An earlier start to a
nice bright dry and warm day, although showers did develop later.
However despite our intentions we still can't manage getaways until
after 11.00! Never mind we're in no rush; our plan today is to head
west to the coast then south down to Germany, stopping off wherever
takes our fancy.
Initially a little bit
of backtracking but then cross-country on excellent roads until we
picked up the motorway to Odense. This part of Denmark is proud of
its agricultural heritage, evident from the many farms and
smallholdings along the way. It is also relatively flat. Odense is on
another “island” and is reached by another very long bridge, this
one getting on for 10 miles, causing a degree of nervousness in the
navigator. Expensive too – Dkr715 (£80) but cheaper than the ferry
(although it doesn't take into account the longer drive of course).
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| Strange architecture - it's fallen over! |
Lunch taken in a rest
area before continuing on the motorway, with a short holdup due to a
minor accident. A little later we turned off to once again go
cross-country towards Ribes, said by the Rough Guide to be the centre
of quite an attractive coastal area. There was a good choice of
places to stop and we paused to select one, plumping for a restplatz
right on the edge of the town – basically just a parking area for
all types of transport with around 20 dedicated motorhome bays; a
little tight perhaps but it's free and there is a service point.
A cuppa and we took
Jamie for a walk to have a look at this old town. Very traditional
Danish with an unusual church, which looked like (and probably was,
the info board was in Danish) a new church had been built around
another. Whatever, it was obviously important as it had a church
school attached to it.
Return to the van for
tea and a quiet evening. Unless we decide to have a look at the coast
itself, we'll probably cross into Germany tomorrow. We're still
having problems with the van although someone on MHF forum has come
up with a possible solution, but we need to raise the front up to get
at the suspect bit.
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