Sunday 21 July 2019

Moose or Elk?

I did a bit of research and now it's crystal clear;
A moose, an elk and a wapiti are all a type of deer.
Now, a wapiti's an elk if you're an Ameri-Indian,
But a moose is called an elk if you are northern European.
A moose and elk are different if you don't already know,
A moose is bull or cow, and an elk is buck or doe. 
The moose is huge with bulbous nose, an elk is far more slender,
And a moose has big flat antlers (if you spot a male gender). 




Days 35 - 42     Stockholm - Kalmar

Distance - 489 km   Total - 2256 km!!

So, it was a 25 km ride from Stockholm to the nearest Decathlon store as we had decided to finally replace the inner tubes Steve had destroyed way back in Poland. Just 200 meters from the store Steve got his next puncture! Well, he was way overdue and I consider ourselves very lucky!


Since then, there's been a lot of riding. Sweden is far bigger and more remote than it looks on the map, and we are becoming quite feral living in the wilds. We have found perfect places to camp...


And not so perfect ones...


Generally the weather has been better, although now I am sheltering in the tent writing this!
We criss-crossed paths with Lara for the best part of a week, who is on her way to Germany, and has now gone to explore the island of Oland, so good luck Lara!


We have passed numerous idyllic Hansel-and-Gretel type houses tucked away in the middle of nowhere..


And castles...


And of course, the Giant Garpe, who tried to persuade us to climb his mountain and see the other 80 works of art integrated into the landscape, but it was too steep, too late and we were too hungry!


We did think we'd splash out and treat ourselves to a little fried fish in one very upmarket boat mooring/keyside walkway we cycled through. We chose the very cheapest thing on the menu... and ended up with a glorified fish finger in a hot dog roll! I haven't quite calculated the amount of fish fingers you can buy in Iceland for a fiver yet, but I must say, this one WAS particularly tasty. After showing our appreciation for said fish finger, the chef just laughed at us, shrugged his shoulders and said it was meant for kids!



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