Day 12/19 (2023 Summer Biketrip)
Intro: in the summer of 2023 I did a 1.614 km (1.000 miles) long biketour in Denmark and a bit of Sweden. I wanted to ride on a couple of old railroad-tracks, now converted into bike trails.
It took me 19 days in the sadle and it was a great adventure !
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Tuesday 18th of July 2023
Last night, I slept in a forest in my tent. It’s been a long time since I last slept in the forest in my tent. However, I did it a lot during my summer trip in 2018 in Norway and Sweden (during the heatwave that lasted 3 months). It went perfectly fine. I found a somewhat secluded spot on a service road that branched off from the forest road. The only thing I was slightly worried about was whether my air mattress would get punctured because of the forest floor. But I had cleared the ground as best as I could, so nothing went wrong.
I left the forest at 8:50 AM, and the day’s destination was about 90 km away in the horizon: I’ve been lucky enough to borrow my good friends Marianne and Jacob’s summer house, which is located between Stege and Møns Klint on the southern coast.
I had checked the weather on yr.no, which rarely disappoints me, and they promised wind from the west (yay!), sunshine with some clouds, and no rain at all. Things were looking good for me.
I started by cycling through a massive summer house area—it felt like it just went on endlessly, no matter which road I turned down. Naturally, there was a lovely holiday atmosphere in that area. I cycled the roughly 45 km up to Stubbekøbing quite easily. Here, the sweetest little ferry, “Ida,” sails over to Bogø in around 10–15 minutes for the modest sum of DKK 61,- for one friendly adult and an aluminum horse (bike).
By the way, today I’m following N8 + N9, the same as I believe I did yesterday. If anyone is interested in reading about the 11 national cycling routes, you can see them here: Wikipedia link.
I passed Hårbølle Harbor and continued northeast on small asphalt roads with fields on both sides, briefly interrupted by tiny towns that all exuded Denmark at its best. I stopped at a little café/B&B right by the roadside. I think I had just under 10 km left before reaching the summer house. The weather was gorgeous, I had plenty of time, and even my ankle had recovered over the last few days. I deserved a break and a little treat: I ordered a cola with ice cubes and a delicious chicken sandwich—and I enjoyed them both at a leisurely pace.
When I arrived at the summer house in Råbylille Strand, I walked around a corner of the house… and there, lying in a little corner of the garden, was a sweet little fawn, half-asleep, in a spot completely hidden from the outside world. I managed to take a photo and a very short video before it noticed me. I backed away and quietly walked around the house in the other direction. When I came back, Bambi was gone, as I had guessed. Truly a sweet and unique experience.
I’ve now had a shower, some coffee, done laundry, charged my power bank, and so on. Oh, what’s this… they left beer in the fridge for me… 🙂 I enjoyed them while watching a few episodes of The Diplomat on Netflix, in wonderfully air-conditioned comfort.
I’ll probably head out again tomorrow morning.
Travel info
| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Start time | 08.50 |
| Arriving time | 15.40 |
| Time (moving) | 4:38:49 (h:mm:ss) |
| Distance | 87.29 km |
| Speed (avg.) | 18,7 km/h |
| Elevation (gain) | 422 meters |
| Calories burned | 2.905 |
| Camp site | Sommerhus ved Råbylille Strand |
| Battery left (gps) | 79 % |
Dag 12 – Tirsdag d. 18. Juli 2023.
Jeg har i nat sovet i en skov, i mit telt. Det er lang tid siden jeg sidst har sovet i skoven i mit telt. Jeg gjorde det dog meget på min sommertur i 2018 i Norge og Sverige (under hedebølgen der varede 3 måneder). Det gik helt fint, jeg fandt et lidt afsides liggende sted på en servicevej der drejede væk fra skovvejen. Det eneste jeg var en smule urolig for, var at der ikke gik hul på min luftmadrassen pga skovbunden i skoven. Men jeg havde ryddet skovbunden så godt jeg kunne, så intet gik galt.
Jeg kørte fra skoven kl. 8.50 og dagens mål lå ca. 90 km ude i horisonten: jeg har nemlig fået lov til at låne mine gode venner, Marianne og Jacob’s sommerhus der ligger mellem Stege og Møns klint, på den sydlige kyst.
Jeg havde checket vejret på yr.no, der sjældent skuffer mig, og de lovede vind fra vest (jubii), sol med skyer og ingen regn overhovedet. Det så jo helt godt ud.
Jeg lagde ud med at køre i et kæmpe sommerhusområde – det virkede som om det bare fortsatte uanset hvilken vej jeg drejede ned ad. Der var naturligvis en dejlig ferie-stemning i det område. Jeg cyklede de ca. 45 km ret nemt op til Stubbekøbing. Her sejler den sødeste lille færge “Ida” over til Bogø på ca 10-15 min, til den nette sum af 61,- for en sød halvvoksen og en Alu-hest.
Det er forresten N8 + N9 jeg følger idag, det mener jeg også jeg gjorde igår. Hvis der er nogen der er interesseret i at læse om de 11 nationale cykelstier, så kan I se det her: https://da.m.wikipedia.org/…/Danmarks_nationale_cykelruter
Jeg kom ned forbi Hårbølle havn og så videre nordøst oppe på nogle små asfalt veje med marker på begge sider, kort afbrudt af bitte små byer, der alle osede af Danmark når det er bedst. Jeg stoppede ved en lille café/bb lige ud til vejen. Jeg havde vist lige under ti km tilbage inden jeg var ved sommerhuset. Vejret var lækkert, jeg var i rigtig god tid, selv min ankel var kommet sig her de sidste par dage. Jeg havde fortjent et hvil oglidt lækkert: Jeg bestilte en cola med isterninger og en lækker kyllinge sandwich også – jeg nød dem begge i et roligt tempo.
Da jeg ankom til sommerhuset i Råbylille Strand gik jeg rundt om et hjørne af huset… mindsandten om der ikke lå en sød lille bambi og halvsov i et lille hjørne i haven hvor den kunne være totalt uset for omverden. Jeg nåede at tage et billede og en meget kort video inden den så mig. Jeg bakkede tilbage og gik roligt rundt den anden vej om huset. Da jeg kom rundt igen, var Bambi væk, som jeg havde gættet på. Virkelig en sød og unik oplevelse.
Jeg har nu fået mig et bad, kaffe, vasket tøj, opladet min powerbank mm. Hov hvad er nu det… de har lagt øl i køleskabet til mig… 🙂 De blev nydt til nogle afsnit af The Diplomat på Netflix, i dejlig aircondition.
Jeg tager sandsynligt afsted igen imorgen formiddag.
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