Denmark - A beautiful country

What a surprise today, as we drove 300 kms, from just below Skagen, all grasses and sand dunes, to Skamlingsbanken, on the coast below Kolding.  Kolding is beside the E45, just past the turnoff on the E20 to Copenhagen.   After the grasses and sand dunes, came the most beautiful countryside.   Heavily wooded, hilly and green.

 We were so surprised to see hills as we expected flat countryside, similar to the Netherlands.   The motorway ran through undulating countryside, with woodland consisting of birch and beech trees, and some pastoral land, crops and dairy farms.   No acres of pine trees either, as there was in Sweden.   No photographs sadly, as I was too busy driving or admiring the scenery.

We are now Gonninghoved Strand Camping, quite a nice camping ground, but very busy, as Danish schools started their holidays today.

 We arrived at 3 pm just as everyone was out walking or heading to the swimming pool, so extra care had to be taken not to run anyone over.

The corner into our road was very sharp, and I had to reverse back along the road, so that I could swing out more, without hitting anyone of course or collecting the hedge on the corner. Then I reversed the caravan onto the site without a problem.   I am definitely improving.

However the man opposite us, obviously did not trust me.   He came out and stood in front of his buggy and trailer, to protect them.  Talk about looking daggers at us.  I took this photograph after he went back inside.  He was lucky I did not include him in the photograph.

 We went for a walk down to the beach, which according to the photos in the brochure should have sparkling blue water, but not today.  It was too overcast.   It had a lovely sandy beach. Walter was in the photograph in  order to add a bit of interest to a very grey photograph.   A much improved prhotograph.

 There were an assortment of holiday homes by the beach.   These two were very cute.  They love their flagpoles in this country.  No flags today.  Obviously they only fly them when here is someone in the house.

 We then walked around the campsite to check out the caravans on seasonal pitches, that is, they are here all summer.   Some of the awnings contained dining tables and chairs plus lounge suites.   All the awnings were on boarded floors and were very secure.  But ordinary awnings, all the same.

Pan fried hot dogs wrapped in bacon for dinner tonight.   We love them, as do the people in Scandinavia.

Two pieces of information which I forgot to add in previous blogs.  Karen Blixen (1885-1962) wrote Out of Africa, while she was staying in a hotel in Skagen.  Also the wife of Crown Prins Frederik, the heir to the throne in Denark, is Australian born.  Her name was Mary Donaldson.  They were married in 2004 and have four children.  We saw their photographs when we visited the palace in Copenhagen.

So on that note it is time to head off to bed.  No sunsets tonight.  I wonder if we have any darkness.  We are 300 kms further south.