We saw: another bike shop
We ate: a delicious sandwich with a granola bar and water at the end of climbing the highest peak
We pedaled: 54 km
Our average speed: 18 km/hr
We slept: Hotel Hesselet
Today we did much better! After losing all the luggage weight we were (or better said, I was) pedaling like pros. At an average speed of 18 km/hr, things were looking much better. I did not make any weird sounds climbing the hills, nor did I had to get off my bicycle.
Our legs and knees have started to realize that they are here to work hard so they have started to complain. Both Boris and I are feeling pain but it is actually not too bad.
We left the unpronounceable town of Skjoldenesholm and headed to Slagelse to catch the train over to Nyborg because we had to cross the sea (Store Baelt). During our ride, Boris noticed that my gears were malfunctioning, preventing me from going faster!!! So just before catching the train, we stopped at another great bike shop and the most nice guy fixed it. The Koga bike showed its first flaw: it has an aluminum piece that bends very easily. It probably happened during the transport from Malaga. Anyhow the bicycle goes wonderful now and I am able to climb hills like the famous Armstrong.
We had to reserve a special place for our bikes in the train plus had only 1 MINUTE to hop in and hop out. Our bikes weight is impossible to lift but Boris obviously managed to do it having 30 seconds left out.24 minutes later we got to Nyborg, where we once again, successfully got on our bikes and rode away. Nyborg is very nice. The sea has offered us a very new landscape, since we had been surrounded by green fields, horses and cows. Riding through Nyborg felt like being in Victoria Island, Canada. Everything was identical, except that there is no one on the streets here.
We arrived at the Best Western Hotel where we had a reservation but right across the street, there was another hotel that had a very nice garden around looking to the sea. It was Hotel Hesselet. What a discovery. Beautiful. We had a great shower, sat down to have a drink and plan the next day. Then, we had a wonderful dinner, after our cycling improvements of the day we deserved the luxury.
VIKA
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