Day 5: Endelave - Bornholm

I was awake early. So we were ready to take off shortly after 9am. We've been using the spare headsets, which are a more economical style, but the noise has been a bit much, so we switched to the old headsets, which was a huge improvement. 

Swedish church on the way to Bornholm

Ronne harbour, Bornholm

The flight to Bornholm was pretty smooth: good weather, Sweden, whose airspace we crossed, wouldn't even talk to us, they were so disinterested in what we were doing. Once landed at Bornholm it only took us 40mins to refuel, get cash to pay for the fuel, put together the bikes and trailer, then pack what we needed for a 1 to 2 night stay. The airport official who came looking for us to give us a booklet about Bornholm after Julian enquired as to the whereabouts of the islands best fish smokery, was of the opinion that Svaneke (300km from Russia and at the easternmost point of the island) was unmissable, so we set off with the intention of camping there. But then we thought that maybe 35km with the trailer might be a bit long for our dormant cycling legs, so we stopped at the first camping site we arrived at. And were gobsmacked. All French camp site owner (and English ones for that matter), should be made to spend a week in a Danish camp site. There was a fully equipped kitchen (3 peelers, 12 or so primus stoves, 2 whisks, toasters, coffee machines, etc. etc.), and then the play equipment! They don't have any set camp sites, you just find yourself a spot and it's all very nice and friendly. 

Ju in the camp kitchen, note all the stoves

Once set up we went to Halse with it's fish smokery for a late second lunch and provisions for the evening/ next day. Lovely. Bornholm is known for it's herrings, which used to be known as Bornholm's silver, but are now Bornholm's gold (smoked).  

Purchasing a cucumber from one of many roadside stalls on the way to Hasle. As appears to be usual in Denmark there was much more trash and treasure than vegetables, which is for me a little disappointing!

Outside the smoke house

smoked herring

smoking ovens

afternoon tea, mmm garlic smoked prawns