/travel/cycling/Sweden and Copenhagen
This blog entry was lost by my ISP and they did not recover it. A fairly complete copy existed on blog aggregators, but it may have lost formatting or links.
Gotta be quick...paying internet access by the minutes. Currently in Copenhagen. Did about 300km in Sweden, leaving from Výÿrnamo where i got dropped off, cycling down to Malmýÿ, and then catching a train across the giant bridge to Copenhagen. Along the way, I got four ticks, and thus sampled the Swedish medical system. It was effective and fairly quick, and cost me about 30CAD to see a nurse. that should be covered under insurance, but I'll have to take care of it later. I also lost my map, on which I was keeping a journal. I dedcided to backtrack to the gas station where I thought I had left it. After 8km of backtracking, iI stopped to stanck on a can of beans. About halfway through, a car honked at me. About 3 minutes later, it started to hail. Big hail, about 6 or 7mm in diameter. Lunder and thightening, too. it was the first time i've been hailed on while cycling. The weather has been pretty shitty all around, though my last day of cycling in Sweden was truly gorgeous, with nice views and a tailwind most of the time, and quaint little backroads that let me see the countryside proeprly. The night before that I stopped in a little campground and stayed in a room there -- most of the campgrounds have a couple hostel-style rooms where you can stay. It was quite pleasant, and the Swedes were very helpful and friendly. I went to a local pub for some pizza for dinner, and ended up chatting with the bartender there for a while; she was a very friendly swedish girl, and we watched the first half of the Denmark vs. Sweden Eurocup match. Heading out tomorrow, south towards Germany. Steve got here fine. Saw a castle today, pretty good. Copenhagen is expensive. Bumýÿed into a guy from PEI today. Strange, but friendly fellow. Gotta jet. Sorry for the lack of proofreading.
