We arrived today in Blokus right on the coast. While the weather hasn't been particularly favourable for the last week it has not prevented us from making good headway through western and northern Jutland. The last few days have seen us cycle through the Thy National Park which covers 244 square kms in a 12 km wide zone consisting of sand dunes moors, conifers forests bounded by the North Sea on one side and fiords on the other. There has been a huge variety of terrain and tracks from brand new tarmaced cycleways beside highways through forest tracks and even a grass track! This really is a very nice part of Denmark. All up the coast are the remains of German built WW2 defence bunkers as part of Hitler's 'Atlantic Wall', as he expected an invasion from the North Sea. It was an errie feeling going down into a bunker and looking out to the North Sea through the narrow slot in the concrete. We are only a couple of days away from Skagen at the northern most tip of Denmark.
Smoko in the rain
The North Sea
Bulbjerb headland
One of the many German built bunkers
Inside the bunker
Looking out for Allied warships
Bulbjerb headland
Looking north from the headland towards Scotland
Typical forestry track
Old turn of centruy Danish pub
Brand new cycle lane beside main road
Cottage in the country
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