Ready to return to Strasbourg

Besides participating in the sailing regatta named Færderseilasen last weekend, I have spent the last days preparing for this summer's trip to Strasbourg. It turned out that Olympus couldn't repair my digital camera in time (they had to send it off to Portugal!), and I ended up buying a Finepix V10 from Fujifilm. It's not the best camera money can buy, but I get a cool camera (I ordered the orange version of course) and in the end that's what really matters, isn't it? I might not need its video game feature, but who knows what skills I'll develop during ten days of bicycling...

I have also finished mapping the route from Fredrikshavn to Strasbourg, and it totals at 1246 kilometres--given that I don't look for places to sleep or eat or do things like occasional sightseeing, relaxing and other boring stuff.

In addition, I have planned how to pack the things I have to bring, like a set of clothes and some foodish stuff (energy drink powder, to be specific). And maybe a spare tube, a lock and maps. I will send other necessities for my stay in Strasbourg by parcel--hoping that the postal service is able to get ten kilos from Oslo to Strasbourg faster than I can go there by bike.

Tuesday, Karl helped me adjusting the saddle, which resulted in a very back-set position. So today I stopped by Sykkeldelisk where I bought the bike last year and got some additional assistance from "the pros". They calculated the seatpost a bit higher, and the saddle a bit forward again. I guess I'll have to adjust the seat on my way south.

Adding to the circus of preparations, I even got my hair cut today. Some of you might ask why the heck I did that here and not in Strasbourg. The answer is that I don't know, but my hair was growing long and I felt like cutting it. Besides, I paid it with a gift-card that was lying around.

Before I close this post: Today is Stefanie's birthday. She is a very nice girl who lives in Strasbourg. Happy birthday, Steff! See you soon!