LegoLand and Ugly Ducklings

Søndervig, DK 2,964 km

We have arrived in Denmark. I really wanted to avoid talking about the weather and prices in this entry, but that's all I can usually think of to write about. They are both pretty crappy here. I really should think of other things to write about such as the scenery, the people we meet, or the food or something, but instead of trying to come up with content for the blog while I'm riding, I'm always trying to think of 'cute' titles...today's runner-up was:

-Something's Rotten in the State of Denmark (the weather)

But I actually did see some ugly (swan) ducklings today and thought that Hans Cristian Andersen was right - swan ducklings are pretty ugly, but grow up to be so lovely! And I remembered that he is probably one of Denmark's most famous export, along with Legos. Thus today's title.

So, we took the ferry from Haugesund, Norway to Hanstholm, Denmark on Monday night and arrived on Tuesday morning (10 July). We immediately started off toward the south, with light rain and a very strong headwind. Still, we managed to ride about 80 km to a super-posh (and superexpensive, of course) campsite, where we had some good shelter from the rain. Tonight's campsite was more expensive, and not as nice, but there is free Internet, so I'm sure as hell going to get our money's worth, if I can just think of more to say...

We have met some interesting people in passing. As it turns out, if we had gone 'the other way' around the North Sea (Germany, Denmark, Norway, Scotland, etc.) instead of the clockwise direction we chose, we would have had better luck with the weather, or so said the people we met who went the other way. The people we met lately, though, have all been in the same boat with regard to the weather. A Swiss biker we met in Norway told us that one night in Denmark he woke up at 4AM with his tent flooded! He said he doesn't sleep very well anymore when it rains (and neither do I!) We also met a retired Dutch couple who were doing the whole North Sea Cycle Route (6000 kms!)

Okay, it looks like someone is waiting to use the Internet and I've been hogging it (ugly American!) So that's it for now...