To Oresund and Beyond.

It rained quite heavily in the night, but it didn't bother me much. Being back in the tent suited me and I had a good nights sleep. I hadn't even heard the racket caused by a group who'd returned at 2.30am and been driving around the site and arguing with each other, as reported by a very nice middle aged German couple who we'd been chatting to the previous evening. They were cycle touring and camping through southern Sweden, something they do for a couple of weeks every year.....mmmm, there's an idea....!

Despite the overnight rain, the morning was kind to us once again and we packed away dry tents...possibly for the last time and prepared for the off. We set off under a heavy sky and shot down the E6 motorway for about 60km and then turned onto the 24 towards Hassleholm, intending a scenic detour to Malmo. We'd not been on the 24 long when it started to rain rather persistently, but it didn't spoil the run too much as we turned onto the 108 and went into bend-swinging mode, passing through Ljungbyhed and Kavlinge en route to Malmo. Nice run.

After a break near to Malmo, we took the Oresund Bridge (£20 toll) back into Denmark. Another impressive piece of civil engineering. I think the bridge and tunnel section that immediately follows is approximately 15km long.

Old meets new:

Denmark welcomed us with heavy rain and it stayed that way for the next 80 miles. It became torrential as we pulled onto a campsite at Korsor, just before the Great Belt Bridge crossing, so we jumped at the remaining camping chalet and dived in to dry out. Have to say though, that my kit had done its job though.....nothing was wrinkled :-)

The downpour continued for about three hours, keeping us penned in, with only a view of the bridge and Danish TV for company....Tak...So I rang me best mate and had a good chat with her :-)

The gastronomic delights of the last of the packet soups and a cheese sandwich........and he wonders why he gets heartburn:

Quite an uneventful day really, although I did notice that the Tiger is developing a camchain rattle at start up, which could be related to the noise I'd heard earlier on the trip. So, it's now feeling very much like the long run home that it is. We're both looking forward to getting home and seeing family again.

There's fire in the sky tonight: