Vacation?

No vacation for me

I do have a school vacation now, but that only mean more working at Domino's for me. But I also use my spare time over day to do some workouts, I told myself to do at least one sports activity each day like:

- Mountain biking

- Cycling with extra weight

- Jogging

- Strength training

Those things are not only for my trip to Denmark but also just for myself, but it also is to make my trip in Denmark more easily. For example extra condition could take me a few kilometers further.

Money maker

Low-budget

The plan had to be low-budget before because I didn't had any income except that little bit that my Mom pays me every month :D

I planed the trip in a low budget way and it's gonna stay like that the only thing that is gonna change is that preparation, I am going to buy a bit more luxurious stuff. Like a more expensive backpack.

What I have to do

My job really trains me for Denmark, I am a cycling courier for a pizza company called Domino's, it is like a Mc Donalds for pizza's. I have to cycle to people and deliver pizza's really easy then even gave me an electric bike. So now you think: That's no training. But it is because the battery can hold out about 25% of the time I work, so the other 75% is pure workout with those heavy bikes.

Introducing

About me

My name is Don, at the time 15 years old and I live in The Netherlands close to Eindhoven. I am still at school studying, next year I am going to the police school to continue and complete my study.

I did some scuba diving but I never really finished the outdoor license, I also like mountain biking and of course cycling, and exploring.

Most of the time I am spending on school and some gaming on my PC or on the Playstation.

The plan

So my plan is to go cycling, it's an easy task only to make it a bit harder to do it in Denmark.

I have never been alone on a vacation, I never been on a cycling vacation and I never set-up a tent alone, and I am going to do it all!

This year is my exam year at school that means that my vacation would be longer then normal I am taking this opportunity to go to Denmark, and I can stay until the money runs out.

I am going to start in Kolding I will get there with a train from Holland, that's all I plan, I am only going to search for some places I want to visit, I will visit them whenever I want, there is no plan to stick on, it's 'free for all'.

I know there are so called 'Shelters' and some kind of free nature camping spots, I will try to camp at those places to save money, so I only have to pay for life supplies like food and water, the 'shelters' and camping spots do not all have fresh water or even a toilet! They could be completely remotely and only accessible with GPS coordinates!

Why Denmark?

Earlier this year school gave me the opportunity to do an exchange with Danish students I joined this and saw how nice Danish people are and I saw some of the environment but were where most of the time spending in the bus driving on the motorway... I first wanted to go to Norway but I will need a new bike for that which is to expensive, so Denmark was a good way to go in the middle some hills and I could take my own bike on the trip. Denmark is perfect as a cycling environment, they got special roads for cyclers and they hills are not mountains, because we are not used of hills here in Holland.

My ride

To go to Denmark I need a bike as I said before I am going to use my very own bike, it's an Gazelle Eclipse 2012, it's a Dutch made bike with a 8 speed. It's not special but it will get me up and safely down the hills. Further it can carry up to 25 Kg's on the back and I got a target weight of 12 Kg's to take with me so that will make it easily, further it got simple roller brakes with some fancy air intakes.

It's a comfortable bike and got to make a lot of kilometers without hearting your butt.