the road trip

I am back from a lovely weekend! We had a great road trip touring Denmark in two and a half days. The small rental car that turned out to be smaller than expected. With only two seats in the back and we were three that had to fit. So it was just to squeeze in our buts but we made it. The same had to be done for the trunk, squeezing and prioritizing what we needed to bring along. Think it is the smallest trunk I have ever seen. Some blankets and pillows had to stay at home. Eventually we got the trunk closed and we could head off for our first stop: Aalborg.

Reaching Aalborg we stopped at A's friends place to drop of our stuff and head for a party. Then it was time to see the famous bar street Jomfru Ane Gade. With plenty of bars to go through but we only manage to fit in three but it was plenty of fun dancing the night away.

After waking up in an extremly hot apartment with five other people and sun coming through the windows, it was time to continue towards Skagen. We had clear blue skies and drove as fast as we could to reach the beach in Skagen. We finally reached Grenen which is the northmost point of Denmark and the beach that surprisingly enough barely had any people. Lovely. We settled down on the white sand beach and enjoyed the perfect warm weather with a light breaze. Then it was time for the first outdoor dip of the year and to my surprise the water was quite warm. I usually have trouble getting into the water but not this time.

After plenty of hours at the beach we headed to town for some food. Then it was time to find a place to sleep. I.e. find a camping ground where we could put up our tents. It was a long time ago I was out camping but I do not really mind it at all. We put up our borrowed tents and settled down to have some wine and chips before getting some sleep.

I will never ever sleep on a sleeping mat again since I woke up basically every hour during the night. Next time I will for sure use an air mattress. After some breakfast consisting of juice and bread with nutella it was time to contine the trip back south and the 500 km to Copenhagen.

On the way back we made a stop in the nice town of Århus and a good dinner at an Italian restaurant. We had some time to enjoy the city but were mostly tired and just relaxed in a really nice park enjoying a bit of sun. It was Sunday evening and time to drive the last few hours back to Copenhagen. On the 15 km bridge back to Zealand we also got to see a beautiful sunset. A nice ending to a great weekend.