Epiblog

So to sum up: 3086 kilometres - it was brilliant and it was horrible, it was hot and it was cold, it was easy and it was hard and sometimes time just flew by and other times it went very very slowly. I think that pins it down for you.
The absolute highlghts were: Harlingen (north Netherlands), Fiskebackskil (Sweden), Tverdestrand (Norway) and Godtvangen (Norway). And of course the bit around Copenhagen.
The big cycling memories were: battling with the wind on the Afsluitdyjck, the longest dam in the world , rolling hills around Ferring, riding up to the lakes in Sweden, the hills before Lyngdal and our final NSCR day - tough climbs followed by a long, long descent into Bergen city centre. Worst cycling memories - the road to Marstand for Jill (buzzed by teenagers in convertible Audis) and the E39 in Norway for Andrew - the main road between Oslo and Bergen and full of double trailer artics.
Then there were the things I never expected Jill to ever say: " That's an interesting rock formation" and " it'd be cool to be an engineer". This was of course balanced by the more expected " I think I can fit into my Prada suit now".I also never knew that Jill grew fangs and hair on the back of her hands when she got hungry - well almost; certainly very frightening.

Finally " best of's":

• best foodstuff: Danish pastries
• most attractive immigration officers: Holland
• most attractive deckhands: Norway
• best knackebread: Sweden

And of course thanks to all of our readers - a small but select group.

Next year we'll be going somewhere you dont have to sleep with thermals, gloves, hats etc.

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