On the way to Ålesund, we stopped at the island of Maloy, located at the mouth of Nordfjord. We were intrigued by the Krakenes lighthouse - on the very tip of the island, with a cool name. It turned out to be an odd one - it didn’t have a form of an epic tower, but it was a big house with the light on the first floor.

We slowly made our way through fjords and mountains towards Ålesund, stopping often to explore the area. Ålesund is a cute town located on a series of islands on the ocean. We arrived there just before the time of strong winds passing through Europe. Ålesund was not spared from them, and while I had to take a plane to Poland for three days due to work arrangements, Antoine stayed alone in the car in the worst storm. I was lucky to come back after the wind had calmed down (otherwise I would have freaked out in the plane if I was to land in that mayhem).

After my return, we decided to ride through the Sunnmøre Alps, located to the southeast from Ålesund. It’s a region of high peaks (above 1700m a.s.l.) that is popular for skiing. Unfortunately, the season hasn’t started yet, so we settled for road tripping and hiking.