With Motorcycle to NORDKAPP-Norway
Day-10 : 13 July 2016  Wednesday
from Oulu (Finland)>>>to Inari (Finland) :-Total distance : 566 km

The breakfast at the hotel Cumulus Oulu was very rich. Before having the breakfast, I took my motorbike from the private parking of the hotel and went to the fuel station Neste just  50 meters away at the corner of the hotel. I filled it up and then I parked the bike in front 
of the hotel. 
The weather was looking to be good. No rain and partly cloudy. Also good temperature to ride. I also prepared a couple of sandwiches with cheese and ham and I took an apple for lunch. The distance to Ivalo is more then 500 kms. Today 's route will take long. I plan to stop in Ivalo even I did not do any booking. 
I departed from the hotel at 08:35 and took the North direction to Kemi. There is a good highway in the near circle of Oulu. After 5 kms I had to stop because of the rain. I put on my rain gear at the side of the highway. I was just a little wet. Then I followed the route to Kemi.
Kemi is a small town at the north coast of the Baltic sea where the routes are splitting to the border of Sweden and also to northeast in the direction to Ivalo and Inari.

After Kemi, maybe in 3-5 kms I took the route to the direction Rovaniemi. The sky was changing positively. Riding away from the Baltic Sea, the rain stopped and the sky got clear.

I saw a country road on the right and stopped there at the bus stop in order to take off my rain suite. It is 20-21 degC. Sunny. I hope that it continues like this today.

There are a lot of fuel stations. No need for being concerned about shortage of fuel. My tank is full though. I continue to ride. The roads are good but straight. No curves and no up and downs. It is boring and I felt sleepy. I stopped at the Neste fuel station in Rovaniemi. There were approx. 220 kms left behind. I filled my tank and I sat there at their coffee shop. I ate my sandwich and drank a coffee. There was also one Finnish motor rider with whom we chat a little. He is also heading to Ivalo where his brother is working. 

Around 11:50 I departed. Going further to the North the plantation turned into forest. There are tall birch trees in the surrounding. I met also a few deers on the street and also on the side of the street. I passed the city Sadankyla around 13:07. 

It started to rain again. I stopped at the side of the street wherete there was the entrance for a couple of houses. I put on my rain  gear where there were post boxes of the houses.

Usually there are several houses located at the side of the street but they are behind the trees. They are not visible from the street. Someone can only see their postboxes at the side of the street. The post service is given upto that point.

45 km before Ivalo I stopped to buy fuel at the SEB fuel station. This station is also the reception of the camping area. I asked the price. The lady offered 35.-Euro/night excl. breakfast for the "cabin". Cabin means a kind of small room or bungalow.

I rode further in the direction of Ivalo. I saw the bridge at which there is the Hotel about which Bahri from Oulu (Istanbul Restaurant) had mentioned yesterday. It is well established Hotel with a wide parking area in front of it.  It is just at the junction. Even it is 85.-Euro there was no free room for me. The restaurant in the basement was also looking nice.

Then I asked the lady at the reception to advise me another hotel. But the situation was really bad. Because there are a lot of tourists in the city and the hotels were full. I rode the the Husky Guesthouse. ıt is located far in the country side. ı had to ride about 5-6 kms on the side roads away from the main road.I came to a bad looking guesthouse in the middle of the rural region. It is 75.-Euro for one night. I decided to ride back to Ivalo in order to search further hotels. There is only one last chance. Hotel Ivalo which is located on the road Oulu.

It is a nice looking touristic hotel. Regrettfully, no free room. The lady at the reception suggested to me to ride to Inari and to look at the Hotel Kultahovi there.

The road from Ivalo to Inari is approx. 40 km. The view is very nice and the road conditions are well for riding. After 1/2 an hour I had been in Inari at the Kultahovi Hotel. The hotel is very nice not far from the main road. I made approx. 566 kms today from Oulu to Inari. It was 16:30 when I put my stuff in my room on the first floor. Someone can walk to the town centre in 10 minutes.

This area is well known by the camping and trekking fans. In winter time there is alot of snow in this area. It is part of Lappi. Even it is summer time now, it is cool outside. Something around 18-20 degrees C. 

After 1/2 hour I started to walk to the town centre. Do not imagine a real down town. There are only a few houses at the side of the street. The town is located at the side of a big lake called Inari.

While walking at the bank of the lake I took some pictures.There are a few people around.
I saw a lady in "very pink" jogging style. I asked her where to eat. She suggested Hotelli Inari and advised me to eat trout. I walked to the Hotelli Inari. The reastuarant was looking nice. I sat there at the window and ordered some food.  
First I ordered a salad with deer meat and a GinTonic. 

Salad with deer meat.

Gin and Tonic

Then I continued with the trout.

Grilled trout

The waitress in the restaurant serving me was from Bulgaria. One year ago she came from Bulgaria and speaks good German and english. She was sympathic and funny.

View from my Hotel

After buying some small gifts from a big shop just adjacent to the Hotelli Inari I walked to my Hotel Kultahovi.There is a wide river just at the side of the Hotel. 

It could be also a nice option to visit Inari in winter,too. Snow and cold weather would be giving a romanthic atmosphere. I sat in the restaurant of my Hotel and drank a couple of shots of Finlandia Vodka with wild berries flavor. meanwhile I bought some postcards and wrote to some of my friends including my family. It is nice to get involved with nostalgic behaviours like postcard sending.

It is not getting dark here. I went to sleep to my room around 22:00 o'clock. Tomorrow will be a long day between Finnland and Norway. I will pass over the border and ride to Nordkapp.