Expedition to Nordkapp

By Krzysztof Wisniewski

This is a book about my expedition to the Nordkapp. I described not only travel but also how it was planned. I added a lot of tips about places worth seeing and equipment, which is certainly useful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Krzysztof Wisniewski
• Release date: Dec 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370489909

Krzysztof Wisniewski

Krzysztof Wisniewski (b. In 1973. Zielona Gora) graduated from the University of Zielona Góra / Poland. Marathon runner, motorbiker, explorer, hunter and CEO in CONTMAN. Freelance writer, editor and self-publisher. In 2013, he published his first book "Safari in Namibia," in which he described the adventure of the trip to the Namibia. He spends his free time with his family and traveling. He writes the blog: www.MakeRideEasy.com

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EXPEDITION TO NORDKAPP

15 days, 8 thousand km, 8 countries, 5 capitals,

alone by motorbike

Krzysztof Wiśniewski

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Krzysztof Wiśniewski has written and also published such books as:

Maroko motocyklem (Eng: Morocco by Motorbike) (description of an eleven-day motorcycle Expedition to Morocco, over 4 thousand km)

Safari w Namibii (Eng: Safari in Namibia) (first e-book describing the expedition and hunting in Namibia)

Copyright © 2016 Krzysztof Wiśniewski

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This book is dedicated to my beloved

wife Ania and daughters Ola and Hania

Contents

The beginning

Prologue

Day 1 - Poznan -> Hamburg -> Szlezwik, 670 km

Day 2 - Szlezwik -> Hirtshals -> Kristiansand -> Preikestolen, 788 km

Day 3 - Preikestolen -> Stavanger -> Bergen, 200 km

Day 4 - Bergen -> Borgund -> Stryn, 472 km

Day 5 - Eagle Road -> Trollstigen -> Atlantic Road -> Trondheim, 490km

Day 6 - Trondheim -> Mo and Rana, 480 km

Day 7 - Mo and Rana -> Bodo -> Moskenes -> A -> Lofoty, 468 km

Day 8 - Lofoty -> Narvik -> Birtavarre 552 km

Day 9 - Birtavarre -> NORDKAPP 494 km

Day 10 - Nordkapp -> Motel before Rovaniemi, 552 km

Day 11 - Rovaniemi -> Helsinki, 882km

Day 12 - Helsinki -> Tallin, 107 km

Day 13 - Tallin -> Riga, 309 km

Day 14 - Riga -> Vilnius, 295 km

Day 15 – Vilnius -> Warsaw -> Poznan, 801 km

Epilogue

A list of things and equipment for the expedition

About the author

Prologue

Nordkapp accomplished

Every morning, when starting my ride, I switched on my favourite playlist. Usually I had to overcome a few hundred kilometers, which meant a few to several hours of riding a motorcycle. It was a time that I spent alone with myself and I could just think over a lot of things and put them together in my mind.

Friends and acquaintances that I’d told that I was planning to go alone were surprised, some disbelieved me and could not understand why, but I really needed that time to be in my very own company so that later I could really yearn for my family and home.

Laurent Cochet, French motorcyclist and journalist provided me with the inspiration for the trip. His expedition to Nordkapp was completed in the winter, and a really nifty film was made about the trip, which you can watch it on youtube.com. One winter evening I clicked on Google Maps and I began