Holland is Netherlands is Dinkelland is what?!?!?

So, we crossed the border to Holland! Or whatever it's called. We seriously aren't really sure.

And it was beautiful. Lots of canals. Everywhere. 

And it's so flat!!! Yaaaay!

The dutch we've met have been so nice! Twice we've put up camp at farms, just asking the farmer if it would be ok, and they've all been just so friendly and helpful! Aloha spirit! There is hope for humanity. People are really nice, actually.

Our second farm. They were so sweet!

Even the dogs were sweet!

And the over-the-top breakfast we recieved from the farmers wife. So nice it nearly broke our hearts! A lovely breakfast for some random bikers staying for the night in the field.

Especially since the breakfast was their own dairy farm products, and we don't really eat that...

We eat this!! Vegan (and wannabe raw)!

Like bananas for breakfast.

This is our lunch. Tomato paste <3

Eat ricecakes every day....

Lots of canals in Holland.

The bike routes are so pretty.

And prettier.

And Holland is such a good country for bikes!

We even have our own lane and traffic lights!

We biked to Zutphen!

And ate the local delicacy...wait for it... FRIES WITH PEANUTBUTTER. P E A N U T B U T T E R.

Oh yes.

Markus and Vanessa hosted us in their cute house from 1928 (!!).

Local organic radishes from the kitchen garden! Good stuff!

But now. Moving on. To you know where...

Germany ist wunderbar

So. We've been in Germany for a week. Long time no blog...

I'ts been so nice, we have couchsurfed and stayed with friends and we have been so well taken care of!

"Please touch" hehe...in swedish its even funnier! Or, we thought so at least...

First stop after Denmark- lovely coastal town Flensburg!

Our awesome couchsurf host - he showed us the town, we went climbing and he even took us to aikido class. Aikido is so difficult but so fun. 

We went out as well, and Tara tried to persuade the DJ to play swedish dance music. It didnt go well at all but we did get free shots! (Ps dont bike and drink etc etc!)

Then we went to Vechta! Pauline and Fabian took such good care of us and taught us how to make elderflower cordial!

And we made sushi..

Pauline took us with her to work - doing art with kids! We were terrified but the kids were very nice and helpful and surprisingly good at english. And they liked glitter, so we got along perfectly!

Elderflower cordial master.

We forgot to celebrate Midsummer nights eve (which is a big thing in Sweden) but biking around we kinda felt at home..

Sweden?

Germany has lots of windpower! Thumbs up!!

This candy keeps following us. Everywhere. We are trying to eat a healthy low-fat raw vegan diet (check our latest video). GO AWAY EVIL TEMPTATION!

We stayed with Fabians parents and got to try elderflower cordial with prosecco - its really dangerously tasty.

Biking on towards Holland!!

Signs of life

Moin!!!

We are alive, we crossed the border to Germany about a week ago and after some days of beer drinking we are ready to move on to our third country - Holland! 

We will tell you all about our stay in Germany soon, till then.. Tchüss!!!

Goodbye Denmark

So this is what we looked like after one week of cycling through Denmark...

The last few days have been tough, with lots of rain, winds and hills. 

Stretching after a long days biking

Quite frankly we are ready to leave Denmark!

But we will miss a few things...

Danish new potatoes and strawberries!

Our last day in Denmark we spent resting, gathering energy for our trip into Germany. We did our best at cleaning our clothes, after one week in the same clothes and not showering I think you can imagine the smell...

Washing clothes!

Hanging our somewhat cleaner clothes

Playing music!

We have now reached the border to Germany, today the sun is shining and we are excited about entering a new country!

Goodbye evil rain and hills. We hope...

Improvising

This is exactly what it looks like...

We're not saying we slept in a public toilet, but we're not denying it either.

Hens on (broken) bikes

So about the bikes. Or rather the bike. More specifically Isadora's bike. The bike mentioned has repeatedly let us down starting with a cable for the gears breaking on only the second day of our tour forcing us to find the first bike mechanic of the trip (fortunately they were super nice, fixed the bike in only one hour, filled our water bottles and gave us hydration tablets).

Isa outside the bike repair store

And if this wasn't enough later the very same day a stick - yes a mere stick- got stuck in the front wheel, smashing the mud guard. Therefore the next day we had to seek out yet another bike mechanic, who was equally as nice as the first one - even helping us for free!

Tara brushing up on her map reading skills

"Flat" Denmark and other things you should know.

The Danes have lied to us. Our first week in Denmark has revealed certain untruths. The first being the so called "flatness" of their country. We have encountered numerous hills, and worse still generous amounts of head on wind.

They have furthermore claimed to have excellent signposted cycle paths, which we have found lacking with signs hidden in bushes which has resulted in our countless involuntary detours.

On an involuntary detour

Finally we found the right road, "Spaniensvej" = the road to Spain!!

However on the whole we would like praise Denmark for it's amazing amount of cycle paths covering most of the country, tak Danmark!!

Danish separate cycle path 

First days in Denmark

Ok, so after one whole day spent on trying to just get out of Copenhagen we finally got out to the picturesque countryside. Seriously it's perfect. We are  tired and sore but people are super nice and helpful and we are still laughing!