Ideally, we’d have liked to sleep in late this morning, but a very friendly voice at the end of the room service phone called to let us know that we had one hour to shower, dress and leave the ferry if we wished to stay on the Åland Islands, where we had just docked. Despite… Read more

It was another early start and an enormous day of travel, involving bikes, buses and boats. Cycling through the cool empty morning streets of Gothenburg on the way to Central Station, we at least got to catch a few of the sights that we’d not got to yesterday.  Once at the bus station, we just… Read more

The bikes stayed locked up at the apartment today as we spent a rest and recuperation day around Gothenburg. The cumulative effect of the ride so far made it easy to kick back relax and enjoy the views as the day slipped by. We took a tram into the centre of the city to see… Read more

565km after setting out from Copenhagen Airport, we’ve made it to Gothenburg! Delighted. We breakfasted outside as usual but had the novelty of dining inside this evening.  As we were packing up camp, I noticed how little we have with us. With possessions amounting to three small bags, we’ve been perfectly happy with what we’ve… Read more

Possibly the best morning of the tour so far. Woke up, crawled out of the tent into the dazzling sunlight, walked down to the waters edge and dived straight off the rocky shelf and into the deep calm waters. Not a soul around. Utterly magic. Followed by a leisurely breakfast (even a brew of coffee),… Read more

Boy were we glad to find a lake to swim in after today’s ride. It’s been a scorcher!  Having taken breakfast at the beach, todays Ride took us through some less picturesque industrial areas where timber was being stacked up in enormous quantities. We took our first snack break at the quiet port of Bua.… Read more