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Club House => Events/Meetings/Rideouts => Topic started by: guest146 on July 08, 2010, 10:59:35 AM

Title: Picture of the day
Post by: guest146 on July 08, 2010, 10:59:35 AM: Todays Picture of the day reminded me that I must go to Norway on the bike one day. Its not going to be this year now but is anyone intrested in a trip next year.

Ken
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest7 on July 10, 2010, 07:36:56 PM: Yes, it looks like a good destination:

(http://www.thumperclub.com/drupal/system/files/imagecache/node-gallery-display/photographs/2006/mp_norway2006_41.jpg)

GC
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: 002 on July 10, 2010, 10:21:40 PM: I was most impressed with the country and people.

I'd love to go again and see more.

Jethro
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest146 on July 11, 2010, 06:33:41 PM: I will put a memo on the forum early next year and see who is intrested. I have to admit I know nothing about the country apart from it has good roads and good scenery but I am sure with help it could be sorted.

Regards Ken
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: trophydave on July 11, 2010, 07:46:25 PM: I have a mate works in Oslo.I am not at all jealous of the pictures that he sends back from his rides out ;D
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: mini-thumper on July 12, 2010, 07:47:41 AM: The main problem with Norway as a destination is that there is now no direct ferry from the UK. When we went I took the ferry from Newcastle to Christiansand, but Martyn rode from Calais. Riding all the way from Calais is obviously still an option but it makes it less attractive for a short break. We went for two weeks, the first of which it poured with rain. Still worth the effort and very spectacular; eye-wateringly expensive though!

Boyd
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: Dave#22 on July 12, 2010, 08:34:50 AM: Hi all, Pat & I toured the fjord area of Norway last year on a Guzzi. We sailed from Immingham to Gothenburg (Sweden) with DFDS on a container ship (takes 12 passengers), rode up to Trondheim and then zig zagged down through the fjords stopping in Hostels (meeting some interesting people) on the way. Some of the sights are amazing and the roads quiet (except for Bergen), well worth the trip.
We sailed back from Esbjerg (Denmark) to Harwich covering 3000miles in 3 1/2 weeks.
Dave
ps....we went July/August and had next to no rain.
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: 002 on July 12, 2010, 01:41:19 PM: Fjiordland in June absolutley Pisses Down ::) Still Great though ;D
Not forgetting the still frozen lakes,several foot of snow alongside the roads in some areas.

We stayed in an assortment of Hytters.
They ranged from the traditional Log Cabin with turf roof,in the middle of nowhere,through to a glorified garden shed in a very tourist area.
All equiped with a heater of some sort,fire place or electric and a basic electric hob.
And of course you can camp virtually anywhere when out in the sticks with just a few basic rules.
Away from the road and a certain distance from farm land....basically 300m.

Jethro
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest18 on July 12, 2010, 02:24:45 PM: Or go north where "wild camping" is legal (http://www.mcofs.org.uk/assets/pdfs/wildcamping.pdf http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/ ) the scenery is also stunning and the locals speak (more or less) the same language and the prices are pretty much the same as your home... oh and it also pi**es down sometimes ;)

(and you can always get a decent dram, generally without having to mortgage your soul! ;D)
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest7 on July 12, 2010, 09:38:22 PM: You've got a point Smudge. Lots of great places here to visit and I haven't been further north in the UK than Dent.

GC
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: themoudie on July 12, 2010, 10:32:23 PM: Ah Ha! A watching brief! 8)

Bill.
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: Mark on July 15, 2010, 06:14:31 PM: Picture of the day - cycling

Maybe 'The Thumper Club' needs another section on the forum for those with bicycles. :P
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest18 on July 15, 2010, 08:20:56 PM: Steve, would you be able to split the section of this thread referring to the proposed cycling trip and put it into it's own thread?
Thanks mate... ;)
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: Steve H on July 15, 2010, 09:19:24 PM: Quote from: Smudge on July 15, 2010, 08:20:56 PM
Steve, would you be able to split the section of this thread referring to the proposed cycling trip and put it into it's own thread?
Thanks mate... ;)

Have split and renamed it to Scottish cycling trip
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest18 on July 15, 2010, 09:24:15 PM: Thanks :)
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: guest7 on July 17, 2010, 07:05:31 AM: I have to say that the one thing that puts me off touring Norway is the cost of alcohol. I don't drink a huge amount, but if it's a holiday, I like a beer or two. Having said that, the scenery probably makes up for it and let's face it, it's always nice seeing a place without a hangover.

I've always hankered after a visit to two sites in Oslo. They have some preserved viking longboats and nearby they have 'Fram', Nansen and Amundsen's polar exploration ship.

GC
Title: Re: Picture of the day
Post by: 002 on July 18, 2010, 03:44:37 PM: I took a couple of bottles of Whiskey with me....much needed after Skinny Dipping at Midnight...! Still pretty much light at that time of day...in June.
The two of us polished them off quite easily within the 10 days we were there.Just a snort or two before bed time ;)

Jethro