Denmark Dreaming

Hello folks

What a top time i´ve had in Demark...

Train & Ferry to Gedser
I left Berlin in fine weather. I left Berlin from the new Berlin Station - very flash... and it had lifts for the bikes :) The train trip was pleasent and I arrived in Rostock in 3 hours. I had a map to ride to the ferry but didn´t know how to get out of the station.. a young guy said i could catch a train and helped me get my ticket and even helped get bike on train... all this and he was going in a different direction.... so kind.

This local train took me to the ferry terminal, where with the cars, trucks and buses i lined up to catch my ferry... Felt a bit strange standing there with my yellow bike and the motorised equipment, but when the time came to load, i get to board 1st and i get a good spot to put the bike. Other bike riders arrived and we chatted on the ferry ride across. Highlight was seeing the windfarm in the middle of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark.

Once in Gedser i had a 30km ride to the coastal town called Marielyst where i pitch my tent

Denmark Riding
Over the next 4 days i road towards the west of Denmark across the islands of Falster, Lolland, Langeland, Aero and Als to the mainland of Denmark (the bit attached to Germany)... The weather i had just got better and better. Its now in the mid 20´s and just loverly, almost too hot. Hightlights of my ride are below:

• Ocean camp at Kragenaes (Lolland) with thunderstorm, black clouds, rolling hills of grain and blue ocean seas and small wooden sailing boats.
• Finding my flags and hat that had blowing away the day before whilst riding through the thunderstorm, black clouds, rolling hills of grain towards the blue ocean seas and small wooden boats
• Riding through loverly fields of green and rolling hills with views of the ocean
• Sitting and waiting for 2 hours for the ferry in Rudkobine as i had miss read the timetable and missed the ferry by 20 minutes... Drinking a very expensive coffee ($6A).
• Meeting Wouter the Frog Catcher whilst waiting to board ferry.
• A 5.30pm ferry trip across to Aero Island is not to be forgotten - just loverly weather, sunshine and great conversation with Wouter and Lars who are setting up breading ponds for the Fire-Bellied Toad on the Aero
• Going out with Wouter along the clifts at Voderup Llint to check ponds for the Fire-Bellied Toad. We heard two and saw lots of other frogs.
• Cooking dinner for everyone...
• Visiting the worlds largest solar hot water system...
• Visiting a berial mound and going inside.... reported to be build around 2800bc
• Waiting in cafe a Soby for an hour for next ferry to Mommark, just sitting in the sun at a small harbour watching nothing happening - just heaven

Day 5 of my riding was a wonderful riding from Mommark to Sonderborg, then on to Kollund were i cought an afternoon Ferry to Flensburg (Germany). Here i did some shopping for bike stuff and tried to get a windstopper jacket - but not luck. I then had to ride to Sandwik near Glucksbury (Germany). I got lost twice and it was 6pm... When i asked for directions the guy said he lived near and would give me a lift...so at 6,30pm I was at Christiana's place and thanked the driver who's name i never got.

My next day was a semi rest day where i road 20kms but without luggage. Having a coffee in town, swimming at the local beach - yep that´s correct i managed to go for a swim in the Baltic Sea - simply wonderful and cold but so refreshing. I just sat on the beach for a few hours and then road back home to watch the 1st game in the world cup!