Escape from boredom

We went to visit Pia and Arve yesterday and stayed there for one night. I brought my bike so today I went bicycle riding home from Tønsberg. Due to the road work in the tunnels on the highway, E18, I did not want to cycle along the road from Holmestrand with its heavy traffic. So instead I cycled to Horten, took the ferry to Moss and went along the road passing Elvestad, Enebakk and Rælingen. All in all 115 kilometers, passing three county’s: Vestfold, Østfold and Akershus.

Somewhere between Ringvold and Elvestad I also spotted an elk only 10 meters from the road. It ignored me totally, instead it stood there eating.

…only crappy clothes. Did Lillehammer – Oslo yesterday, also know as Lille Styrkeprøven http://www.styrkeproven.no. Started with Sportsklubben Rye and had no problem to hang in there all the way to Minnesund. Then I really had to take a piss, so I was not able to catch them up, but that did not matter because then I had to really struggle to keep the pace. Up until then it was not hard, just wet – wet – wet, but from Minnesund I felt the hla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_leukocyte_antigen flooding in my legs. I passed the finishing line at the time of 5.25 – quite happy with that one. There results are available here http://results.ultimate.dk/live/front/index.php?e=422&t=www&l=no

And my car passed 60.000 kilometers yesterday when Elin was on sightseeing at Hedmark, Hurdal and Jessheim 🙂

It is about 29 degrees celsius today here in Oslo. We have spent the weekend at Vestreng, yesterday me and Espen helped with preparing the fence for the herd which will arrive in a few days. Today I had planned to ride my bike for about 150 kilometres, but I resigned, it is to hot. So instead I did only 55, and half way I met Elin and her father and we went for a swim in Mjermen http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjermen

Today I had to walk 4 kilometers, not an impressing distance, but then again – it was annoying. I was out with my bicycle for a short ride. When I started I realized that I had forgotten my backpack, but I thought that I would not need it. So there I was 40 minutes later on my way home when the sound “pssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh” came, quite loud – I had a puncture!! So I had to walk back home wearing my cycle shoes…my legs are hurting!

On Sunday I decided to ride Lillehammer – Oslo http://www.styrkeproven.no/ on the 23’rd of June. So now I have to get real and do some real training. So now I have bought a new bike to get real. And I also did the mistake to notify Espen, so now I have to ride the express heat… doh…

But anyhow, here is a picture of my new bike, a Everest Imagma

http://www.oslosportslager.no/product/8247/8250/421933/Everest_Imagma_landeveissykkel.html

Yesterday I was out for the first time this year with my bike. Early this year compared to last year. Not excellent conditions yet, a bit slippery out on the gravel roads still. Had to take my time down the hill shown on the picture, but with massive dirt tires everything goes…

Spent about 2 hours on my new bike today, I cycled from Oslo to Vestreng. When I started at half past five it was 18 degrees – we are soon counting the 1’st of October. What is happening? It’s good with nice weather, but not as late in the autumn as this. Was told that they have problems hunting the elk now, as soon as the elk is shoot the blow-flys (spyfluer) have landed. This is not natural. Saw a program yesterday where I learned that the hunting season for the polar bear has been cut down by one month since 1989!! Wonder how the world is in another twenty years. I will remember this if I still have a blog and make a posting then…

I bought a new bike yesterday. I was wondering wether to buy a motor cycle or a new bike. I ended up with a new bike. Kona Kula Primo – bought at Bikes and Boards, Elin just loved to spend a couple of hours there yesterday 🙂 Read more about the bike here http://www.konabikes.co.uk/2k6bikes/kula_primo_2k6.php

Yesterday I was invited by my old colleague Helge from Bertel O. Steen to go water-skiing at Hurdalssjøen. That was plenty of fun – and belive it or not, not to cold either, not at least until I got back in my car. Had to increase the temprature up to 25 degrees for a while 🙂

Helge – he knows his way around on water-ski

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For the second time in my life, and on only one ski!

A bit to reckless, and I took a dive…

I was out with my bike yesterday. The plan was to only use the gravel roads, but when the road ends and the only possible way further is floodlit track I had no choice. At first the track was quite dry and ok to ride a bike on, but the further I went the more moor it was, and less dry track. It all ended like the picture shows. I pulled my bike up and kept on, impressing myself because even with water up to the pedals, the bike just went on and on. After about 500 meters or so I finally came to the road I thought I was riding on…