Guldborg to Maribo, 25Km
There’s not much happening in Guldborg on a Sunday evening. I drank a small beer in the cafe by the harbour but it only had a burger menu so I walked 11 minutes to the campsite in the hope that I’d get something else. I did and I wish I’d had the burger.
My accommodation was a room in an apartment. Andris had the other room and we soon started chatting. He had cycled down from Copenhagen during the day and was going to spend a few days with his two daughters on an island.
My room was hot and stuffy and I was sharing with a mosquito. I finally killed it at 5:07 when I saw it on the window as the sun was rising. I didn’t get much sleep and the mosquito got even less.
The B&B didn’t offer &B so Andris and I went to the grocery store which was already making croissants. We said our goodbyes and I set off on the trail. I was deprived of sleep and good food, my pack felt heavy and I wondered whether I could manage another week of non stop walking.
Andris soon passed me on his bike and waved another goodbye. The forecast was for torrential rain and rather than cycle, he arranged for his daughters to collect him in the next town, Sakskøbing.
When I arrived in Sakskøbing, I wasn’t surprised to find him in the cafe drinking coffee so I joined him. Soon his daughters arrived. They’d driven down from Copenhagen in 90 minutes if I heard that correctly. They were Gen-Z people and we did a lot of talking and got to know each other quite well. I didn’t need to extol the virtues of being in the boomer generation because it’s well known that we are privileged and over fed. They were curious why I liked Denmark so much and I had to admit that much of my love of the country is rooted in my memories of Copenhagen in the early 1970s.
Gen-Z people have the same issues everywhere and many of them are grounded in the extended COVID lockdown and the over dependence on the hard drug which is the smartphone and in particular, its dating apps. They don’t work and Gen-Z is starting to delete them but now they have a lot of catching up to do.
It’s strange what an encounter like that can do for your spirits. I’m annoyed I forgot to take a selfie but I set off along the Danish Pilgrim trail with renewed energy and Lübeck firmly in my sights.
Pilgrimage 
Either tiny horses or very large chickens. You’re better off with the croissants.
Both tiny horses and very large chickens. Presumably someone with a degree in genetic engineering
Seems so different from England in your photos. Most paths here are bordered by blackberry brambles. Hope the mosquito didn’t bite.
It is different although I’ve seen plenty of blackberry brambles but they’re not photogenic this time of year. It did.
Surly you could hitch up the large chickens and the small horses to the old cart and speed things up a little?
It’s a good idea but I think it would be difficult to implement
Thank you for the stunning photos – are those beautiful blue flowers cornflowers? And for the laughs!
There are lots of cornflowers around and I’ll try to photograph some but I think that photo is something else and also prolific
Kia Ora, Tim thanks for the pics of the tiny horses. The duster tail on the cream one says it’s a foal but I’m wondering why it has such a thick coat in mid- summer. Maybe it’s the breed. Gorgeous looking homes, definitely a regional style, unlike NZ which does not have a regional style. Love your humor and your philosophising. Kia kaha, Vicky
Those houses blend in to their surroundings and follow what seems to be a traditional style. I can’t imagine how stylish they must be inside
Thanks for this very engaging blog, Tim.
I hope it helping your recovery!
Of course it is.
Hi Tim – in previous posts you mention taking the train…how is the experience? We normally drive from place to place but getting from Copenhagen to “The Atlantic Wall” seems too much. Thinking of taking train from Copenhagen to Aarhus, renting a car there, touring east coast then taking train from Odense to Hamburg. We will have to curb our luggage for a change but it seems to be easier. Thoughts?
Generally the train is the best way to travel in Europe. They’re fast, reliable and comfortable and they go to the city centre. In Denmark they are also cheap. I’ve heard German trains are not so good anymore but I doubt that would be a problem from Denmark to Hamburg which is presumably only one train. Driving will be easy but remember to stop for pedestrians. All the drivers seem to be scared of them