For being a flat place we seem to be able to find a reasonable number of hills along the way. Today was 67 miles and about 2,200 feet of climbing. Actually comparable to last summer's route along the Pacific Coast. No big hills, just a number of ups and downs. More beautiful scenery and definitely getting spoiled using the GPS for directions. We just plug in the name of the next town we are going to and let the unit pick out a nice route on lightly traveled roads. Often times we're out in the country completely by ourselves along side rolling fields of wheat, barley, and occasionally corn. A few manure blasts that reminded me of the best of RAGBRAI across Iowa :-)
Ribe is the oldest city in Denmark and has some great old buildings. We're staying in a hotel built in 1600 (and it looks like it). We have to stoop to enter our room and nothing is quite square. But of course it does have WiFi. More good weather, some breezes out of the NW to keep the windmills turning (the modern kind). Mostly cloudy today and 60's, but still no rain along the route. We did see our first old style windmill (pictured). Heading for northern Germany tomorrow, but may stay in southern Denmark one more day. It's hard to beat a day of bicycle touring.
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