Today we ride to Poland by bike and ferry. We headed out of Copenhagen as one large group as we needed to ride through the tunnel and over the Oresund Bridge (the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe) across the Oresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. Once on the other side we split into two smaller groups in to ride to the ferry.
We rode alongside the coast with beautiful views and smells of the Baltic Sea. Winding through small villages and past tourist areas and beaches it was absolutely stunning. We all lined up to gain entrance to the ferry and each of us had to have our own ticket with our own name on it to be able to get on the ferry. All this preparation and I don't think anyone was asked to see their ticket.
The ferry was quite large and had sleeping accommodations on it as well. We arrived early and after an hour I decided I was going to get a room to have some quite time to myself and try to catch up on some sleep. While the room was not the most luxurious it still was comfortable enough to have a good long sleep on.
Dinner was served just for us at the buffet restaurant and was one of the best meals we have had on the road. I had enough time to go back to my room and enjoy the alone time.
Arriving in Poland we were welcomed with open arms waving at all the bikes as we headed out in one big group again. The town was out (it seemed) in full force on the streets waving and videoing our progress through the town. It was quite amazing to see so many people fully engaged with our bikes and it was very welcomed by all of the Posse Riders.
We arrived at the hotel and to a beautiful sunset on the beach. Connie and I rushed to our room to get our bathing suits on and to go jump in the Baltic Sea. The refreshing water was so welcomed after a hot journey through town. There were very few who jumped in the Sea and some thought it might be too cold to go in but it was beautiful.
Afterwards we sat on the patio with beer in hand (thanks to Barb) and watched the rest of the sunset and some people on the beach were letting lanterns go up in the air. We all wish we could spend another day here on the beach and relax but tomorrow we are off to Cottbus, Germany.
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