Hotel heaven - 12th June
From Stenungsund I cycled east at first, over three massive bridges with magnificent views of sea and islands. Then it was south along the coast for a while, before turning inland on a road into the hills. The road followed a stream for a while, then went through forests and past lakes, before turning south on fast, empty roads. I reached the long valley that leads south towards Göteborg with its motorways and railways and ships, and I was just congratulating myself on the possibility of camping early and exploring the city when my rear gear cable snapped. Roadside verge near Göteborg It was my own fault. I should have changed the cables for new ones before setting out – they’d already done thousands of miles before I started. I’d been meaning to do it, but then I’d done a trial pack-up of the bike that was so good that I’d thought I might as well leave it packed, and so cable-changing went by the board. It had, of course, happened at the worst pos...