Day 11: Thu 20 Jul: Frederikshaven

Cycle: 34 km - Total so far: 453 km

Start time: 8am
Stop time: 4pm
Weather: fine and sunny (despite the forecast of thunderstorms)

We had a little sleep in until 7am due to it being a rest day. Breakfast of eggs, cereal, fruit, lashings of coffee and toast was far too much for a non-cycling day; but it was there, so we ate it. 

First off, we (just the two of us) headed north and found ourselves at a man-made beach complete with potted palm trees; how tacky. However, the nearby marina with its crystal-clear waters and cute cabins was wonderful in the early morning light. We then stumbled across this post-card perfect graveyard and church, which was the cleanest, neatest, most manicured one we'd ever seen. Can you judge people on how they look after their deceased? 

After coming to the conclusion the weather forecast was completely wrong and it wasn't going to rain so off to Skagen in the train we went with our bikes. 35 minutes later we were there. Skagen is one of those places that has nothing but attracts millions of people a year. Ok, it is nice, the light is perfect for photography and painting and it is the northern tip of Denmark. So, we had the obligatory ride / walk to the very tip of Denmark, along with a million other folks and got our photo taken by a total stranger. After a bit of a ride around and some pics we got a hot dog / toasted sambo at the hotdog stand for lunch. Anything else we would have had to sell one of the bikes to afford it. Greg was hanging out for fish and chips (thinking we are at the beach), but not a sign of any. So, after a punnet of the loveliest strawberries we've ever tasted, we went and purchased our train tickets ($23 for us + 2 X bikes) from Mr Machine and went back to Frederikshavn. 

Back there it was ABC (Cathedral), the Bunker Museum (WWII is never far away) and the Botanical Gardens (Bangsbo Botaniske Have). As we were about to go into the Bangsbo Museum Greg discovered that he'd broken a spoke on his back wheel probably from riding over gutters as he does. So off to the bike shop in the city and presto in no time at all it was fixed ($30). 

Pre-dinner drinks, cheese and biscuits was next on the agenda followed by a salad dinner from REMA 1000 supermarket chain ($25 for 2 meals & a bottle of NZ SB).



Krudttarnet, gunpowder magazine and fortification

Frederikshaven Church


Palmestranden, the beach


Bke park at Frederikshaven train station

Skagen - at the very tip of Denmark




Frederikshaven Marina


Cemetery Church

Inside the cemetery chapel

On the train to Skagen

A typical Danish home

Black is an unusual colour

At the tip of Denmark

Yummo

Inside Frederikshaven Church

At the Bunker (Nazi HQ) Museum

One of the 100s of Nazi Bunkers in Denmark

Once an Infantryman always...

It won't go Dad!!!

Couldn't read the Danish sign; looks like a WWII Minesweeper

View of the Harbour from bunker hill

Bangsbo area







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