Tag Archives: Cycle touring

Debbie’s Pannier Contents

Posted on September 30, 2018 by debbie

I thought I would share what I carried in my panniers while we rode through Denmark in case anyone out there needed help in deciding what to take on such a trip. I will divide my discussion into three parts … Continue reading →

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Murray’s Pannier Contents

Posted on September 30, 2018 by debbie

Murray’s riding gear and street clothes mirrored mine fairly well. He also had a second set of street clothes but did not utilize the clothing like I did and says he would definitely leave the extra pants, socks and one … Continue reading →

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We Ride into Copenhagen!

Posted on September 9, 2018 by debbie

Our ride starts out with a flat tire. And then my bike computer starts to act up, so our mileage for navigating gets thrown out. But we progress towards Copenhagen and ride down country roads and forested bike paths along … Continue reading →

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Over the Bridge

Posted on September 7, 2018 by murray

We can’t ride across the bridge that joins Fyn to Sjaelland. It’s not just us, bikes are not allowed on the bridge at all. So in order to avoid a several hundred kilometer detour we hop on a train in … Continue reading →

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A Gruesome Day on the Bike

Posted on September 5, 2018 by debbie

We start today’s ride in the fog. A fog so thick we cannot see more than a block away. Once out of Horsens, it almost feels like we are in a horror movie. The fog eventually burns off and we … Continue reading →

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Aarhus to Horsens

Posted on September 4, 2018 by murray

We leave Aarhus in bicycle rush hour. For the most part we are going against the flow so things are not too bad but there are still a few folks rushing to work or school headed in our direction. It … Continue reading →

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Walking Aarhus

Posted on September 3, 2018 by murray

Today is city time. Haven’t been in a big city since we left Copenhagen 2 1/2 weeks ago. Aarhus is not really that big in population, 315,000 but it is real busy. There are crowds on the streets. The downtown … Continue reading →

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Silkeborg

Posted on September 1, 2018 by debbie

We tour the Silkeborg Lake Region this morning. It is a gentle boat ride through canals and across lakes for an hour to reach Himmelbjerget. There are swans and ducks paddling the waters. Houses, both old and modern, border the … Continue reading →

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Ride into a Crowd

Posted on August 31, 2018 by murray

Silkeborg is a popular destination at the best of times but this weekend, the weekend we are passing through, there happens to be a big golf tournament in town. ‘Made in Denmark’ is a professional golf tournament put on by … Continue reading →

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Carl-Henning Pedersen

Posted on August 30, 2018 by debbie

A few days ago, we were in Ribe, the oldest city in Denmark, and visited the very old cathedral in the main square. The mosaics, stained glass windows and frescoes inside the church were modern and quite different than the … Continue reading →

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