Day 9: Vordingborg to Gulborg My wife and I drove to Vordingborg, where she stayed to look around, and I walked towards Gulborg. We planned to spend a couple of nights in Sakskøbing, whilst I was walking to Rødbyhavn. Today was another fairly hot day, and I walked 28kms, mainly along roads. Vordingborg’s most famous landmark is the ruins of…
Day 8: Næstved to Vordingborg Today I was back on the south Sjælland part of the Danish pilgrimage, from Næstved, where I had walked on day 5, to Vordingborg, a trip of 34 kms. The day got off to a bad start. It was touch and go if I would walk today, as the weather forecast predicted torrential rain during…
Day 7: Slagelse to Korsør Yet another hot day. After a good nights sleep and a good breakfast at the hotel, I set off towards Korsør station that marks the end on the west Sjælland part of the Danish pilgrimage – 27km, as yesterday, primarily along roads. Via Rosted, crossing the busy Slagelse Landvej and on towards Harrested. It was…
Day 6: Ringsted to Slagelse Today was hot, really hot. I walked 27km. I walked for 4hrs 40mins. I rested for 53mins. The average temperature was 29 degrees. Even though it was by far the shortest distance since I left Helsingør, I don’t recall feeling so tired. A few days previously I had walked to Ringsted from Nestvæd. The route…
Day 5: Ringsted to Næstved (or visa versa) After 51kms on day 4 (albeit 3 days ago) I planned a shorter trip of 37km today. I drove to Ringsted and left the car at the station. The trains weren’t running, so I decided to take a bus to Næstved and walk back to Ringsted (so I could drive home as soon as I…
