Day 10: Wed 19 Jul: Aalborg to Frederikshaven

Cycle: 74 km - Total so far: 419 km

Start time: 8:25am
Stop time: 1:15pm
Weather: overcast but fine, and a bit cool

It was so nice to finally get a tailwind for most of the way today so everyone was happier. After yesterday's buffering by side and headwinds it was nice to have a slight breeze. The ride followed a minor road, with a separate bike path most of the way. We called into a little town called Hjallerup for nice coffee at a very flash bakery/ cafe. Greg spent most of the time at the Red Cross store but didn't buy anything. The clothes and other items were immaculate, but not cheap like similar stores back home. Lunch was on the Harbour at Saeby, where we watched many very flash boats come and go. It wasn't long after that we were in the hotel just out of town at Frederikshaven.

 After a rest we went off to the ferry terminal to buy our tickets to Gothenburg, Sweden. We then did a short tour of the town, with a stop at the nearest ice cream shop before heading back to the hotel to watch the end of the stage of the TDU. It was then time to freshen up for dinner. We had pre-dinner drinks in the hotel bar and as it was happy hour and we got two 500ml beers and two shots of whatever we wanted for 70DK = AUD14. We had a Tuborg beer with a pomegranate/liquorice flavoured vodka chaser; it tasted like the very salty Dutch liquorice - nice but not something we would drink regularly. It was then about a 1km walk to our dinner destination which turned out to be "fine dining" in the forest. Two courses for 260 DK (AUD 52) ea plus drinks. Both the meals and drinks were very, very good and we all walked home looking like big fat ticks!!

A late'ish night by previous standards. This restaurant was where Wendy bought her most expensive bottle of wine ever – a NZ Marlborough SB for AUD60!!! (would have been no more AUD15 back home).




Room 39 Hotel Lisboa Frederikshaven


Frederikshaven Mall

Mollehuset restaurant

Bike paths everywhere

Flash cafe

Maree, Wendy, Ken and Kate having mornos at the very flash cafe


Saeby Harbour


Old town Saeby

Saeby

Ice cream on a cool day


Specialist wine bar

Greg, Mick, Kate, Maree, Ken and Wendy at dinner

Michael, Maree, Ken, Wendy and Kate


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