Lofoten - Vikings, Elk and epic Scenery

Epic few days riding up the Lofoten Island Chain. Riding out from Moskenes the clouds lifted and we were treated to a couple of days of sunshine, fantastic Scenery and quiet roads.
We enjoyed our camping with a few games of evening Yatze.














Have food in supermarket cafes.














The ready meals came in handy during a cold night - Thanks Lena!










































We also saw an ELK! just after the road sign.














Overall we are really pleased with our kit but "splashed" out on some extra wetweather gear, i.e. overshoes and a fine pair of Marigolds (awesome Overgloves!)




























The temperature is generally around 8degrees so when we rolled into Kabelvåg couple days back and the thermometre hit 18degrees in full sun - we (and the rest of Norway) took the afternoon off to soak in the rays - Lovely!




























But we did not leave out the culture and learnt about Vikings in the brilliant Lofotr Viking museum at Borg.














The roads in Norway are really good for riding and include many bridges, tunnels and ferries (have taken 10 ferries) Longest tunnel so far was 2.2km (spooky experience) and went right underneath a fjord.














Spot of lunch on what Tim calls "nuclear sand" (very very white). The water is also very colourful - greens and blues.














Big country










































The village of Reine which the Norwegian themselves have elected their most picturesque village - we agree it is very pretty.





























Overall we have pedalled about 900km and are close to Narvik, which we are hoping to get to today. Tomorrow we commence our journey East, crossing the border into Sweden to Abisko National Park and the mining town of Kiruna, for possibly some hiking and to learn about the Sami.