build the mountain road ...... far below, the fjord becomes visible again ...... and the road in the background already indicates high speeds on the descent ...... then I ride into a backdrop that really resembles a painting ...... at sea level I reach Oksfjordhamn ...... where the tide mixes with fresh water at the bridge pillar with incredible energy ...... an idiosyncratic location in the vastness of Norway ...... not radiantly beautiful - but spared from rain ...... after the 'usual' 100 km and probably well over 1000 meters of altitude, I reach Langfjordbotn on Altafjord ...7.8.2016 Early wake-up call, which wouldn't necessarily be necessary if it wasn't for the rain announced during the day ...... and it's always worth driving into the early day ...... constant dripping ... but very big ...... on this Sunday morning ... Silence ...... after a few hours of cycling, refreshment is needed ... today: Dried reindeer meat directly from the producer ... he assures me that this would be the right thing to do to cycle to the North Cape ... strong in taste!... I made it over the top ...... and what remains of the insides of a tunnel ...Shortly after, I can't stop marveling and have to expand 4x4 by a factor of 2 ...... the increase from big ...is bigger...... on the way to Alta ...A lot of traffic ...... the cars on the E6 don't really bother him, but the cyclist is interesting ...Kaafjord - other ships have already anchored there ...... as the photo from July 1943 from the Tirpitz Museum shows ...... and today ...Cycling in tunnels is forbidden ... of course ... but if the bike path repeatedly leads down to the sea and then immediately goes uphill again ..Alta is in sight ...
