Old man has been silent for some days. There has been a lot to take care of, a lot of arrangements to make and I have been too tiered in the evenings.
Yesterday's 110 km bus ride was absolutely necessary. After the knee locking episode, Adrian could hardly walk, and cycling more than to the nearest bus station would have been irresponsible. He is a young and strong creature, so he heals super fast. This morning he passed the 20 km test ride, so we decided to continue according to the plan.
For now, we have slowed down about 5 kph, and temporarily (?) do about 15 km per hour as average. That seems to work well, at least as long as the weather is good. For some reason it seems the knees are more vulnerable when we are wet and cold. The forecast says good weather tomorrow and Friday. Then there will be wet weather and 9 degrees for some days...
Hopefully we will be in Kirkenes late Saturday night, or in the early hours of Sunday. If so, we can check in to a good, warm hotel after the wet Saturday. But that means riding more than 150 km each of the two last days. Will our knees hold? Time will show.
We are now in Sirkantähti hotel in Sirkka, a small town in the Levi area. Very clean and nice. Sauna in the bathrooms and extremely tasty dinner, at least after eating in Pizza bars and Kebab shops for many days. We are both ready for a looong night in proper beds. A long breakfast and a late start tomorrow! This is pure luxury!!
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