This was another day of climatic contrasts. I set off from Sudalsosen with the temperature in the low 20s, so vents open on my jacket and no need for a buff. Which was fine on the initial stretch of the E13 - a fabulous stretch of road and one that I really enjoyed riding and being able to take in the scenery on a warm, sunny day.

Switching to the E134, he road began to climb and the temperature plummeted, dropping to 5 degrees. I had to pull over, close all the vents on the jacket, and add a buff and an extra thermal layer before carrying on. The landscape over the tops was magnificently bleak, with many mountain lakes with white caps driven by the high winds. At one point I was held up by a herd of goats that was ambling along the road, taking themselves 'home' for milking, judging by the size and swollenness of their udders. They strolled along the highway, completely untended, for a couple of hundred metres before crossing over and setting off up a rough track to the farm steading. I suppose it makes a change from bloody reindeer!

The E134 eventually joined up with the E9, which dropped down into the valleys and out of the cutting wind. Again, a terrific road, a joy to ride - especially as it gave respite from the wind over the tops and the weather warmed. To be honest, I don't remember much about the ride, and I stopped only once along the way to take a photo.

As I neared Kristiansand, a quick Google search identified a promising campsite on the coast not far away, called Solstrand Camping, near Veggjeland, set on a lovely inlet. It was blowing a hooly when I arrived, but I managed to find a sheltered spot for my tent and settled in for the night. There were a few people fishing in a desultory fashion on the inlet but I didn't see anyone catch anything. But a quick chat with the person on the check-in desk pointed me to a nice, rocky headland that would be worth a go. Something for the morning.