UK to Nordkapp - BMW R1150 GS

Who	Steve Rankin ~ email
Profession	Nurse
Born 1968	Nationality British
Previous travel experience	Europe and North America
Previous bike travels	Scotland n England.

This trip	Uk - Nordkapp - Full Circle of Scandinavia
Departure date	June 2004
Number in group	1
Trip duration	8 Weeks
Distance covered	8000 Miles
Cost of trip (not incl. bike)	2500 Pounds

Best day	The Road to Berlevag in Norway.
Worst/ hardest day	Ribe - West Denmark to Malmo - Sweden. 6 hours of torrential rain
Favourite place	Berlevag and Stockholm.
Biggest headache	Mosquitos in Finland.
Biggest mistake	Forgetting to screw the oil cap back on once.
Most pleasant surprise	The kind people who were happy to let me camp almost anywhere.
Any illness	Lime Disease from a tick bite.
Other trips planned	UK to CapeTown. June 05
One travel tip	Talk to the locals. They know best.

Bike Model	BMW R1150 GS
Age/ mileage on departure	2 Years. 13500 Miles.
Modifications	None.
Mods you wish you'd done	None Yet.
Type of baggage	Metzeler Tourance
Tyres used	0
Number of punctures	BMW Paniers. Kappa Topbox.

Bike's weak point	Its Weight.
Bike's strong point	Negotiates tough terrain like a dream.
Bike problems	None
Number of accidents	1.Dropped it in the rain at traffic lights. Several close encounters with Reindeer.
Same bike again?	Yes.
One biking tip	Pack light but quality riding gear makes all the difference in the bad weather.