Norway Fjords with motorcycle :
Day-15 : 18 July 2016  Monday
from Bodo>>>to Namskogan :-Total distance : 435 km


After the breakfast at the Hotel Bodo I packed all my stuff into the cases of my motor bike. There was little rain (not heavy) and I put on my rain gear at the balcony of the hotel right at the pavement of the street. Meanwhile, I watched the Technical Service people who came with their van in order to take the Harley Davidson bike from the Hotel side. An elderly couple were accompanying the service guys. There should be a technical problem with the HD bike.

I departed from the Hotel and took the direction to Fauske. The road is wide and smooth and is like a high way. It is approx. 55 km to Fauske. I bought fuel at the entrance of Fauske and stopped there for a few minutes for rest. Then I took the direction to the south. Rognan, Nordnes, Storjord. meanwhile, the road was good but the weater was cold. There was no rain though. Getting closer to the Polar Circle Station the surrounding ambiance was cruel and cold. The road took me to approx. 730 meter up the sea level. It was real cold nature. When I came to the Polar Circle Station which I saw on my left hand side I rode inside and parked my bike in order to rest. There were a lot of tourists resting and shopping in the souvenier shops. I also bought a T-shirt for my son. The café was not really attractive and I did not take coffee even I would like to have one.

After a rest of half an hour, I continued my ride in the direction of Mo i Rana. Around 13:30 I saw a nice restaurant/motel on the left hand side of the road. I stopped there in the wide parking lot and took off my rain gear. I decided to have a lunch here. The small town is called Bjerka and the restaurant is Bjerka Kro AS. When I was trying to take off my rain gear
a nice Norwegian guy at late sixties started to talk. He was waiting for his wife. The gentleman was working for a chemicals factory here around and was buying big bags from a Turkish manufacturer in Istanbul. For this purpose he was travelling to Istanbul once a year.
We talked a few minutes while I was getting ready to go inside the restaurant. I ordered a steak with salad and a Coke. After the meal I went to my bike in order to depart. I took the road E6 to the south. I rode to Korgen and then to Mosjoen. The road conditions were very good. The sky was also open and the weather was good. There is an obvious change after passing the Polar Circle downwards. The meadows and the nature was also more green.

My ride was well. The road took me down to Nord Namskogan. It was approx. 18:30 when I passed the gate Nord-Norge and right after this I saw a Camping place on the left hand side at a steady water side. It was Namsen river and the Nyheim Camping with wooden cabins and areas for caravans. I talked with the girl at the reception and she offered me one little wooden cabin for 120.-NKR fo rone night. It is maybe 1/3 or 1/4 of the price of a regular Hotel. 

Nyheim Camping

My little hut

There is only one bed, one very little fridge and a chair inside the cabin. I changed and went out. I took some pictures and walked to the next fuel station in order to buy some food and some drinks. There is nothing to eat and drink in the Nyheim Camping area.
I bought potato chips, some biscuits and a bar of chocolate. I also bought water. These were all my dinner for tonight.

Namsen River

When I came back to my cabin I tried to prepare my Arvento road tracing device. It was not working because of some water leakage inside the protection.I tried to dry it with the hair drier which I borrowed from the girl in the reception. But the attempt was not successful and I decided to disconnect it from the bike. 

The weather was getting colder and I switched on my electrical heater in the cabin. It was enough for having a warm little hut to sleep. I slept well in my little hut. Good night !!!