Weather: 18
°C (64 F) Distance: 32
km (20 miles) Time: 2:00 h
(10:00 - 14:00) Av. speed:
16.0 kph (10.0 mph) Accomodation:
$ 9 (camping)
279 km (174 miles)
This is it for Adam. His heel and knee
are hurting too much. Whereas muscle pain can be forced
away during the biking, pain in the joints will get worse
and may damage your body. And Adam's pain is in the joints,
so we take it that his body has simply said stop. Tomorrow
he's gonna take the bus to Oskarshamn, where we will meet
after I have biked there.
These sad news made it hard to appreciate the very picturesque
landscape that we biked through. The strip between Gamleby
and Västervik is called Norrlandet, and is –
unfortunately for Adam this time – very hilly. It
goes up and down – not so much, but all the time.
Since we walked in the upslopes, gangs of flies joined
us to feast on our sweat this stuffy day.
At the end, we decided to split. I left Adam and made
my way into Västervik, where I found a camping and
raised the tent. An hour later Adam joined, and we spent
the evening walking around in Västervik. Like all
other days so far, I looked for a cheap hairdresser with
drop-in, but they don't seem to exist in smaller towns.
Today I asked almost 10 hairdressers, but no one had time,
and if they had they would charge me about $ 25 –
after all, it's just about cutting my hair short and I
won't let anyone do that for that ridiculous sum! Instead,
we enjoyed a good pizza – it was a nice evening.
I don't look forward to tomorrow though – the weather
forecast has promised 30-40 mm (1.2-1.6 Inch) of rain.
The people in the camping's tv room didn't know whether
to laugh or cry. They laughed, probably because they can
hide in their big caravans...
In Västervik
I raised the tent for the first time. A nice feeling,
despite the heavy showers during the night.
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