Day 62

As you can imagine I slept in today.  Until 12pm. 

I’m on call for work over the long weekend so I did some work while I ate my breakfast and watched tv.  Got up about 2pm, had a shower, saw it was a beautiful sunny day outside and decided to stay in and watch more tv.  Some might say this was a bit of a waste given it’s my last weekend in Sweden…

Around 4.30 I decided I couldn’t stand to be indoors any longer so decided to get out and enjoy what was left of the day.  Luckily for me we switched to daylight savings time last weekend so the sun doesn’t go down until after 7pm.  I borrowed a bike from Martin and Tina (my neighbours) and headed out for a ride.

The bike was an old (we would call it vintage), single speed with a basket on the front and the kind of brakes you apply by back peddling.  I rode down to the beach and along the coast.  It was beautiful – the sun was shining, the wind was at my back and the scenery was lovely.  I rode past a couple of little marinas, the local camping grounds and the golf course.  Stopped to take a few photos but mostly just enjoyed the ride.

The beautiful Swedish coast

The trip back wasn’t quite so perfect.  This was mainly due to the wind now being at my front and the limitations of riding a bike with only one gear.  At least my legs got a good workout!  Once I got back to town I rode to the Citadel and took some photos as the sun was setting so now I have some shots with and without snow.

Went down to the local pizza shop for dinner and a beer with Martin.  It was good to have someone to eat with and it made for much more interesting conversation.  Skyped with Jodie at around 11.30pm and eventually made it to sleep around 12.30am.