Map expectations

The planned route (OSM).

 Here is were we expect to go and below, when and where we should be. Keep in mind the first dates are approximative and a range, not arrival/departure. Of course, the last ones are hugely imprecise.

1. Departure near Cambrai (France) on the 1st of may, heading north to ...
2. Gent (Belgium) around 4th-5th of may, looking for some beer.
3. Amsterdam (Netherlands), 10th-14th of may, trying not to fall in a canal.
4. Bremen (Germany), 18-22th of may, more canals.
5. Hamburg (Germany), 21-26 may, the hanseatic city.
6. Aarhus (Denmark), end of may or start of june, accros the LEGO country.
7. Goteborg (Sweden), first days of june, Scandinavian peninsula.
8. Stockholm (Sweden), mid/end of june, through the lakes
9. Vaasa (Finland), between june and july, from Turku along Finland coast
10. Lulea (Sweden), a week after Vaasa, leaving the Golf of Bothnia for Lapland
11. Kiruna  (Sweden), first half of july, alone in Lapland.
12. Lofoten Islands (Norway) from Narvik, second half of july, our journey's destination
13. Bergen (Norway), a few hurtigruten days after leaving the Lofoten.
14. Oslo (Norway), first half of august, through Norway's mountains.
15. Goteborg (Sweden), in august. Again but along the coast this time.
16. Copenhagen (Denmark), end of august, the bike-city ?
17. Rostock (Germany), august-september, back on western-europe.
18. Berlin (Germany), first half of september, tourism !
19. To Strasbourg (France) via Frankfurt, end of september, for flammenkuche and gewurztraminer.
20. Geneva (Switzerland), accross the Jura mounts.
21. Millau (France), around october, after Lyon and the via rhona.
22. Toulouse (France), before november, back home.

To sum up, it should make around 9000km for a 5-6 month trip and about 60-80km per biking day (there are days planned for tourism and rest !).