{"id":4959,"date":"2016-07-25T09:47:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.com\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2016-07-25T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:47:43","slug":"suterland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/suterland\/","title":{"rendered":"Suterland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What makes bicycle touring so much fun, you ask? It’s a simple recipe with the following ingredients: equal parts tail wind and sunshine, a big helping of fjord scenery (substitute coastal or mountain scenery if you like), and at least one friendly riding companion. Serve raw or slightly sunburnt.
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Clouds concealed the mountain tops but couldn’t prevent the sun from shining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I took a lot of photos of Carrie at this one spot because the light was nice and the backdrop dramatic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One more from a different angle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look at all those mountains. Most of the peaks reach about 1500 feet. Although we couldn’t see the tops, their sheer steepness was interesting enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tired of fjord photos yet?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The fjords kept coming so I kept photographing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today we rode from our wild campsite near Stave to a campground outside of Suterland. In between were about 60 miles of road that skirted the edges of one beautiful fjord after another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also had a nice conversation with a real Norwegian. The campground host, an elderly gentleman, was generous enough to speak Norwegian when I responded in Swedish, even after he found out I am American. Most Norwegians revert to English after they hear me struggle with my Swedish, which I haven’t used in 16 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been trying to speak Swedish as much as possible, just for the challenge. Although I’ve forgotten most of the language, it’s rewarding to string together a few sentences just to see if others can understand. So far so good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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