{"id":4387,"date":"2022-06-25T16:54:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T14:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kommt-zeit-kommt-rad.ch\/denmark-in-search-of-adventure\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T17:15:15","slug":"denmark-in-search-of-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kommt-zeit-kommt-rad.ch\/en\/denmark-in-search-of-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark – In search of adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Could we find the adventure in Denmark? We’ll get to that later.<\/p>\n\n

Route to blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Along the EuroVelo 12 we pedaled then nevertheless mostly with tail wind briskly up to the cape Grenen, the northernmost point of Denmark. This is where the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet, a spectacle truly worth seeing.<\/p>\n\n

Two or three really beautiful scenic sections awaited us. Time and again, the vast dune landscapes appear in new colors due to the rapidly changing weather. We whiz past lighthouses, explore a wide variety of forests, and as we ride 5 km along the beach, our tires squeal with joy.After many wonderful nights spent in shelters, we finally reach the Cape of Denmark. The next day it was time to set the alarm clock again after a long time. The last 40 km to Frederikshavn, where our ferry to Sweden will leave, had to be driven in the morning.<\/p>\n\n

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Shelter directly on the beach \ud83d\ude0e!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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One of the most beautiful stretches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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The Snail House in Thybor\u00f8n is a unique house decorated with thousands of shells and snails, created by one man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Denmark already covers 80% of its energy by wind power, very very impressive and progressive! Ok, it also winds very often and strongly \ud83d\ude05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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21.16 meters high and weighing 4860 tons, is the largest sand castle in the world in Blokhus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Along the coast you can always find bunkers…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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…which can be visited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Here ends the asphalt, further goes the EuroVelo 12 along the sandy beach!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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At the shelter places you can find sometimes even wood splitting machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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On the way to Cape Grenen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Last shelter in Denmark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Entering the ferry to Sweden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n
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To answer our adventure question:<\/strong>For us, there are various characteristics that make up an adventure. These are landscape, people, different cultures, sights, foreign cuisine, remote and challenging routes. We lack all of that so far. Strange as it may sound, traveling by bicycle in Denmark is almost too easy. Due to the ingenious shelter network we didn’t have to pitch the tent once, we always had running drinking water at our sleeping place, the supermarkets are open every day and so we very rarely come into contact with locals, because you can get everything at any time. Moreover, everything is flat, and the highest “mountain” in Denmark is a whopping 170 meters high. At the moment, we are mainly covering distance, but we are actually more interested in experiences than kilometers.For someone who simply enjoys cycling, prefers an incredibly well-developed cycle network, and wants to take advantage of the great accommodation options, Denmark is definitely recommended.<\/p>\n\n

Completely different topic<\/h2>\n\n

We already knew in advance that Scandinavia is not a cheap place, but we were still very surprised by Denmark’s price level! Prices are the same as in Switzerland, if not higher.In this context, we heard about dumpster diving for the first time in other cycling travel blogs as a way to save money. This is the taking of “food waste” from containers at supermarkets. In Switzerland, this is prohibited by law, while in other countries it is a gray area.This issue is very important to us when we see how much perfectly good food is actually thrown away.It is best to form your own opinion on this matter: <\/p>\n\n

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Freely accessible containers in front of an Aldi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Filled to the top! Usually one fruit in the package is damaged or rotten and the rest is perfect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Saved food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Saved food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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1x waste \u00e0 la carte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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2 whole containers FULL of bread from ONE supermarket<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n
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How can it be that such an oversupply must prevail in the stores! We have philosophized a lot about this, but have not found an answer\/solution.<\/p>\n\n

We don’t want to open a can of worms here, but hopefully we can get some people to think about this issue as well.<\/p>\n\n

We admit, we have benefited tremendously from dumpster diving, taking at least 80% of all our food out of the trash for free and making super fine meals with it. Of course, we too wish that this possibility did not exist at all.<\/p>\n\n

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We are now on the ferry to Sweden and are looking forward to new things \ud83d\ude03.<\/p>\n\n

For even more insight into our everyday cycling life, check out our latest video:<\/p>\n\n

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