Tag 18 (near Copenhagen, DK; Wednesday 99.04.30; distance = 133.4; time =
7:26; odometer = 2066.7) -- I got up very early (4:30). I was rolling by
5:00 -- unfortunately, the winds were already against me. There was a
beautiful sunrise and the coastal road was very beautiful. It was largely
undeveloped (except for military bunkers every 300 m, but they were
probably for WWII and didn't seem bad. So I rode steadily until I came to
Trelleborg. That's a VERY nice town. Very beautiful with lots of excellent
bronze sculpture. Very nice. On the way out of town, I found a tourist map
sign and made my own map from it. Now that I knew where I was going, my big
problem became bathroom opportunities -- none. Finally in a small town, I
found a great gas station where I bought some provisions and used the
excellent facilities. Onward. Most of the way was excellent,
way-off-the-road bike paths. When I got to Palmo (?), I was looking at the
tourist map sign there, and a woman riding by stopped and asked if I needed
help (in English). That was nice. After some screwing around with trying
some wrong streets, I finally found a ferry that would get me to DK. The
neat part of this ferry was getting to see close-up work on the new 8 km
monster bridge from Sweden to DK. Once in Copenhagen, I was mapless and
clueless as to where I was. Fortunately, there was a nice tourist map
nearby there, too. I took detailed notes on where I needed to go and
basically drew myself a map. Off I went. First stop, change Swedish $ over.
The riding here was very exciting. Zillions of people riding bikes!! There
are very seriously planned bike lanes on every street. This town was really
busy and interesting-looking -- maybe relatively nice weather was bringing
out people. I wish I had more time to explore this town. I had chosen a
long, straight ride to a campground sign on the map. I finally got there,
and I was too early for the reception. I ate a bit and looked at my maps.
Then I was able to pay -- I don't know how much it cost in real money, but
I don't think I want to know. Then I took an excursion to the grocery
store. Not a pleasant experience. I had to wait several minutes until
someone else needed a shopping cart, so I could see the trick to unleashing
them. I thought that big grocery store was worse than this morning's gas
station. So, now I'm showered and in bed. I didn't eat well today, and I
need to fix that tomorrow. Oh ya. As I tried to ride away from an
intersection, I left my chain lying on the road. Great. So my hands are
dyed black now, thanks to such a grungy chain, that's one link shorter today.
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