Today has been a more eventful and all around much better day than the first. I awoke from my slumber in my little pink mansion dry, reasonably warm and with the sun beaming through my tiny little curtains. Additionally, I felt well rested. I woke (at little late) at 7:30 sleeping for nearly 10 hours. Yes, I was tired. I rushed to get on the road and departed in the sun riding about 20 km's before I reached my first climb of the journey. It was long, steep and surprisingly less difficult than I assumed it would be. I was greeted by my first windmill at the top of this 1.2 km climb.
From here it was an undulating ride until I hit Ystad, the southern most tip of Sweden and the ocean. The route until this point as well as the rest of this day's journey was unplanned and much better than the first day. I followed the 19 highway from Åhus to Ystad the entire way. It had few cars and a good biking shoulder. Once in Ystad, I followed the increasingly busy, but manageable and beautiful coastal highway. The number 9 to Trelleborg.
After a brief run-in with a very curious and frightening giant ant which bit where no ant should bite I enjoyed my final swim in the ever-cold Baltic Sea. Additionally, I couldn't avoid having my final Swedish pizza and ice cream upon arrival in Trelleborg. I finished riding today at around 3pm (~110km's) which was surprisingly early giving me time to explore, read and nap before my night ferry to Rostock in Germany. I found the ferry to be fittingly named the Huckleberry Finn.
I slept warm, dry and well under the stairs near the crew cabins looking forward to breakfast. Mmm Ferry food.Total time on the bike: ~ 6 hours
Total time from departure to arrival: ~ 26 hours (to Rostock)
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