So after another wonderful breakfast, I loaded up Maggie and
we headed off to the ferry. The plan was
to ride to Lärbro then turn right and ride out to Kappelshamn and ride down the
coast to Visby.
But the weather made me change my mind. It’s was already blustery and chilly,
although miraculously the wind was coming from behind again!!! Amazing!
But not long after I headed off on R148 – which is the main route out of
the north – the clouds came in and temperature dropped to 14C.
A quick stop saw me adding another layer of clothes top and
bottom, big woolly socks and a beanie.
But that wasn’t cutting it, so a bit further down the road, I dug out my
jacket and my big new gloves and soon I was on my way again. But – do I zink out to Kappelshamn – it adds
20km to the ride and if the weather turns wet, I will be so cranky. So meh!
to Kappelshamn, I don’t think there was anything there I hadn’t already
seen before – and I stuck to the main road.
There was no shoulder on the main road and the traffic was
busy every 30 mins – ie a load off the ferry…
so there were times when a truck or bus was coming from behind and
traffic approaching, I just pulled off the road and let them have to
themselves. So not a great ride – nor a
very interesting visual one either.
About half way along the route, the cold weather lifted and
then I had to stop and take off some of the layers… hot feet are not that
comfortable! And the jacket back in the
pannier and eventually I cruised into Visby – missing any sign of the camping
ground I was hoping to stay at… so into
the old centre – to the Info bureau and the kind girl found a bed for me in a
hostel – right next to a flash hotel – where breakfast costs $30!! Hmmm….
I don’t think so…. But no
wifi!! Again!! I can’t really believe it! Apparently there’s a computer we can use to
check our email, but I can find no sign of it and the hotel reception closed at
5pm, so…. Am actually a little amazed at
the lack of wifi around…
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| first meal I have properly cooked - haloummmmmmi !! |
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| Elsie's Cafe, Faros - makes the best breakfast in the whole wide world!!! |
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| One last windmill..... |
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| check the brakes |
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| the blue sky went for most of the day |
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| but by the time I got to Bro, it was shining again on this old church |
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| I wonder why there is a tree stump set into the wall of this church |
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| Church Gate - eventually worked out how to open the catch... |
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| back to Visby or is it Wisby |
LOL, the road sign made me snort with laughter. :)
ReplyDeleteyep, I love them - not sure if its just Scandinavian or not, but have seen them at all the ferry crossings or boat launching places, whatever they're called... had to get a pic of it!
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