Latest pics from Denmark

                                      Three masted tall ship in Hvide Sande harbour

                                Fishing boats in Hvide Sande harbour

                                                More fishing boats

                                    Fancy camp kitchen with white table clothes

                        Route 1 goes all the way up the west coast of Denmark

      Dunedin has teeth at the harbour, Esberg has these 4 white statues

                                    A local pub

                                   Katrina riding out of an oak forest

                                    Danish church architecture

                                Looking out towards the dunes

                         Chas on the long and winding road

                                  Chas during the long and winding road

                          Interesting houses are built on the dunes

The wind continues to blow in Denmark

At last a camp site with internet access where we can relax and bring you all up to date. The last post was a quick one as a fellow camper loaned us his lap top and we didn't have much time. One unfortunate disaster. Somehow Chas has managed to                                            
delete a heap of photos from  the camera so there will be no pictures from the last week in Germany including our trip to Sylt and the islands off the coast of Germany. So here we are day 3 in Denmark having clocked up our first 1000kms as we crossed the border. A noticeable difference in culture from Germany. The strong winds are still with us but not always in our face.  Today wind peaked at 44kms an hour. The camp grounds we have stayed in so dfar in Denmark are salubrious with 5 star quality facitities including white tablecloths on the dining room tables. It is great having somewhere to cook and eat as previously in Holland and Germany  we  had to do it in the tent. At the moment we are travelling up a narrow sandy strip of land about 1 km wide with the sea on one side and a fiord on the other. Google earth Hvide Sande because it is worth a look.Here are some photos from the last few days.

Into Denmark

Saturday we arrived in Denmark. The border was uneventful. The last few days through Germany were eventful. We travelled from Dagebull by ferry out to the German outer islands. We first went to Amrum which is a holiday area for the Germans and then took the ferry to Sylt which is an up market holiday place. We then travelled by train to Neisbull but had some difficulty because they were on strike and the place we wanted to stop at the train just went straight through. We got back on track and headed to the border. Yesterday we got wet for the first time but did manage to get the tent up without it getting wet. We have had the wind behind us for the last couple of days and what a difference it makes.

Germany- Emden to Busum

                                                             Emden

                                              Inner city Emden

                                              First fish and chips

                                                                   Sun lounger used on the beaches

                                          On the right route- NSCR sign

                                           One of many bakery shops

                                            Ferry to Bremerhaven

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                                          In the lock on Kiel canal

                                             Lock gates shutting

                                               Busum

Photos at last- Colchester and Holland

We have been stuck in Busum because of howling winds and driving rain so went looking for a gizmo to help download the phoots. Here goes.

internet at last

You would have thought that Europe was full of internet cafes but they have been like hen's teeth on the route we have been travelling. Even finding internet it is difficult to download photos. Since our last posting we have travelled across the top of northern Holland on fantastic bike paths, through gorgeous villages  but the wind persists. We have only had about 3 days where we were able to make good distances. Still we are still smiling. We caught the ferry,  which turned out to be a bus because the ferry was 'kaputt', from Delfilzil to Emdem and into Germany. Emden has a delightful inner city with  canals  and boats of all shapes and sizes. Back into the wind we have made our way up the coast of Germany through Willemshaven, Bremenhaven and Cuxhaven. The highly industrial areas are very smoggy and we decided to catch the ferry across the Elbe river to Brunsbuttel. This involved our ferry entering the Kiel canal and sharing a huge lock with 2 tankers going through the canal to the Baltic. The water lowered by 2 metres from the north sea side to the canal. It was really interesting to watch. Our ferry trip was delightful as we were asked to join 4 very interesting and obviously educated retired Germans who entertained us on the trip then one of them jumped on his bike as it got dark and led us 5 kms to the camping ground. Next morning some fellow campers invited us into their van for coffee and cake before we headed off. Everybody seems interested in 2 New Zealanders on a big bike trip.  We are now in Busum having a day off as the north wind blows from the pole- our first real day of rain since we started the trip. We are going to have a go at putting on some photos- see how it goes.

Windy few days

The last few days have been really windy. We crossed the 30 km Afsluitdjk dyke in a howling easterly blowing directly into us, with our gears down to the lowest at times. We were had it by the time we had travelled another 10km to find the camp site. The next day was no better and luckily we found a mini camping site earlier than we had anticipated. We have made our way to norhern Holland and expect to cross into Germany in 3 days time. We have seen some great sites. Many great modern windmills cross the land producing power. We have past through Harlingen and in the port there were over 70 tall ships,m many that are used for school group camping trips. We were invited to have a look inside the clipper Passat that can sleep 28 people overnight built in 1900.  passed through a village today where there was a church that was built in 11th century.