Thursday, August 24, 2006

Oslo

The train trip over the mountain is just wonderful, but sad, as all the time i can see where i should be riding my bike... I guess i could have just tried, but with the mountains and lots of tonnels its just not that much fun riding all day to find yourself on the wrong side of a tonnel that you can't ride through or at the end of a big day having to ride over a mountain....

Now if i thought Bergen was busy Oslo was a whole new ballgame... gees it was busy and sunny. I again end up spending so much time in info waiting to get info that by the time i find out that there is a realy great bike network shop, its shut for the day. I also didn't know where to stay and i'm so greatful to my friends in Denmark that offered options for me. End the end i'm told to go over to this island and camp there as it's free and you can swim and there are loos but now showers... Its really nice. So i go, but late in the day as i spent some time riding around the cycle path i found in the city. I catch the 7.30pm ferry to the island, only to be told that i'm not ment to take the bike onto the island. Great... Once on the island I findout that there is going to be a big fair on the island the for the next 3 days... Because of this the ferry operator recommends i catch the 1st ferry back at 10am with bike otherwise i'll be stuck on the island for 3 days - not really a great idea once i meet the 1st few locals who are so sunburnt and drunk the eyes are bearly open, bloodshot and the only smell is of beer....

So i'm wondering if this is such a great idea, when a young lady says come with me and i'll show u where to hide...oops i mean camp! This was great and i do have a very nice spot... i meet a family with young kids and i feel a lot more relaxed, i also meet the hired security guards when they shine their torch in my eyes to see if i'm okay! Very interesting place to stay... i choose to catch the ferry back to the mainland, i really don't want to be on an island with loads of drunk folk.

so the next day i'm back in Oslo and i decide that what i really need is the company of friends... so its time to head south. I find out i can catch a ferry from Oslo to Kiel (Germany)... so this is what i do!

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