Switzerland with Amanda and her Mom

Hi We met Amanda and her mom this morning.
Took cable car to Ebenalp
on a big hill with awesome rainbows.
Hope all is well in Kentucky

Switzerland

Made it to Zurich hotel. Will meet Amanda and her mom on Sunday morning.

In Switzerland

One more night of stealth camping and then to hotel in Zurich

Liechtenstein Aug 11 -12

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151118/grauspitz.html

Germany High Point

Hi Dad and Gpa
Climbed highest point on Germany today
Will take train tmrw to Liech and pass thru austria
Hope bookselling going well.

Belgium

Took train to Aachen this morning from Horsnes
Biked close to Netherland High point.
Camping 72 feet into Belgium border

Denmark

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Climbed Denmark High Point

Camping near horsens
will take train tomorrow to Aachen for Benelux high points
Climbed Denmark High point today Mollehoj

Made to Denmark

TextMessage
Made it to Denmark
Hilly lots of headwind
rainy now but we found some woods to camp in between farms near Haldom
Climbing High point Tomorrow Mollehoj

Aug 3 On Boat to Denmark

Hi Dad and Gpa
On Stena boat to Fredericksahvn
arrive 7:30 AM pretty fancy even has shower
too tall to fish from
Passed thru Grua on way to Oslo.

Grua is the palce of our oldest Norwegian ancestors. Jens Olsen was born in Grua, Norway in 1679. His son Ole Jenson and his son Jens Olson also lived in Grua. I hope the bikers took a photo or two.

Going to Church in Jevnaker

Latest news Sunday August 2nd
Text Hi Grandpa
Going to Jevnaker Church with Maria and Ragnild. Will call later
Grandpa Gilbertson is thrilled and I am sure all Norwegians in Montevideo will hear about the Gilbertson grandsons going to church in Norway. Back in 1995 Grandma and Grandpa visited Norway and stayed with Ragnild and Maria. They were treated with much hospitality and it looks like Matthew and Eric are being treated nice in Norway.

Norway High Point /Fishing

Climbed Galdhopiggen
Camping at Bovre River
Caught small trout on Gpa's Spinner

In Norway Near High Point Galdhopiggen

I am a couple of days behind due to being in PA visiting. Eric called on Saturday and talked with Grandma Wright. She had seen a few photos of the bikers and pronouned them in great shape. "They don't look like they are worse for the wear. They look like they are doing great and in great shape when they raise their arms. Grandma asked about food and Eric told her they eat a bunch of granola for breakfast and eat about three times their normal amount of food each day. On Saturday they had re entered Norway. Grandpa Gilbertson said, "Oh Ya, Now they will be all right . Sweden can't help that they aren't Norwegians." On Tuesday the text said, "Camping near Dovre on Langen River, No fish yet.Plan to get to base of high point tmrw.
Here is a map. It looks like about 60 miles. Cousin Arnie Nokleby will alert the relatives in Jevnaker that the bikers are getting close.


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July 22 Sunny Day!!!

I am a couple of text messages behind with posting and this is the most current. If the bikers travel the route I see on the map it would be 250km to Norge border.

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Latest Text message from Gallivare, Sweden

New Text message: Camping south of Gallivare, Sweden,feeling better more rested,found Estonia license plate, Trying to sleep but too sunny.

I guess this was sent about 11:00 p.m. Sweden time. July 19th

Look at posts below this for recent photos. Birthday Greeting for Mom

On Friday I talked with both bikers as they were taking a well deserved rest in a Kiruna, Sweden hotel. After a 35 mile hike up the highest peak and an 80 mile in two days they felt it was time for nice hot showers and a softer bed. I remember a text about eating pizza. I will look for that. I have been busy going to baseball games, shopping and the roller coaster park with my Korean students and have gotten behind on this report. We are glad the bikers keep us informed.

Map of Kiruna to Gallivare. You can find photos by searching the google map.Clic view larger map. Thanks for reading

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Happy Birthday Mom from Sweden Mountain

Photos from The Adventure

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Another High Point in Sweden

On the Road and Camping Spots/ Sweden

Text from Eric Tuesday afternoon :

"Camping by a river in Sweden. Looks like we'll climb the highest mtn tmrw and next day."

Eric said things are going well, despite having their share of flat tires. He described Halti as being in an incredibly remote area. He said safety wise they've had no problems at all, they just need to watch out for the semi trucks. All the safety gear is working pretty well. They bike from around 10 am in the morning to 8-9 at night. Finding campgrounds is really easy, they just decide when they want to stop and start looking for a campground, and there are lots of side roads they can take to find one easily.

Next Country / Sweden

In a northern Norway town of Kaavna the bikers stopped to rest. They will be riding away from the ocean and curving into Sweden where they will bike toward the High Point in Sweden .Thenthey will head back to Norway where they will enter at Hell, Norway. Matthew said they will take a zero day very soon so they can get cleaned up and dry. It has been raining, very cold and their clothes won't dry. The temps have dropped into the low 40's. I guess that is to be expected when they are still far north of the Artic Circle. View maps and video. Click Kiruna, Sweden

Fishing in Sweden

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