Today, Dennis and I woke a bit later than usual, 10am...well not f
or Dennis...and we tried out his parents' bikes. We are planning to take a long, bike trip across a few different islands in a few days, and we wanted to make sure that they bikes worked okay for us. Dennis' dad gave us a route to take, and we started off going south to Blommeskobbel. Fynshav is a very small, coastal town on the island of Als, so it wasn't difficult to reach the nature path that lead south. The path was called A
lsstien, which began grassy, cutting through wheat fields. The day was breezy but sunny and about 75 degrees. We had great views of Lillebaelt, which is "little straight" a water way that connects the North Sea with the Baltic. It was a perfect day for cycling.
We shortly approached a forested area which had very tall trees. There were also parts of the path that ran along
the water's edge, where we stopped many times to take pictures. Though the temperature was cooler in the forest, there was considerably less wind, which made biking easier. The areas around the sea; however, where much more windy and cold. We stopped long enough to take pictures and to enjoy the scenery! The forest didn't last long, and we were soon out of it and back into the fielded areas. They seemed to stretch to the sea and for as far as the eye could see. The strong wind caused large waves that pounded the sea, but it only lightly touched the tops of the grain as we rode by. We then ap
proached another forested area which was much more impressive.
As we entered the Bloomeskobbel Forest , I noticed an area with rather large rocks. Dennis remember that it was an old Viking graveyard. We saw that there was a sign and went up to read it. Dennis translated since it was all in Danish. He had remembered the site from when he was younger, but he still read to me from the sign. Two huge long barrows measuring 53 and 34 metres, each with 2 burial chambers,
lie side by side in the northern part of the forest. We went up to these barrows, or stones place on top of burial sites, to have a look. It was quite interesting to me, since I don't know much about Vikings and since Dennis is so proud of Danish history. I took his picture on top of the site because I wanted a picture of my "viking." We walked around a bit more before getting back on our bikes and continuing on the trail. At this point, we had traveled 4km from Fynshav, and we didn't have much more to go before 
we finished the trail.
or Dennis...and we tried out his parents' bikes. We are planning to take a long, bike trip across a few different islands in a few days, and we wanted to make sure that they bikes worked okay for us. Dennis' dad gave us a route to take, and we started off going south to Blommeskobbel. Fynshav is a very small, coastal town on the island of Als, so it wasn't difficult to reach the nature path that lead south. The path was called A
lsstien, which began grassy, cutting through wheat fields. The day was breezy but sunny and about 75 degrees. We had great views of Lillebaelt, which is "little straight" a water way that connects the North Sea with the Baltic. It was a perfect day for cycling.We shortly approached a forested area which had very tall trees. There were also parts of the path that ran along
the water's edge, where we stopped many times to take pictures. Though the temperature was cooler in the forest, there was considerably less wind, which made biking easier. The areas around the sea; however, where much more windy and cold. We stopped long enough to take pictures and to enjoy the scenery! The forest didn't last long, and we were soon out of it and back into the fielded areas. They seemed to stretch to the sea and for as far as the eye could see. The strong wind caused large waves that pounded the sea, but it only lightly touched the tops of the grain as we rode by. We then ap
proached another forested area which was much more impressive.As we entered the Bloomeskobbel Forest , I noticed an area with rather large rocks. Dennis remember that it was an old Viking graveyard. We saw that there was a sign and went up to read it. Dennis translated since it was all in Danish. He had remembered the site from when he was younger, but he still read to me from the sign. Two huge long barrows measuring 53 and 34 metres, each with 2 burial chambers,
lie side by side in the northern part of the forest. We went up to these barrows, or stones place on top of burial sites, to have a look. It was quite interesting to me, since I don't know much about Vikings and since Dennis is so proud of Danish history. I took his picture on top of the site because I wanted a picture of my "viking." We walked around a bit more before getting back on our bikes and continuing on the trail. At this point, we had traveled 4km from Fynshav, and we didn't have much more to go before 
we finished the trail.We saw many different farm animals, like cows, horses and goats. It was nice to be in nature on the first part of the ride, but we decided to take the much-faster way back, which was the bike path along the main roads. It saved us some time, and I was surprised that it only took us about 15 minutes to 
return to Fynshav when it took us a little over an hour the other way. Of course, we did stop quite a few times to look around and take pictures, but all in all, it was a nice little ride! The island is a great place to find peace with the surroundings and slower way of living, and it was a nice activity for our first full day in Fynshav.
return to Fynshav when it took us a little over an hour the other way. Of course, we did stop quite a few times to look around and take pictures, but all in all, it was a nice little ride! The island is a great place to find peace with the surroundings and slower way of living, and it was a nice activity for our first full day in Fynshav.
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