Our first summer bike tour took us South and East out towards Tyresta National Park, where we had (shockingly!) not been yet. As usual, we encountered lots of wild beasties and nature, as well as cultivated land and domestic animals.
The forecast was for rainstorms blowing in from the sea, so we decided to head back to Häringe to see if the ‘luxury’ vindskydd was still available. Unsurprisingly, there was very little demand for camping infrastructure during this inclement weather.
This was a pretty luxurious bike tour with lunch/fika at places we encountered on the way. Häringe castle probably presented the fanciest option, with an upscale table service lunch on the stone terrace overlooking the pool and gardens. This place is also a hotel, and it seemed most of the restaurant patrons were staying at the hotel. Our sweaty bike clothes were a bit of a departure from the rest of the clientele, but luckily the lunch service wasn’t too pretentious. We took no photos on the little jaunt out to Nynäshamn. We tried to get fish and chips, I thought I remembered the smokehouse restaurant having it, and it seems such a natural for a seaside vacation spot… NOT SO FAST, ANGLO! Swedes would rather have a skagenröra or shrimp sandwhich, and fish and chips is not really that popular here. So, we improvised with some truffle mayo fries and smoked Atlantic Salmon which we brought to the park to eat picnic style. We planned to then have fika and plan our next move, but sadly our Nynäshamn-favourite Mullers Bageriet was closed for summer holidays. Instead we found a local chocolate house, which was an acceptable alternative. After coming back to Tullinge we had the best lunch and fika of the whole trip: homemade baking at Johanna’s trädgård café (now recognized by the municipality as a rad place to go)!
Here are a few other views and snaps from the trip: