Midnight Sun - Lappland - Mountains

We travelled the "King Olavs Way", a route between the coastal Iron Ore transhipment town of Narvik (Norway) and the mining town of Kiruna (Sweden). The mountainous road follows the Ofoten railway line across the border.















We had clear blue skies and sun and even managed to catch some midnight sun (see pic below). Great for drying clothes...















We loved the mountain road. Vast open rocky terrain.















From Narvik we had a steady 25km climb up to Björnfjell (Bear Mountain).















and we even met some bears...











































We cycled along Torneträsk, the most Northern lake in Sweden.















and got to Abisko National Park which has a beautiful, buzzing outdoor centre. From here many people set out on the "Kungsleden" longdistance (425km) hut to hut walking\skiing path to Hemavan. One for the future maybe...





























We also have to thank our Finnish friend Juha Larimo, who knows Northern Scandinavia like the back of his hand having cycled over 10,000km in the region. We got lots of tips on roads to ride and places to see and even a map of the cycle routes in North Finland. Thanks Juha.















We are now in Kiruna enjoying a day off with civilised breakfasts and tourist excursions planned. Oh and we turned up just in time for the Kiruna festival. Report soon.