Month: September 2014
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Working out how to return to UK! Grenaa to Aarhus
Last night was a bit of a shock when I discovered that the next Esbjerg sailing on DFDS was on Tuesday & an even bigger shock was that it was full, as well as all the next few sailings. How a huge ship can possibly be full so that one guy and a pushbike can’t be…
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North Sea Cycle Route – Hadsund to Grenaa
Today marks my final day for this trip on The North Sea Cycle Route. From Hamburg I will have pedalled 716 miles or 1145km of the 6000km route. So 19% of the total route done leaving a lot still to do 🙂 I slept according to Fitbit an amazing 9hr 41min in my little cabin with…
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North Sea Cycle Route – Saeby to Hadsund
A glorious day for a bike ride; bright sunshine and a cool eastern breeze with lovely smooth paved surfaces. I fair zoomed along with the wind definitely helping, the countryside like my breakfast at the sports hall was a bit uninspired but pleasant enough. In Hals just before the ferry I found a pleasant bakery…
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Skagen to Saeby on the North Sea Cycle Route
Today I started the trip back south down the eastern coast of Denmark heading towards the port of Grenå where the North Sea Cycle Route expects you to head east and board a ferry to Varberg in Sweden. I will turn west and head to Esbjerg and the ferry back to Harwich. My new found Danish…
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End of Denmark Cycleway Route 1 – Lokken to Grenen
After an excellent nights sleep I awoke to a calm sunny day. I went to find the guy to pay – eventually I located him having a coffee in the enormous sports hall, swimming pool next door. They didn’t seem to do real breakfast so I went to hunt for a cafe in the out of season…
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North Sea Cycle Tour – Hanstholn to Lokken
I woke up after a fitful night of dreaming centring on my old house 🙁 for a change it was a lovely sunny morning with the flags fluttering in the breeze! I decided not to make the same mistake as yesterday morning so, after packing, I headed up the hill for a full on breakfast…
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North Sea Cycle tour – Fjaltring to Hanstholm
I found this day really hard with the relentless easterly wind slowing progress down and making the riding unpleasant. Maybe it was the poor breakfast of 4 bread rolls and garlic cheese, I didn’t see the local shop until after I had started, plus there was a complete scarcity of open cafes until 35 miles…
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Denmark West Coast bike ride – Noerre Nebel to Fjaltring
I awoke to the smell of fresh coffee and baking bread 🙂 Bodil had prepared a delicious breakfast, I’m totally sure if I invited a random stranger to my second home, or even my main home there wouldn’t be such a choice awaiting them next morning 🙁 Jens had contacted the Dans Hostel in Fjaltring…
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Denmark West Coast Route 1 – Ribe to Noerre Nebel
Once the kids in all the rooms went to sleep at 11pm I was away with the fairies. I made sure I was one of the first to breakfast and what an incredible spread the Dan Hostel had laid out, although I guess once 30 or so teenagers had attacked it would be a different…
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North Sea Cycle tour – Niebull to Ribe
The day started real cold & at breakfast I felt under dressed with my cycle shorts & shirt, especially with the galaxy of expensive metal in the car park 🙁 The breakfast was a waitress pre ordained affair, not sure if this system creates more waste than buffets or not. I was soon on my way…