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Start:  Angelholm Finish:  Skummeslovsstrand Distance:  19 Total:  1989 Today’s route took me farther north along the Swedish Coast to the beach town of Skummeslovsstrand.  The day once again got started with early rain showers that ended by the time I started walking at 8:15. Today’s temperature was cool enough to need long pants and a … Continue reading »

Start:  Helsingborg  Finish:  Angelholm Distance:  17 Total:  1970 What a nice day I had for my first full day walking in Sweden.  Let me tell you about it.  I got on the road this morning at 8:15 after a good breakfast at my hotel in Helsingborg. The weather forecast called for rain starting at 10:00 … Continue reading »

Start:  Vedbaek, Denmark Finish:  Helsingborg, Sweden Distance:  15 Total:  1953 Today was significant in that I completed my walk across Denmark. That’s five countries down, two to go.  The day got off to a somewhat slow start. When I woke up this morning and looked outside, it was raining right down. I wasn’t expecting that, … Continue reading »

Start:  Copenhagen  Finish:  Vedbaek Distance:  1938 Total:  16 I had a great day walking north out of Copenhagen and 16 miles along the Danish coastline to Vedbaek.  I made a commitment that before I left Copenhagen, I would do whatever it took to go see their most famous and photographed street, Nyhavn Street. Since I … Continue reading »

Start: Solrod Finish:  Copenhagen  Distance:  17 Total:  1922 Today’s walk from the suburban town of Solrod into Copenhagen was a piece of cake. I was slack packing plus there was a 30 MPH wind at my back. I made great time walking on a sidewalk all the way.  The day got started with a stop … Continue reading »

Start:  Solrod Finish:  Solrod Distance:  0 Total:  1905 Today I took the day off from walking.  It was a nice day here in Copenhagen where my hotel is located, and it would have been a good day to walk, but I took advantage of the sunshine, took the day off, and went looking around the … Continue reading »

Start:  Dalby Finish:  Solrod  Distance:  17 Total:  1905 Today I made it into the southern outskirts of Copenhagen. It was a beautiful day to walk, I knocked out another 17 miles, and I made a new friend along the way.  I got on the road at 8:30 this morning after a good night’s rest and … Continue reading »

Start:  Vordingborg  Finish:  Dalby Distance:  22 Total:  1888 I said in yesterday’s post the weather was forecast to be somewhat bad today, especially in the AM with a 90% chance of rain and showers until mid-afternoon. I got up this morning and it was beautiful outside.  I got on the road at 7:30 after a … Continue reading »

Start:  Sakskobing  Finish:  Vordingborg Distance:  21 Total:  1866 Today’s 21 mile walk took me deeper into the heart of Denmark’s farmland.  I had a fairly long day ahead of me, so I went down to breakfast at the hotel at their earliest time, 7:00. That got me out the door and on the road at … Continue reading »

Start:  Puttgarden, Germany Finish:  Sakskobing, Denmark Distance:  17 Total:  1845 Today’s walk was filled with some anticipation and anxiety, mostly due to the unknown situation I would encounter in Denmark. I had traveled in Greece, Italy, Austria and Germany before, but I have never been to Denmark. I am curious about their language, currency, road … Continue reading »