Summer. How lovely. Left our beautiful pitch on the seashore in Ebeltoft (and discovered we had been charged an extra 100DKK for the location - oops). Drove ever northwards through, but not stopping in Alborg, and passing through some lovely green rolling countryside. The wild flowers along the route were brilliant : lupins (and not just blue but all shades), poppies, buttercups, thrift or something similar and pretty sure that the swathes of deep pink were wild orchids. We had planned to go towards the East and spend the night in Fjord country but changed our mind and headed straight north instead so we could explore the most northerly tip (tomorrow), especially as the weather promises to be so good. Excellent choice. Arrived at Sindal Camping early afternoon and spent the afternoon sitting in the sun ... read more

What a lovely spot to pitch our motorhome - right on the front of the campsite, almost in the sea. Gorgeous sheltered bay with a few small boats and a view across to the frigate. Shame about the rain. Drove here back onto the mainland of Denmark from Fyn Island. Avoided motorways and got to the campsite in about 3 hours. We drove through Denmark’s 2nd largest city but didn’t stop as looked too complicated to find where to park and really we prefer exploring the smaller towns and villages. So we only stopped for a drink and lunch in a lay-bye en route. Not as pretty a drive as we have done over last couple of days but everything lovely green and rolling. We found rain about half way along with a cloud which just ... read more

Our 15th wedding anniversary. Slight change of plan today. Ended up at the tip of the island of Fyn at FynsHoved rather than somewhere down in the middle at Ringe. Grey start to the day and drive back across causeway to Jutland mainland then across the bridge to Fyn in direction of Odense was very flat, very green and not terribly interesting (I nodded off, fortunately Bob, at the wheel, didn’t !). We thought we might stop in Odense but guide book was not very helpful as to ‘attractions’ and we found ourselves out the other side before we had decided whether to stop or not. So we didn’t. Odense is famous for Hans Christian Anderson but not a lot else. We headed north up the island instead to the fishing village (town !) of Kerteminde. ... read more

Visited Ribe today, the oldest city in Denmark and established in 700 because of its good location as a trading post on the river. Lovely place especially on a blue-sky sunny day. There are streets of beautifully restored buildings in the medieval quarter of the city. They should be too pretty and twee but surprisingly they are not and the whole place was a delight to the eye and also to the camera. Loved the cathedral which has some very modern paintings and stained glass. The river is also pretty and forms an island round part of the town. Unexpectedly you come across a full working water wheel in the main shopping street and then a gushing weir. All extremely tasteful and well thought out. Not a piece of litter to be seen. We visited the ... read more

We have a new motorhome for this trip, one with a garage so the scooter can go inside instead of hanging precariously off the back. This is an Italian McLouis TANDY 366G and it is very smart. Let’s hope it is also reliable. Gave the garden a wave as we left as it is about to burst into glorious summer flower which we will completely miss. Also to all the baby birds which have been feasting in our garden these last few weeks, including the robin which comes to the kitchen door for suet pellets, but have left a pot of bird food and asked next door to put some out for them every now and then. Don’t normally feed after June as that is when the noisy Charlie Boys (Starlings) move in en masse. Good ... read more