Our Adventures

Køge

Things we found next to the road today.

As it is Saturday, by the time we got to Køge the tourist information office was closed, so we had to find somewhere to stay ourselves. We were struggling a bit until we realised that a small ceramic sign was all of the hint that you get, that there is a bed to be had.

The second “B” doesn’t count as no breakfast is provided, just a light & airy bedroom/living room decorated with a dash of Danish design, TV, microwave, fridge, our own mini kitchen & bathroom, free WLAN, charming hosts and everything spotlessly clean (at least until we move in), all at 81 Strandvejen in Køge, where we found this B&B for 500 DKK with a supermarket just down the road to get something delicious for supper & breakfast.

Their web site

Køge has a very nice old town centre.

While Gerhild was admiring Danish shoe styles, I was more interested in what the well-dressed man puts on his head.

Rødvig

The weather forecast today was for wind & rain.

Don’t always believe the weather forecast. Today it was only half right.

Picnic next to the beach.

Sometimes the cycle lanes are better than the roads!

A nice windy day today which helped us zoom through the sunshine to Rødvig. 400 DKK for room with harbour view and shared bath & kitchen and a walk along the clifftops. Gerhild liked the poster in the kitchen.

Præstø

Bit of a windy ride today but beautiful scenery.

We are beginning to understand why almost every Danish home has a Danish flag blowing in the breeze.

Lots of the houses have thatched roofs.

In Præstø we found a great place to stay in the high street above a café called Sweet & Coffee less than 500 DKK for room. Had some coffee and Danish “cake” with lots of apple & crumble at the bottom.

Room doesn’t quite express what you get. There’s a huge living room, kitchen and bath (shared). Why look for a hotel?

Vordingborg

Well that was exciting. It is quite a windy day today.

as you can see from this wind sock at the start of the loooong bridge which took us to Vordingborg.

We didn’t get blown off, wayhay!

Soft ice but hard chairs.

Couldn’t resist 100 DKK for 10 socks. That’s €1.35 per sock. Mustn’t get carried away with only 4 panniers.

The locals here are a strange looking lot, but friendly. We actually found a hotel here – €106 and very dull.

Stubbekøbing

Today we saw lots of beaches and lots of holiday homes.

Our 400 DKK B&B (the only accommodation for miles) had this entertaining sign

as well as a cosy garden to have breakfast..

Stubbekøbing is a sad place which seems to be in terminal decline since the new bridge opened – which we will use to move on north.

Brøndagergaard

Well that was a busy day. First we had Gerhild’s bike repaired, so that all of the gears now work. Then we took the train (€26 +€10 for the bikes) to Rostock and bought ferry tickets for 7 Euros, which includes the bike!

It’s quite a funny, but enjoyable feeling cycling to the ferry. They let you get on first and get off first. All of the 40 ton trucks have to wait.

When we arrived it was dark. Gerhild’s light didn’t work. Then two French girls asked if they could follow us. They had no lights at all, having bought bikes in Berlin for the trip, which they intend to sell in Copenhagen. It was very dark with a large moon and millions of insects were flying about. If you opened your mouth to breathe, three insects shot in. When we got to where the B&B should be, we called our host and he helped us to find a gravel track off of the road which led to his house. Tomorrow will be a big surprise when we can actually see where we are.

€80 for B&B

Neustrelitz

Ökohotel tonight with very healthy looking spiders on the ceiling, a good restaurant and a cinema showing a French film which didn’t deserve the outing.

The weather was perfect again today. To cycle next to sparkling lakes we had to go up and down a few hills. This was not the “motorway” quality from the first day. Especially with heavy panniers, we had to jump off and push now and again.

Himmelpfort

For our first day we cycled about 65 km. Most of the paths are just for bikes with a tarmac surface, which makes for easy riding but the long straight sections through the endless forests are a bit uninteresting. Then about 3 in the afternoon we got on the phone to book a bed which was surprisingly difficult, maybe because it is Saturday. Still we got this nice room in someone’s garden for 30 Euros, which is slightly less than our fish supper with a glass of beer cost. We are in Himmelpfort, as is Father Christmas (he’s in the main street). It seems he gets a lot of letters later in the year.

All set

Everything is packed. Tomorrow we set off.

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