Only weeks left until departure. Time to make the last preparations. Some of these things could not be done earlier and others I put off. Simple things first: take out DNT membership and order DNT keys to get access to the cabins of the Norwegian tourist association. Then I had to decide on the route…
Category: planning
2021: it’s getting real
After I was successfully vaccinated and the rising confidence that travelling abroad a will be possible again soon, I had to take my final decision to make my dream becoming real in 2022. The first step was rather easy. I got spontaneous support from my wife and our sons to go for it, since it…
2020: get the basics done
Route planning and physical build-up went hand in hand. Thanks to the lockdown, I could exercise even better than expected. I started my days regularly with early morning runs. In the evenings and on weekends I explored maps and studied blogs from other NPL alumni. The posts, philosophy and route of theflyingsurgeon.com inspired me a…
2019: the big maintenance
Well, from time to time any vehicle needs some maintenance. I was due in 2019. The decision to fix the Haglund syndrom on my heel was already taken. A spring bike ride ended up at the accident & emergency unit of the local hospital. Diagnostic statement: threefold broken shoulder and 6 weeks of immobility. Consequently,…
2018: from idea to conviction
It started with the book “Norwegen der Länge nach” from Simon Michalowicz book. Im not sure if my wife was considering potential side effects when presenting it for my birthday. We had an excellent time during our summer vacation in Norway. For four days we walked across western Hardangervidda, slept in the tent, swum in…