I had originally planned a rest day in Tromsø, and now I am almost at Tromsø. If I skip the rest day, I'm basically caught up, even a day ahead of schedule, so plenty of time to go all the way to Nordkapp and Havøysund.
The weather was fabulous and the scenery spectacular. I couldn't have asked for a nicer day to travel through Lofoten.
I ended this day less than 50km from Tromsø and I'm caught up to my original schedule if I don't rest in Tromsø tomorrow.
Svolvær → Mjelde, Norway
Svolvær → Leirstrandvegen, Mjelde on Kvaløya island , almost to Tromsø, 2 ferries, 9hr 442 km
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:22am | 26.1 | loading the bike at Svolvær campground | ||
| 7:48am | 33.2 | 30 km | 55 kph | |
| 8:22am | 1.6 | pictures | ||
| 8:23am | 21.2 | 22 km | 63 kph | |
| 8:44am | 2.5 | Raftsundbroen | ||
| 8:47am | 48.0 | 56 km | 69 kph | |
| 9:35am | 7.8 | Reindeer pics | ||
| 9:43am | 6.6 | 5 km | 47 kph | |
| 9:49am | 0.6 | Bridge pics | ||
| 9:50am | 36.5 | 34 km | 56 kph | |
| 10:26am | 2.1 | Beach pics | ||
| 10:29am | 60.5 | 64 km | 64 kph | |
| 11:29am | 6.0 | fuel stop St1 Andenes | ||
| 11:35am | 6.2 | 3 km | 25 kph | |
| 11:41am | 71.3 | long wait at Andenes ferjekai | ||
| 12:53pm | 2.1 | 0 km | 5 kph | |
| 12:55pm | 8.5 | on the ferry | ||
| 1:03pm | 89.9 | 36 km | 24 kph | 90 minute ride |
| 2:45pm | 0.1 | disembarking at Gryllefjord | ||
| 2:45pm | 12.7 | 10 km | 48 kph | |
| 2:58pm | 3.2 | hamnvelen mine StreetView pics | ||
| 3:01pm | 41.8 | 37 km | 54 kph | |
| 3:43pm | 4.0 | Ersfjord | ||
| 3:47pm | 22.2 | 18 km | 49 kph | |
| 4:09pm | 2.3 | pics at the overlook | ||
| 4:11pm | 29.5 | 33 km | 67 kph | |
| 4:41pm | 3.4 | pic at the twin lakes | ||
| 4:44pm | 24.5 | 27 km | 66 kph | |
| 5:09pm | 1.2 | fuel stop St1 Senja | ||
| 5:10pm | 24.9 | 28 km | 68 kph | |
| 5:35pm | 23.4 | waiting for the ferry | ||
| 5:58pm | 1.5 | 0 km | 2 kph | |
| 6:00pm | 0.1 | ferry embarking for 45min ride | ||
| 6:00pm | 45.9 | 13 km | 17 kph | |
| 6:46pm | 5.4 | ferry disembarking | ||
| 6:51pm | 3.5 | 1 km | 25 kph | |
| 6:55pm | 10.0 | Joker Austein groceries | ||
| 7:05pm | 31.1 | 22 km | 43 kph | |
| 7:36pm | 4.2 | Mjelde kapell cemetary(!?) | ||
| 7:40pm | 1.8 | 1 km | 20 kph | |
| 7:42pm | 35.0 | arrived 3ART recreation | ||
| 11h53m | 9h16m moving | 445 km | 48.1 kph | 78% moving, 158 minutes of breaks |
| Google time (9h13m) + 29% | ||||
While I did't go into this park — there aren't any roads as far as I can tell — the scenery is extraordinary. It's worth checking out this photosphere. 
Here's another National Park that I didn't go into, but now I'm wishing I had a few more days to just hike around. The pictures on google maps are extraordinary. 
