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Day 21: Sun 30 Jul: Moss to Oslo

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Cycle: 70 km - Total so far: 927 km Start time: 9:0am Stop time: 3:15pm Weather: overcast all day but fine, 14 to 18deg We had no competition on the roads early as the Norwegians don't like early starts, especially on a Sunday. That said we weren't that early as breakfast was not served till 8am so we didn't get on the road till 9am. The highlight of the day was fairly early when we found a dirt road through some forest and farmlands. The rolling hills with all the different colours of the crops at different stages of maturity are just a picture. The rest of the day was fairly undulating and apart from the odd water view and farm it was a little suburban.  Oslo was busy on arrival but not too bad for riding through. We quickly found the Anker Hotel and checked in.   Greg then went off to check the best way (train or bus) to get to Karlstad, 220km which we won't have time to ride. After finding Ken and Maree at the front of the Information queue he jumped in with t...