Thursday, August 2, 2007
Today was the first official WingDing day.
Wednesday evening was a good evening. Drinking wine and talking with my Estonian
and Scandinavian friends. This morning I woke up at seven and had a shower and breakfast.
The Estonians had to leave in time to catch a ferry so after breakfast they left.
Going back home
After they left, I walked around the campsite to look at the bikes. Some GoldWings
are just overloaded with chrome but some are really nice and customised with good taste.
A very nice 1800
On the parking in front of the youth hostel, I met two CMA
riders from Holland, on their way to a treffen in Sweden.
Two CMA members
There was a French couple with a wonderfull GL1800 trike with a color matching trailer. It had
lots of chrome and many light, visible and hidden. Not my style of bike but nice to see.
GL1800 trike
Look at all the details......
The weather was fine so it was time to go for a ride and to see something of Denmark. Because
I wanted to go to Berlin on Monday, I first go to Gedser, to the ferryport to get a timetable.
That wooden thing on the right is art. (they say)
I drove to Gedser and got a timetable from Scandlines with the times for the ferry to Rostock
in Germany. Then I rode past the ferryport to take a look at the ferry that was just arriving.
The costline near the ferryport in Gedser
The Prins Joachim coming from Rostock
After watching the ferry arrive and taking a few pictures, I got on my GoldWng again and drove
North again. Near the port of Gedser was a beautiful lighthouse on a hill. I found a small road
that ran past it so I could get a good look at it.
Lighthouse near Gedser
Back on the E55 again, I saw a nice windmill. Maybe it is because I'm a Dutchman but
I really like the old kind of windmill. (not the big generator windmills the build now)
so I stopped to take a picture.
Windmill
A little later I turned right onto the Margueritrute and drove all the way to Hesnaes.
I rode past beuatifull farms, forrest and grassland. Denmark is a very nice country.
Typical Danish farmhouse
In Hesnaes was a sand sculpture contest going on. They were building some realy nice
sculptures out of sand. Impressive !
The beach of Hesnaes
Artist at work
The coast at Hesnaes
From the beach of Hesnaes, I rode to the Motorcycle Museum in Stubbekobing. After I parked
the GoldWing on the gravel parkinglot behind the museum, I walked to the frontdoor and saw
a sign "motorcycle parking" right next to the door.......OK, next time.
Motorcycle museum
A Triumph 500cc Speed Twin from 1939
A Harley boxer engine !!
After spending an hour or so in the museum, I rode back to Sakskobing, to the camping
and parked my bike in front of my cabin.
At the campsite
My neighbours at the campsite. Nice classic !
That afternoon, I walked to the vendor tent to look at all the nice chrome and other things
they have for sale. There ws a Western shop with clothing and jewelery, a "chrome" shop and
Rita and Michael from Bike Butler (the drinkholders)
Some of the vendors
Rita and Michael from
Bike Butler
There was a trailer with chrome accesoires outside the tent and in a big hall next to
it were some more stands with GWRRA t-shirts and pins, accessoires from
Dimac, another
Western shop and a jewelery stand.
A trike parked next to the vendor tent
In the big hall was also a mini bikeshow with some very nice customised GoldWings, some
trikes and a few Valkery's.
Very nice paintjob
Then, at 18:00 hour, it was time for the opening ceremony. Peter Russell, the GWRRA director
for International affairs was the first to speak.
A big hall with a lot of GWRRA members
After the introduction, members of any country, one country at a time, were asked to
stand. When it was time for the Netherlands, I was the only one......
Tormod and Inger-Lise
Ed Price, the Manager Director of GWRRA Events Division also had something to say.
He came over from the US to join this event.
Peter Russell and Ed Price
WingDing Europe was initiated and organised by Aage ”Duke” Schoug. For this effort, he got
a present at the opening ceremony.
"Duke" and his present
Some more speakers were the mayor of Sakskobing and the Director of the Danish GWRRA chapter.
The "celebrities" at the stage :-)
After the ceremony it was time for dinner. For 100 Dkr, you could eat as much as you liked.
It was getting dark and it was raining again so most people stayed in the hall to get their
dinner. It is a pitty it is raining so much this summer.
He will keep his seat dry with that nice seatcover
After dinner I was invited by members of the Danish chapter to join them for a beer. I did not
had to drive anymore so why not. It was a nice group and we had a good time. I did notice that
those Scandinavians drink a lot more beer then I do........
GWRRA Chapter DK-A having fun
After some beer and talking to some people, I walked back to my cabin. It was still raining
so I'm very happy I have a cabin and my tent could stay in my saddlebag.
Trike at night
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