So today was the first day biking! We got up around 7 and after some breakfast we packed up and we were ready by 9:30am. We biked along the water front through Tromso and then stopped at the grocery store. I really liked biking by the water because we got to see all the different boats and cool buildings. They have some really interesting yet very unique styles of architecture her. Some of the buildings have styles that I have never seen before. It really made me think about how somebody could think of an idea and then be able to build it into something that people use everyday. It was also really cool to see all the different old houses and barns that we rode by all throughout the day. We rode for about two hours and then stopped for some lunch. It rained on and off for the entire day and it was overcast if it wasn't raining. It's fun to ride in the rain because all the water is splashing off your tires and you're wearing all your rain gear. You get to know that everything else is wet but all your stuff is in the dry bags and you're all dry underneath your rain gear and it's so nice when you're cruising down the roads through these Norwegian mountains. The picture above was taken after lunch when we got to the ferry and we are overlooking a fjord with the Lyngen Alps in the background. We have named my travel guitar that is hanging off the back the "beaver tail" as it was covered in a big brown plastic bag and its wagging behind me like a tail. We got to the air B&B we are staying at tonight around 5:00pm. As a side note: We are staying inn B&B's and peoples houses during these first two weeks while we are with John, Garrett, Nick and Jonah. After those two weeks we will be staying in our tents for most of the time. Anyways, we got to the house and we prepared some chicken burritos for dinner and those were extremely good. I had three. We watched TV for a bit after dinner and then Jonah, Markos, Garrett and I explored this old red barn. It was actually really freaky inside with loads of toys and dolls and it seemed like it was straight out of a horror movie. We left immediately after we saw a saw hanging from the roof in the basement... Freaky. I am super excited to go to bed tonight because my body is sore from the first day biking and I somehow ended up with the biggest bed in the house! I've put some more pictures up on the photography page so make sure to check that out!
