Ystad! First stage cleared

Finally we made it to Ystad, ready to board a ferry to Świnoujście, Poland. Unfortunately we are in a library in Ystad right now and the computer doesn't let us do much!! Photos will come shortly - here are a few for now.

The first few days went really well, and riding through the countyside gives an amazing feeling of freedom - except when trucks pass you by and you squeeze yourself to the edge of the road! Here's a brief count of the travel so far:

Day 1: Karlskrona to Bromölla
After a kickoff that we will remember, saying goodbye to friends and with some following thanks to everyone who came!!), we travelled through Ronneby, Karlshamn, Solvesborg, etc.. we stopped to camp. A big thunderstorm put us to sleep, we got a little water in the tent, but otherwise all good!


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Day 2: Bromölla to Eljaröd
Yesterday we had quite a trip with a detour to Kristianstad. This is where we bought the bikes, and one needed some gear adjustments - those things are not always built with the best accuracy apparently... As recommended by Johanes, our personal repairman, we went to Åhus and found a beauuutiful beach and icecream :D. That was highway 118, then onto highway 19 we met headwind and a few hills to challenge our legs, but we were rewarded by views, forests and some downhill as well - these highways are not big, but with speed and a bit of traffic, we decided to wear our high-visibility vests. At around 7:00pm we decided to stop, having covered about 90 km and still 36km away from Ystad, we stretched and camped in a big garden by the Eljaröd village pool.


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Day 3: to Ystad!
Covered 36km in 1h30, sweet! Wondered around town, got the ferry booking, internet in this library (found the funniest internet cafe but it was closed, photo coming soon), and we're off the Poland tonight at 10:30.
Butts are not too sore yet, but feeling the muscles work for sure!


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Stay tune!

D-Day! Ideas on Tour, the kick off!

Finally the day has come!

In less than 10 hours from now, we'll be setting off on a journey through Europe on our bikes. It is by no coincident that we selected June 6th, a day when 58 years earlier the liberation of Europe began. It is also flag day of Sweden. This year we'll bring with us sustainability and student mobility.

First stop Kristianstad!

Cheers



Yeah! We covered more than 100 km on the first day, stopping in Bromölla within 20 km from Kristianstad. Special thanks to Christopher and Jonas, our pathfinders.

Preparation! bits and pieces are falling together.

 One of our first activities in this trip to promote sustainability was a meeting with Karlskrona Dialogues - Building Bridges, Crossing Boundaries. We had a chance to present the people there our plan to actually bring sustainability across borders!

This trip would not be possible without our sponsors, supporters and friends.
Today we received supporting equipments, including tent, tools, and first aid kits from BTH. A big thank has to go to Ulrika Wilke from our university.

POST 1!

Alright the show is getting ready!! As we are leaving next week and have left most of the preparation for this week, it's a rat race already. Not quite Phileas Fogg and Passepartout leaving on the day of their "around the world in 80 days" wager - but close enough!

We are finalising our equipment and route, and can't wait to get on the road. We want to give very special thanks to Maja Zidov, without whom the idea may have never popped up, to BTH for being the awesome university it is and pushing us to do this and to all the friends helping us out to make it an awesome adventure.

Here's the schedule for the moment:


SWEDEN: Opening event - Karlskrona Dialogues: June 1, Departure: June 6
POLAND: Swinoujscie: June 7, Szczecin: June 8
GERMANY Angermunde: June 9, Berlin: June 10 - June 12, Lubbenau: June 13, Dresden: June 14
CZECH REP: Usti Nad Labem: June 16, Prague: June 17 - June 18 - Green Drinks Prague event, Jihlava: June 20, Znojmo: June 21
AUSTRIA Vienna: June 23 - tentative event
HUNGARY Budapest: June 26 - tentative: event with Art of Hosting group, Kecskemét: June 27, Szeged: June 28
SERBIA Novi Sad: July 2, Closing event: Ride for Your Rights - July 3

Here are a couple photos from preparation rides as appetisers...

Stay tuned, more coming soon!