It's only been four months and eight days...

...yet I feel my experience grows within me.

I had many feelings before and during my trip, while editing of my videos and photos and after viewing the result. One of them was that I felt my adventure lacked interesting content when it came to people watching it and reading about it.

I don't feel that any more. My brother asked recently if I was about to start making the shortened, boiled down version and I was like yeah, some time for sure but it feels daunting.

After thinking about it some more I don't think I wan't to do it like that because it would be something done for someone else and not for me. This trip of mine isn't a commercial for bicycle touring it's a glimpse into my life and an adventure I never thought I would dare doing. I enjoy seeing how I develop not only a slight tan ( or rust, you decide ) but also a diffrent way when talking to the camera, I enjoy how little of what I actually did was planned when shooting video and how I remember the feeling of when I fixed the camera to a branch genlty moving by the wind as I ate salami and drank a beer.

I have enjoyed getting views and comments on my videos but most of all I have enjoyed having them, they are a treasure to me and even tho the trip is relativly short it's filled with experiences and memories that will only get stronger with time.

If you have a dream don't let it stay a dream, dare to fulfill your dream.

Since coming home my life has changed quite a bit, I have met a wonderful girl whom I hold very dear, I have had an amazing summer and I now enjoy everyday life with my M.

It's a wonderful feeling when you look at someone and you feel your soul and heart feels like a carbonated soft drink that bubbles, expands and sparkles... I wish you that very feeling.

So what have I been doing this summer?

Some pictures from my summer, without my bicycle;

Playing with the camera, everything in grayscale except...? Sundbyberg.

Me and my brother at Rosendals trädgård, enjoying a deli platter and beer in the spectacular summer we've had in Stockholm.

Small rock thus small and incorrect warrior pose, some inexperience can also be blamed. Sandhamn, Stockholm archipelago.

A Typha near Lötsjön in Sundbyberg.

Me in Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Cliffjumping from some daredevils, Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Duck season! Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Sunset in Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Amazing beach in Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Framed. Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Silly beautiful. Santa Ponsa, Majorca.

Majorca, northwest coastway.

Visiting mom and my grandparents. Avesta, Dalarna.

Here it is, my second attempt ever...

...on a real Mountain bike trail. The place? Ursvik in Sundbyberg.

What is interesting is that my first attempt, three days ago, consisted of me going the wrong way on the trail and meeting other riders passing me so after less than halfway I turned around.

No real dangers but I feel I might have bruised a rib as I reached a ditch in high speed I lowered my posterior almost to the extent of sitting on the back wheel. I did this to lower the center of mass but in doing so I had the saddle in front of the rib cage and when it slowed down too fast in the ditch I hit a rib on the back of the saddle, hurts a little today but I don't think it is broken, it just knocked the wind out of me.

Anyway, here is the video I shot from going around in those woods;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24btX75lBig

Any thoughts about it?

And now for something completely different...

...stay tuned for a upcoming video in a couple of days...

A youtube playlist...

...with all the episodes from my trip is watchable here;

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyXRAo-z7AcV43Lf84FU9NW4p5ejsoNg

Last weekend in the Stockholm archipelago!

For the first time since moving to Stockholm I visited the Stockholm archipelago with M this last weekend, it was a haven of serenity and beautiful nature. Very cold water though I prefer bathing around the Mediterranean. The island is called Ornö. This is a part of what the previous link says about the island;

Ornö is the largest island in the southern half of the Stockholm archipelago, situated just north of the island of Utö. It belongs to the municipality of Haninge. The island is approx. 15 km long and 3–4 km wide.

The primary connection with the mainland, a car ferry line, is operated by Ornö Sjötrafik. This is a community owned company. The ferry goes between Dalarö on the mainland and Hässelmara on north-western Ornö. There are some 300 people living on the island all year round. During summertime, the number of people on the island multiplies.

It looks downhill but it was quite flat, it is the crap photographer (me) that screwed it up.

Day 2, exploring the island.

Beautiful weather and nature!

A mining area that's filled up with water.

Ground level among a sea of Ferns (Pteridophyta).

Me with the Fern sea in the background.

The final episode, for now.

I have managed to finish the final episode now from Thessaloniki, I plan to make a shorter blooper reel and perhaps a boiled down version with the highlights but when that airs I aint sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2IeFdonero

This weekend I plan to visit one of the islands in the Stockholm archipelago for the first time since moving here, bringing my bicycle, tent and whatnot and will post something about it here afterwards.

After that I plan to go out on a trip near and along the lake Mälaren, that too will be documented to some extent.

I will keep posting things here on the blog and perhaps someone finds it interesting!

To end my travel documentary I wanna quote John Lennon;

Life is what happens while we're busy making other plans...