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North Atlantic Drift

A guilt laden ride around Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Scotland

2,964 km (1,842 miles) over 43 days from July 20, 2008 to August 31, 2008

Topic: Bicycle Touring
Categories: Tour diaries, Custom bikes, Equipment lists, Offroad, 1-3 months
Locales: Europe, Iceland, United Kingdom, Scotland, Oceans, North Atlantic Ocean, Faroe Islands
Year: 2008

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Northatlanticdrift

Status: Completed Nov 2008
Last updated: Wednesday November 26, 2008 16:22 UTC -08:00 (edited Mon 2 Feb 2009 08:07 UTC -08:00)
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Old Tórshaven

Preamble: All the dull stuff about why I'm doing it

Getting to the start: More dull stuff

Scotland (1)

Inverness to Rosehall: A jittery start

Rosehall to Garvault

Garvault to Thurso

On the boat

Iceland

Seyðísfjörður to Egilstaðir: The trip really gets going

Egilstaðir to Aðalból: Into the wilds

Aðalból to Upptyppingar: Sand and more sand

Upptyppingar to Dreki via Askja: First volcano

Dreki to Reykjalið: Beating a hasty retreat

Rest day in Reykjalið: Volcanoes and more volcanoes

Reykjalið to Akureyri: Hot hot hot

Rest Day in Akureyri

Akureyri to Barð

Barð to Sauðárkrókur: The heat is.... off.

Sauðárkrókur to Laugarbakki: Bleaktastic

Laugarbakki to Húsafell

Husafell to Búðardalur: Shattered

Búðardalur to Stykkishólmur

Stykkishólmur to Krossholt: Almost a rest day

Krossholt to Breidavik

Breidavik to Patrecksfjörður via Látrabjarg

Patrecksfjörður to Dynjandi: Climb, climb and climb again.

Dynjandi to Þingeyri: The Svalvogar Circuit.

Þingeyri to Isafjörður: The cycling troglodyte

Rest day in Isarfjörður: Why I don't go on organised trips...

Isafjörður to Heydalur: Too far

Heydalur to Hólmavik: Bleakness a-go-go

Hólmavik to Brú: More headwind.

Brú to Húsavik: On the bus, oh the shame.

Húsavík to Grimmstaðir

Grimmstaðir to Egilstaðir: Icelandic weather

Egilstaðir to Seyðísfjörður

Boat part 2

Faroe Islands

Tórshaven to Gjógv

Gjógv to Tórshaven: The Faroese weather gets the better of me.

In Tórshaven: Tórshaven is closed.

On the boat part 3

Norway

Bergen: A bit of shoreleave

Scotland (2)

Scrabster to Durness: Wind and rain.

Durness to Drumbeg

Drumbeg to Ullapool

Ullapool to Kinlochewe: Where no loaded tourer should ever go

Kinlochewe to Inverness: A last soaking

Getting back home

Oddments

My bike

Kit List

Notes

Epilogue: Some thoughts about Iceland.

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