Helsingor to Ven to Malmo, Let’s Go! | Sustainable Bicycle Transportation 2019

July 15th, Sunday, was a day of rest at Helsingor. Wally and I slept in until 11:30am after staying out a little late the night before, seeing what the nightlife in Helsingor was all about. Nothing much to report back on that. After a little lunch, at this cool food court, inside of an old warehouse and writing my last blog, Wally and I sat out behind the hostel drinking cup after cup of coffee. It was nice to just relax and talk about anything from environmental justice to the purpose of life and getting to know Wally better. That evening we had a nice student led, group dinner on the back lawn and a little bonfire with Danish S’mores. The next day we were off on another bike ride, 31km, to the island of Ven, which is an island in Sweden. We took two ferries along the way to Ven and then it was another day of rest for me. I went into our little cabin as soon as we got there and took a nice nap and then woke up to another student led, group dinner and then I was off to bed to rest up for another long bike ride to Malmo. It was really nice and needed for me to have a couple days of rest. I feel like I never stopped moving in Copenhagen. I was living off of the energy of the city and then when we got out of the city and into a more rural area, I hit a wall and needed to catch up on all the sleep that I missed. Today, the 16th, Ryan, Brenna, Tenley, and I decided we wanted to “Lance Armstrong” this 48km ride to Malmo. By this, I mean we wanted to go faster than the group and try and get a nice work out in. About 10 miles in we lost Brenna because she couldn’t keep up with our pace, sorry Brenna, and this was when the “Power team” was born. It was really fun and nice moving at a fast pace and getting in a great workout on the way to Malmo. Ryan had his speaker on the whole time and we were so into biking with intensity that we even took our shirts off while biking. Looking back at it now, I probably should have worn some sunscreen because my shoulders are a little crispy, but I think it should turn into a tan.. I really wanted to get to the hotel because I was on the last pair of underwear and socks and really needed to do laundry. Come to find out, they don’t have laundry here, but Marc and Rebecca stress being flexible, so I took what I learned from my aunt and hand-washed all my socks and underwear. Ryan, Tenley, and I went and got lunch, ahi poke bowl for me, and then we got ice cream as well. I then went to a local vape shop because I lost one and broke my other, and if you know me that is a travesty. Nicotine addiction is no joke. There at the shop, I met a nice 23 Swedish guy who worked there and we talked for 30 minutes. One of my favorite things on this trip has been meeting new people and learning about what life is like for them. After that, we went to a group pizza in the park and now I am currently listening to DJ Jaden’s music with Wally and Mikah, sipping a beer and I’m going to go ahead and enjoy the rest of the night. Talk to you all soon!

Route from Helsingor to Ven.

This castle was built in the early 1300s and is the oldest structure I have ever been in. It is in Helsingborg where we stopped after our first ferry ride from Helsingor. A few of us paid to go inside and go all the way to the top.