Normally, I do not want to elaborate too much on resting days, as it can become very boring just to see some pictures of people lying in hammocks, sleeping, or pretending to read a book or an interesting article.
If you do love to read a book, you better pick a more safe place than Bålar did (see higher, the text states: ”That is not the best place to read a book Bålar”)
Day 19
On Friday, we mainly rested and waited, of course, until it stopped raining. This happened sometime late in the afternoon. We then took our bikes and drove to Tønder via Møgeltønder.
Møgeltønder claims to be the oldest village in Denmark, although there is some competition with Ribe, which claims the same title.
From Møgeltønder to Tønder, we took the scenic route, also called “Sti” in Danish. A sti is in fact a pedestrian route, so you can imagine that we had a sort of gravel experience.
In Tønder with did some shopping, although it is not advised to do this so close to supper time (see shopping basket).
So, back to the tiny house. It was still a 6 km drive with a headwind of 25 km/h. Let’s say that a bit of practice will not hurt for the upcoming days as winds of 30 km/hour and more are predicted for Sunday.
For dinner we had selected pancakes in a handy mix.
During our meal, our host Asger came by to invite us to a local event called Tractortræk. Your Danish is already improving if you guessed that it had something to do with tractors pulling things.
Together with his wife Melanie and a friend Andrea, we left by car and drove to the event.
What an experience!
As Asger explained, it was one of the ultimate moments for the young people and farmers who live in the area to share stories, gossip, or even make new relationships.
Check out the video on YouTube to see what we experienced.
After we left the event, Asger gave us a sightseeing tour by car to show the beauty of his land. He spoke with great passion about the sluices, both old and new, how they won land from the sea, the wildlife, and even the government and its regulations that prevent farmers from working on this fertile land because it was marked as cultural heritage.
Although he is a very positive man, you could feel a streak of bitterness in his voice when he talked about that.
When he brought us home, we were very thankful and had a lot to think about, so going to bed early was no big success.
Day 20
The next day, I made a drawing for Asger and his family as a kind of thank-you note, as he paid for our entrance yesterday.
We were also a bit puzzled to see how tomorrow (day 21) will go.
As a result of, let’s say, a combination of circumstances, it appears that we have to drive 92 kilometers to Rousthøje tomorrow. Yesterday it was still with wind in the back, as the weather forecast apps predicted, but apparently today, the apps tell a different story: almost headwind going from 30 to 40 km/h with wind gusts of 50 to 60 km/h.
Heavy.
We already checked if we can take a train (not so easy, but not impossible), and we’re going with the scenario of leaving early by bike. This way, we can take sufficient resting moments, and if it gets too heavy, we’ll take the train.
We will see how it goes.
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