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may not be as independent as they appear at first glance. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b72a6e859fd087e9697bc5/1454954343480/DSCF4134.JPG Victuals Despite having similar skill and time requirements, for some reason stuffed pasta with pesto feels less depraved than instant noodles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b732a92b8ddedface42b7d/1454954516286/DSCF4265.JPG Victuals Early in the trip, I had a whole month ahead of me, so it seemed only sensible that I should make some 'proper' (read: pesto-free) meals. Such was the thought process that led me to concoct this truly disgusting curry. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b732d44c2f856eb734c019/1454954940356/DSCF4280.JPG Victuals The unsung joy of cycle touring is being able to decimate whole blocks of cheese safe in the knowledge that you will not be storing any of the energy within. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b734394c2f856eb734c36f/1454955167279/DSCF4321.JPG Victuals Not since the 20th century have I visited Germany without eating spätzle. I live for the stodge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b7345f2b8ddedface42f52/1454955382574/DSCF4341.JPG Victuals Cycle touring doesn't have a doping problem, so get involved with all the poppyseed pastries that will have you. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b735fde321409695752be3/1454955524464/DSCF4389.JPG Victuals Sometimes I am blinded by the fact that a product mentions two things I am into, namely mushrooms and Camembert. Fortunately this was amazing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b735e41bbee04156776a41/1454955885114/DSCF4390.JPG Victuals Perhaps the most unnatural things I have ever eaten. Quite tasty though. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b786faf85082a9d0f8c6a0/1454955933762/DSCF4518.JPG Victuals 0/10 for cultural integration in Denmark. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b786fb59827eff7f30663d/1454956279655/DSCF4580.JPG Victuals A long time ago, I went on a family holiday to Northern Italy. There we pretended to enjoy the culture but really we just wanted to go back to the co-op to get some more Caprice. What a joy it was to at long last find a replacement that lived up to the memories. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b7877b59827eff7f3069e7/1454956652275/DSCF4665.JPG Victuals Beer became a rare indulgence after entering Scandanavia but on this occasion I could not argue with the lady in the campsite who was convinced that I deserved to buy a beer after having cycled for so long. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b787a645bf21cde10a52c2/1454957030214/DSCF4666.JPG Victuals With this combination of pizza cheese and pesto under my belt, I'm expecting my Italian passport to come though the post any day now. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b91e5d7c65e43d5a98c5c0/1454972830403/DSCF4741.JPG Victuals There are times in life when you just need to eat an entire box of Special K in one sitting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b7901e22482e27e936d825/1454957196741/DSCF4906.JPG Victuals In Norway, you can always choose to cook with a view. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b790a9746fb97350694dc6/1454957483288/DSCF4914.JPG Victuals In hindsight, the favourable cost:weight ratio of sugar-puffs-without-the-sugar was not enough to outweigh either the poor taste or the unfavourable volume:energy ratio. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b790b7e707eb2cb34044a0/1454957700828/DSCF5011.JPG Victuals Muesli is a good breakfast choice, and you can feel superior to the rabbits by putting liquid on it and eating it with a spoon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b79186746fb9735069543b/1456066670580/DSCF5052.JPG Victuals If I had always waited until I found a campsite to cook dinner, I would have been sometimes very hungry. Since I was carrying all my food and cooking equipment, sometimes it was just convenient to stop at a picnic table and cook before cycling on in the evening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b79212746fb97350695cc3/1454958179250/DSCF5085.JPG Victuals Sometimes I count myself lucky that I have low standards when it comes to food. Put another way, I like that I like cold beans. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b792a9746fb9735069611a/1454958598747/DSCF5163.JPG Victuals Any self respecting rocky outcrop can provide all the seating, shelving and worktop space that the modern kitchen requires. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b7298aab48dec68ebdd7c3/56b79355b09f95a6e164d68a/1454958846130/DSCF5406.JPG Victuals A nice and serene spot to eat at a campsite outside Bergen. http://swashestobuckle.com/arty-dump daily 0.75 2016-02-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b8f530f04e9353e0c40bfe/1454961968932/ Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f4e0b654f97618f24f59/1454961968932/DSCF4120.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f4e07c65e41187eeb3c6/1454962022922/DSCF4226.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f6188a65e2605c557867/1454962292001/DSCF4258.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f618d51cd41553c60de5/1454962299956/DSCF4403.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f66f8a65e2605c557be1/1454962408708/DSCF4440.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f675d51cd41553c61207/1454962376763/DSCF4490.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f896b6aa60903fe9676c/1454962936161/DSCF4687.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f89759827e705aaf8868/1454962932550/DSCF4690.JPG Arty Dump https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/56b8f3af1d07c0be61b25fd8/56b8f8ef59827e705aaf8d01/1454962989035/DSCF4788.JPG Arty Dump http://swashestobuckle.com/info daily 1.0 2014-10-26 http://swashestobuckle.com/overview daily 0.75 2016-08-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/544d74d2e4b01e689a179d57/1414362337799/ Introduction Eat pesto with noodles and pizza cheese to vary your diet. http://swashestobuckle.com/the-netherlands daily 0.75 2016-08-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54383496e4b0e8db1fd707d3/1412969638717/ The Netherlands Beware of the wild rooster! If you fail to ride the tightrope path through his domain, he will catch you and shake you to your very bones. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/543833c4e4b0cf7381525e94/1412969419610/ The Netherlands I will spare you most of the other thousand pictures I have of bike paths fore and aft. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54383fc5e4b09fd7d72dfecd/1412972503405/ The Netherlands 'D' is for Germany. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/5438381ee4b071cb234b37d3/1412970534918/ The Netherlands When buying cereal bars, one should always look carefully at both flavours. Otherwise it is possible to be blinded by the chocolate part and find oneself with some heinous combination like that shown here upon leaving the shop. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54382d67e4b07115f17fa3ce/1412967797159/ The Netherlands It has been an absolute pleasure. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54382f12e4b0e50c125374de/1412968219354/ The Netherlands I don't really know why I bother carrying anything except stroop en water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54383576e4b0e1e5886310b0/1412969855379/ The Netherlands "I'll just take this convenient plastic fork, I'm sure it won't melt in the pan within the week." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/5438373be4b0f5a5ef37957b/1412970308261/ The Netherlands Can't not stop and watch the goats goating about the place when you pass them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/543836a4e4b0f5a5ef3793a8/1412970158011/ The Netherlands I could be persuaded to spend my old age sitting out in front of this house, gazing across the fields. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/543835dde4b0bdc4b2a3f13e/1412969957670/ The Netherlands This trip was not without significant challenges. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54383643e4b0f5a5ef37920c/1412970059911/ The Netherlands Profound road sign indicates freedom to the left and right. "Temple Road" is straight ahead. Town planners pursuing their secular agenda through the medium of signage? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/543831dfe4b0e4b0f8785654/1412968937264/ The Netherlands One of many occasions at which I regretted not buying a stand. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56acf42ec6fc082bf1964540/1454175311909/ The Netherlands Local children are known to use this statue as solid cover while sneaking up on cyclists who may be lunching nearby. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54383ed4e4b00d311120b23e/1412972266833/ The Netherlands I'm not even very interested in windmills. But there is no choice, you just gotta snap a picture and move on with your life. This was the last one I saw in the Netherlands. http://swashestobuckle.com/norway daily 0.75 2014-10-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/54384c9de4b0e2ffe2f1fa7b/1412975788704/ Part 5 - Norway http://swashestobuckle.com/part-2-germany daily 0.75 2016-09-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b660ca2fe13182c810994d/1454793123928/DSCF4258.JPG Part 2 - Germany Some signs are more philosophical in their advice. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b6661760b5e92ad235d5bf/1454795583064/ Part 2 - Germany Alas, some places that I found on the map in the evening were just too far off route to visit. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b677c4c6fc084133e0f571/1454798852286/DSCF4417.JPG Part 2 - Germany Until I actually crossed water on this one, I was convinced that these were just invented by the writers of Billy Elliot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b66f52c6fc084133e0be4b/1454796674788/DSCF4281.JPG Part 2 - Germany https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b66fb2b09f95ba45f5bacb/1454797159260/ Part 2 - Germany I had realised by this point how much unnecessary gear I was carrying and seriously considered swapping it all for a solid back-rack flowerbed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b65e0307eaa0749954f70d/1454792481024/ Part 2 - Germany https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cdba1cebbd1afd7c164d6f/1473100339592/ Part 2 - Germany Enough blank pages left? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b67c4e4d088eb539eedae4/1454800103975/ Part 2 - Germany When budgets are tight, a saving can be made by putting up signs to let everyone know that the bike path is bad instead of actually fixing it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b65dad22482e124f0e3611/1454792141328/DSCF4248-1.jpg Part 2 - Germany I feel like someone forgot to cut the corners off. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b676a74d088eb539eeb633/1454798587544/DSCF4293.JPG Part 2 - Germany "How's your crop of coiled snake trees this year?" The Archers c. 2030. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b677d662cd949004d6aae6/1454798862872/DSCF4418.JPG Part 2 - Germany Riding off absent mindedly with your earphones hanging down amongst your wheels will end badly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b675ff27d4bd4591a45234/1454798518710/DSCF4375.JPG Part 2 - Germany A fine spot to have a picnic while looking out over the Port of Hamburg and catching up with an old friend. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b67abf4d088eb539eed1f0/1454799749762/DSCF4442.JPG Part 2 - Germany I don't mind letting the hunger build for a while to find a good spot for lunch. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b67a6220c647c51c412822/1454799547273/DSCF4432.JPG Part 2 - Germany When the infrastructure took a turn for the rural, I was glad to have a hybrid and not racing bike. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b675f14d088eb539eeb179/1454798506314/DSCF4334.JPG Part 2 - Germany Don't hate me because I'm fabulous. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b67a44c6fc084133e103ed/1454799476930/DSCF4428.JPG Part 2 - Germany Ditto for bungee ropes. http://swashestobuckle.com/western-denmark daily 0.75 2017-11-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff59aa4192021a5436e572/1509906882501/denmark-2.jpg Part 4 - Western Denmark Can you spot the bike? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff582fe2c483f6d059c648/1509906519006/ Part 4 - Western Denmark Not to be outdone by Norway, Denmark has tunnels too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff5b0dc83025d8b0fc89c1/1509907226974/denmark-3.jpg Part 4 - Western Denmark Another advantage of riding up the coast is the opportunity to see several lighthouses per day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff793a084665ad8a730fc1/1509914961453/ Part 4 - Western Denmark This is where I left Denmark. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff7a0fe4966b0f2588d09d/1509915169185/ Part 4 - Western Denmark Better get used to that incessant interior monologue for a while. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff527f71c10b5cf32d5bc5/1509905037301/denmark-1.jpg Part 4 - Western Denmark Seems like a good spot to sit and look out over the Esbjerg Harbour. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff58788e7b0f1f9f95daf9/1509906574728/ Part 4 - Western Denmark I can see neither ball nor light, I can only see that suspicious looking hole. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff58c39140b72e250510a3/1509906652025/ Part 4 - Western Denmark Amsterdam may well be 798 km away but my counter was sitting comfortably on 920 km. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff79b3e2c483f6d05dfda7/1509915087948/ Part 4 - Western Denmark If you stand really still out in the wind and rain, you can stay half dry. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/59ff7a77f9619a4291a31feb/1509915278207/ Part 4 - Western Denmark In the bike queue for the ferry to Norway. Everyone present thinking 'Yeah, but I am a real biker'. http://swashestobuckle.com/introduction daily 0.75 2016-02-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/56b6806aab48de85f21a988c/1454801592356/ Introduction http://swashestobuckle.com/home daily 0.75 2014-10-10 http://swashestobuckle.com/entering-denmark daily 0.75 2017-11-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc24ebb8a79b71bbf4788d/1472996801257/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark I had been passing produce for sale in little stalls like this since day 1, but this was the first one with a camera. For security or for curiosity? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc2b9c579fb3776978b8ce/1472998395616/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark The alley cats of Flensburg are known to be quite cosmopolitan. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc26331b631bb8d8df7f0a/1472997084639/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark If I ever decide to become a painter I will go back and find these fields and make it my life's work to capture the subtleties of their motion. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc237c29687fcc42b7050a/1472996348944/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark The change in style of the cycle path signs was enough for me to feel welcome in Denmark. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc28b7e6f2e1669711604f/1472997696768/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark Just in time to get out of the saddle and watch the sun go down. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54188c92e4b097579b5bda16/t/57cc274015d5db35c676ff5f/1472997211609/ Part 3 - Entering Denmark The sun getting low at twenty past nine.