Wonderful things about bike breaking down:
Met so many lovely people who went out of their way to help us
Got to see lots more of the countryside- albeit from the inside of vans, that we wouldn’t otherwise have seen
We missed riding through the longest tunnel of our trip (which was 2.4km uphill)

Well, what an adventure we had today. Set off down to town early as the hostel manager had contacted a Norwegian champion cyclist in a neighbouring village who though he might be able to repair our bike. Only 5km away but with only the two hardest gears working we glided down hills and walked up hills (fortunately there was more down than up). Both he and his wife were lovely, and he did indeed identify the problem (sheared sprocket carousel – from impact in flight that had taken a day or so to dislodge…sigh). A call to a bike mechanic to check they had parts, and to a man in a van and 80km later and we were in Finnseness (a comparably large town in the exact opposite direction we were supposed to be heading).
We sat in (warm) coffee shop across the road while the bike mechanic (my new hero) replaced the parts.

Another one hour ride with another man with another van and we were in Hamm.

Tonight’s accommodation is nothing short of incredible. Self contained apartment set on a small cove on a tiny island. Beautiful room, beautiful views. We know we should drag ourselves out to explore but at the moment are lying like vegetables on the lounge watching the world go by.