Here I was competing with Farm equipment for the Ferry Ride
So, it was going to be a toss up as to whether it would be short day or a long day due to, what YR.NO, the weather people called a moderate breeze. Their definition of breeze is slightly different from mine. Gust up to 40 mph are in their definition but not mine, particularly when it’s a direct head wind. And it started with “minor” ups and downs, that is if you call going up and down Roberta Ave 20 times in a row, minor – but, hey we’re only here once so the first ferry provided a reasonable interlude – even though it wasn ‘t up to Silversea standards.
The Gota Canal Bike boat – giving 8 kms of relief
Then it was the long slog into the wind to the next ferry which was much for fun. Thru shear luck I can across the Gota Canal Bike Boat that only operates in the summer hi season. It carry’s up to 8 bikes with riders the length of Lake Asplången. While the photo makes everything look calm, it wasn’t. The Lake was white capping and quite choppy. But it was luxury to sit down and admire the lake shores, Even it is a trifle wet. Regrettably it ended too soon and since it was only 11 in the morning I decided to push so that the day ended up being some 89km at a snails pace. Camp that evening never felt better and didn’t wake up until 7 in thr morning.