Gedser Odde. Just like our packing, we have been stuffing in a few last trips from our "bucket list" in Denmark. We headed south one Saturday and ended up at the end of the road, literally. It is called Gedser Odde and is the southern-most point in all of Scandinavia. Miles of white sand beaches, deserted now, but packed in the summer; narrow little roads with "small road" warnings, otters and swans swimming in the ocean. And best of all, a sunny, fairly warm day.
Agersø. A few weeks ago we visited Agersø, a tiny little Island off the west coast of Sjælland. Requires a 15 minute ferry ride. Tiny place; little charming village with old half-timbered houses, but no food. Everything was closed and it felt deserted. Apparently the walking trails around the island are the big draw.
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| The Mall. Seriously. Down a little country road. The other "shop" had honey wine and vinegar. I bought a hand-dyed egg and a little wooly sheep. |
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| The reason the village felt deserted. Everyone was at the church for a concert choir from Greenland. |
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| Our traveling buddies, the Jensons. |
Last trip. Egeskov Castle. This is one of the most famous and most visited castles in Denmark. We discovered it in the fall, then went to a Christmas market in December. We had to take one more trip to see the flowers and tour the castle. What started as a trip one last time with the Larsens, ended up as nearly a mission-couple conference. A wonderful way to end our travels.
Couples Group: Jensons, (Bear River City; Forslunds, (Bountiful) Shurtliffs, (Houston) Buxtons, Johnsons (new couple, Gilbert, AZ) and Larsens (Seattle soon to be Sacramento)
Inside the castle was a mixture of pure Danish country (lots and lots of STUFF), massive hunting lodge (a huge room with weapons and heads and horns from Africa) and whimsey (a room-size doll house with miniature, hand-crafted furnishings.)
FABULOUS! But, a sad time because we are leaving these wonderful couples. We hope to meet them again at reunions and in our travels.
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