The Shortest Train Ride Ever! - by Dale

Today was a transition day. We were where we needed to be to catch an evening ferry and only had a few chores like laundry and travel food while we explored.  We started with a great traditional breakfast that was mostly grilled and extra tasty. There was another B&B guest who was from Portland so we had things to talk about. We all jumped on a bus soon after breakfast and found a street market very near the laundry service which would do the washing while we explored. Laurie explored the shopping and I checked out the surrounding area. We both enjoyed a gusty walk along the shoreline walkway out to an old lighthouse. 

Among other things several national bike routes pass through Harwich.

Harwich, the home port of the original Mayflower as we learned today, is a quaint collection of small communities that seem off the tourist trail. The people there were friendly and helpful. We liked the feel of it all and enjoyed exploring the area. We were also encouraged to come back in 2015 when the new Mayflower being built should be finished. 

The rain continued off and on and when we got out near the point Laurie came up with a fun idea to take the train back. There are two stations very close together and this would be just right to suit our needs.Thanks to our railpass we took what has to be the shortest trip I've ever taken by train. 

The blue dot was us with two very close train stations, our waiting laundry and rail passes!

Our laundry was clean and waiting allowing us to catch the next bus which took us back to where our bags were stored. After a little packing we were ready for the short walk to the Ferry/Train station. We were soon relaxing in our cozy cabin waiting for our ship to sail back to Denmark where this amazing journey began nearly 6 weeks ago. We aren't finished yet and have some great plans to explore parts of western Denmark before we return to Copenhagen for a final fling before we fly home tired and very happy.

A feast with friendly locals to chat with added to a very nice day in Harwich