Day14

Great weather, boring riding though.

Not a great deal to say that hasn't already been said. Motorway all the way today, as the alternative was many many hours longer. Stopped for fuel and we both managed to off load our Norwegian change. All bar NOK 5. Another stop saw Knutr topping up and feeding Steven (Steven Seagull), though the bird nearly helped himself to the whole bun, bag and all!

The next scheduled stop, went by without us actually fueling up. An oversight on behalf of the tour guide. No matter, the Sprint should be able to go to Knutr's next stop tomorrow, such is its frugality.

Our stop at the Bohus Fortress was next, a 14th Century castle, originally built when this part of the world was Norwegian. It's a bit like trigger's broom though, as most of the old bits were demolished and so it mostly dates from 17th or even 19th centuries. Still, it's large and worth a visit. We seemed to walk into a guided tour in Swedish and trying not to get in the way, I suddenly found myself amongst a group of people in period costume, who were about to start a little performance, for the people, mostly kids, who were being warmed up downstairs. Next thing the music starts playing and everyone comes up the stairs. Meanwhile, Knutr appears stage left and sits in the middle of the seating around the room. I moved so all the kids could sit but I now have a shot of Knutr surrounded by kids as the performance commenced.

The castle was only about 10 miles from the hotel, so we were soon parked up and unloading the bikes. Tomtom is useful in most cases. The hotel has a small courtyard, with space for 5 cars. I'd prebooked a space, to make sure the bikes were safe and sound.

We took a walk down the road and jumped on the Paddan boat trip, a 50 minute trip around the canals and harbour of the city. Some of the bridges are really low, one so low in fact, that we all had to lean forward to avoid a clout on the bonce. It was an interesting trip, definitely not something you'd want to do if the weather was poor. Luckily, we were bathed in sunshine, as we had been most of the day. Tomorrow might not be so nice.

We'll end the day tomorrow , back in Denmark, traversing the Oresundsbron bridge/tunnel on the way, finishing up in Copenhagen.