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midnight peace

end of the road: A. Looking back, I remember the anxiety that kept me up the night before my flight to Lofoten. It was my first lone cycle tour, and I was scared that I'd lose my way, that I couldn't pull it off, that it would all end in tears. But b/c I was scared and b/c it was a first, I had to do it. And like all the firsts I've done that've initially terrified me, it has strengthened my belief that anything and everything's possible, one step at a time.
cycling where the sun refused to set

July 14th 2006
I'd cycled through the Lofoten islands before, some years back. I KnEw I would encounter 480 hours of continuous daylight in the 20 days I planned to cycle and camp there. Still, I was baffled to watch, as it neared midnight, the sun refuse to set. It would head for the horizon only to boomerang its way back up, as if changing its mind. Though I could only watch this play out on the rare cloud ... read more
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Norwegian Flag Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more
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