The mountainous west is behind us, now we head straight across Västerbotten to the sea. Two stopovers, two hikes, a surprisingly good pizza - and at the end a campsite that is really not our thing…

Evening light in Fredrika

Back in Steinkjer we faced a decision: north, west or east. By now we have worked through all three - and now we cross the border into Sweden, heading for the famous panoramic road through the wilderness…

Climbing up onto the high plateau

The decision is made: we are carrying on north. Along the way we hike across four suspension bridges, reach the one place in Norway I absolutely wanted a photo of - and then a landslide closes the road…

Mission accomplished

Quite how big the staircase actually was got carefully kept from me beforehand. Afterwards we drive one of Europe’s best known coastal roads - and finally stop in a city we had previously only ever driven past…

Over 3,000 steps

We restock straight from the farm, stand beside a lake that is just as beautiful as it was ten years ago - and then finally drive the one place we had skipped on every previous Norway trip…

The Trollstigen at last

A new noise keeps us company over the pass, so in Bergen the workshop comes before the sightseeing. And at the Briksdalsbreen we stand at the same glacier we visited ten years ago…

Back here ten years later

After a few lovely days in Denmark we cross to Norway. What follows is the country’s southernmost town, a place that forces you to think - and a rail bike ride where giving up is not an option…

Off to Norway

The second season begins. We meet the podcast crew in their natural habitat, stay longer in Aarhus than planned - and in Vejers Strand finally take a photo we completely forgot about in Morocco…

The beach photo at last

The first season of our new life is complete. On the way back we cross a suspension bridge I ducked out of last time we were here - and to round it off we treat ourselves to a few days in London…

Across the bridge together this time

After two weeks in the workshop we are finally back on the road. In the Pinzgau we take on three big hikes straight away - and over the Gerlos Pass we reach our last pitch in Austria…

The Krimml Waterfalls

After the 30 kilometres in Madrid we move up a level and take on 50. At kilometre 25 the Nasenweg is waiting - and afterwards Mammothon spends two weeks in the workshop…

Fifty kilometres this time

I pick a campsite in the Lech valley and once again do not look too closely at the route. The snow gets deeper and deeper, skiers are everywhere - and then we get a visit from the Allgäu…

The snow gets deeper and deeper