Entrance hunting & fossil hunting

A last minute route change was made to take in a castle with supposedly freely accessible grounds. Another bonus was the end of cycle lanes. Much as it was good having them for so long, it was a by-product of busy roads. The route to Vallø Slot was quiet & so the bike lanes stopped. Quiet works for me. What wasn't working for me was the wind - definitely a problem in a flat country. Picnic sorted, arrived at the castle & headed to the front. No sign of ticketing or an entrance. Wandered round the side and could see people walking around the grounds but the gate was locked. Decided to head back to a car park I'd passed - see if there were any clues there. There weren't but the gate was open here so went on in. There was a toilet block nearby so must be open for the public. And as for the fleet of robot lawn mowers - keep the place nice and neat looking but don't pay anyone. Great spot for lunch and a nice leg stretcher. Onwards to Faxe. Somehow the wind was a little kinder so the miles passed fairly easily. Checked in at the hostel - no dorm - no snoring. Took in the view of the deepest hole in Denmark. They claim you can't fail to find fossils in the quarry. The plan was to get some help from the nearby museum who run fossil hunting tours. It closed 5 mins before my arrival. Going solo. Followed a trail down into the quarry & there was indeed plenty of fossilised coral. Success. Back to contemplate tea. A combination of a member's kitchen & suspect reviews for the limited restaurants available meant Thai Red Curry ready meal. Nice & cheap too.Read more