Author: Chris

July 27, 2019

Eastern Alps

Introduction Almost till the last moment I didn’t know if I could go to the Alps. A lot of cases held me up almost until the last day. Fortunately, I succeeded. The routes and...

Faroe Islands / Iceland

January 6, 2019

Epilog – Iceland & The Faroe Islands

At 9:30 the following day we left the ferry and immediately rode to the station to refuel and change because the temperature went up. The return journey through Denmark and Germany was very tiring...

Faroe Islands

January 6, 2019

Day 15 -Torshavn -> Vagar -> Sørvágsvatn -> Gásadalur -> Kirkjuböur -> Ferry to Hirtshals

The sun greeted us the next morning. I knew it was the last day, and the more I could not believe how lucky we were with the weather here in the Faroe Islands. It...

Faroe Islands

January 6, 2019

Day 14 – Eiði -> Gjógv -> Funningur -> Eysturoy -> Torshavn

We went for a short walk immediately after breakfast. The aim was to visit a cave, which was supposed to be less than 100m from the campsite. I had a very accurate map and...

Faroe Islands

January 6, 2019

Day 13 – Torshavn -> Kvívík -> Saksun -> Dúvararður -> Tjörnuvík -> Eiði -> Gjógv -> Slættaratindur Molin

The ferry reached the Faroe Islands on time. The ramp opened at three o’clock in the morning and we rode to Thorshavn into the wall of rain. It was completely dark, wet, cold and...

Iceland

January 6, 2019

Day 12 – Farewell to Iceland and departure to the Faroe Islands

The morning was overcast but it wasn’t raining yet. It was windy so I took the time to pack my tent and things on the bike. When I was leaving the campsite it started...

Iceland

January 6, 2019

Day 11 – Mývatn -> Vopnafjörður – > Wodopospad -> Przełęcz Hellisheiði -> Seyðisfjörður 300 km

It was the last day of travel around Iceland. There was a little over 300 km ahead of me. There was no sign of a hard crossing over the Hellisheidi Pass, all the more...