Day 11: Maribo to Rødbyhavn The last leg of the south Sjælland Danish pilgrimage took me from Maribo to Rødbyhavn where, if continuing south, I would be able to take the ferry to Germany. Just more than 21km, in bright sunny weather and very few roads – but a lot of a km’s along a discontinued railway line. After a…
Day 10: Gulborg to Maribo (and Dodekalit) After a quiet evening in Sakskøbing and a good breakfast at the hotel, we drove back to Gulborg, where my wife dropped me off close to where I had ended yesterday. The day was split in two parts, Gulborg to Sakskøbing, where we ate sandwiches on the town square, and from there to Maribo. All…
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 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…
