Day 20. Rheinsberg DE to Odensa DK. 431kms

After a good night at the hotel with everything big, I headed north to catch the ferry at Rostock, Germany to Gedser, Denmark.

The ride was enjoyable and I reached Rostock at about 11:30 am.   I caught the ferry at 1300h, 1 pm,   Cost € 61, for me and the bike, and the journey was 1 hr 45 mins.   One of the other motorcyclist on board remarked that it was a lot of money for a short trip.   I agreed, but said it would be a long swim.   It was a fairly old ferry, but did the job well.

On board I talked to a couple of HOGgies, (Harley Davidson Owners Group) that I had met on the wharf.   They had just completed a ride from Copenhagen to Tuscany, Italy, and were on their way home.

I was warned that everything is expensive in Scandinavia, so I have prepared my self for some shocks.   The first couple of hotels in town were over € 100, so I rode out of town.   I found a nice one for about € 65.

While having dinner at the Blommenslyst Kro (Motel Brasilia) in Odense, the waiter suggested that I ride past the WWII German gun emplacements, on the western shores of Jutland, Denmark, if I wanted an interesting ride.   He said that I may also see the see lions sunnying themselves on them.   “Sunny tomorrow, then rain again”, he said.  More rain, heh??

So it will be up early.   (It is now 10 pm here and it is still daylight.)

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