Day 15: Mon 24 Jul: Gothenburg to Stenungsund

Cycle: 54 km - Total so far: 573 km

Start time: 8:25am
Stop time: 1pm
Weather: mostly cloudy but fine, 16 to 19deg

Left the hotel under grey skies but the rain stayed away all day. The first 12km was taken up weaving around railway lines and a spaghetti junction of roadways on very good bike paths. Thanks to MapMyRide and Google Maps it was easy to navigate. The industrial part of Gothenburg seemed to go on a bit. At about 14km we hit some gravel however most of it was hard packed and good but every now and again there were loose sections. Greg suspects he could have navigated a way around it if it was any worse. 

At 22km we arrived at Kungalv the home of a 13th century Norwegian fort and some lovely old wooden buildings including a church. We had coffee at the cafe below the fort and then walked around a track that the very helpful cafe guy told us about. The remaining 32km was completed fairly quickly on good paths, either separate from or on the verge of the road. Due to the rather ordinary weather there were no calls to stop so we just kept riding till we reached the hotel. Our rooms were not ready so we took our lunch down to the waterfront and watched the boats come and go. 

After checking in and ascertaining we had cooking facilities, we walked to the supermarket for supplies.  Greg’s head cold had worsened and all he wanted for dinner was pineapple juice to act as a cough suppressant. Wendy bought a ready-made salad and a small bottle of wine and dined with the others whilst Greg slept.

Room Fyren Hotel Solliden, Stenungsund. Our room is a small house with a bedroom, bathroom, dining area and kitchenette

Cycling path out of Gothenburg

A section of gravel today.

On our walk around the fort

The fort

Wooden houses at Kungalv

Church at Kungalv

On-road cycle path

Lunch beside the marina