Isn't it good, Norwegian Wood

Trip to Norway, July 2004
 

In July 2004, I took my first long-distance motorcycle trip, riding pillion, from Germany to Norway and Sweden.

It was one of the best trips I have ever taken in my life, to one of the most beautiful places on Earth - Norway. It was a trip filled with fjords, sea life, mountains, glaciers, primitive rock art and more beautiful sites that I thought could be in one place. Every turn of the road brought a breath-taking view. I was so overwhelmed by the scenery at times that I had tears in my eyes. I not only fell in love with Norway, I fell in love with motorcycle travel. The natural beauty of that country is absolutely staggering, and the cabin system they use for accommodations is one I wish all countries would adopt, including right here in the USA.

I went with my then boyfriend (married him in 2007, still with him). I was on the back of his Honda NX650 Dominator RD02. We went up through Germany and Denmark, then by ferry over to Norway. We drove about a third of the way up, crossed over into Sweden, and drove back down to Denmark, and then home.

I fully intended to write about this trip in detail... but various circumstances conspired for that not to happen right after we returned, nor in the month, and then years, after. And the reality is that I'm just never going to do it - my notes aren't good enough to reconstruct the trip in my usual narratives. Which is sad because, as, as I said, it's one of the best trips I've ever taken, maybe the best up to that point, and it launched my travels by motorcycle.

Here's some things I don't want to forget and some things you might find helpful:

What I was reading on this trip: Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier and Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.

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