Amat victoria curam!

Alesund was destroyed by a fire back in 1907. It is rebuild complete in Art Nouveau style - and so makes a very pretty site. It is build on 3 islands, so the whole city is contected with water.

The road from Kristiansund to Alesund starts with a scentic 8 km stretch that goes from island to island by a sequence of bridges - The Atlanterhavsveien. It's a great ride and a marvelous piece of engineering.

Kristiansund was wiped out by the Germans in 1940 - so not a lot is left of what once a pretty town. No it is an off shore booming town with huge specialized ships, money thrown on bridges and tunnels.

The cultural centre at Stiklestad shows the birth of the Norwegian Nation. It is a boring, for foreigners even more boring display of national pride... We luckily had this small village on the way, because it is a waste to ride especially to it...

It used to be a very nice water fall - but the Norwegians decided back in 1945 that they needed it for hydropower. So the Namsen water fall is now the Namsen hydro power plant, with salmon stairs.

We are back under the Artic Circle (my Garmin GPS is working properly again) and reached the oldest town of Norway - Mosjoen. At a river between mountains, it is a very pretty little town.

The only cave in Scandinavia which is lighted is the Green (light) Cave near Mo I Ran. It is a 4km long maze. Our guide took us for a little private tour in the cave with an under ground river. It was very narrow and slippery (That's why we smiled when we could out again...)

Unlike Sweden where every house is brown/red, the houses in Noway all seem to have their own color. Here are some ransom examples in a small village. Cute.

So starting at Narvik, the E6 going south is one of the most beautiful roads in the world. It is a motorcyclist dream come true: twisting, hilly, fanatastic views, lakes, fjords, water falls, flowers, moose, reindeer perfect asphalt and... almost empty! ;-)