Bill and Mark's trip to Hirtshals, Denmark

It's almost 3:00 a.m. and Bill and Mark just got back from Denmark on the ferry. It was eventful trip, concluding with a rather harrowing journey home when strong winds rolled the ship; alcohol bottles rattled in the duty free shop, and Mark vomited all over his green sweater (fortunately, he was wearing multiple layers, so just pealing off a few and he was a nauseous, exhausted brand new.)

Earlier in the day, they enjoyed their visit to the Nordsøen, or North Sea Museum which promoted sustainable fishing.

Bill also brought back a lot of Havarti cheese but didn't get a chance to see the Bunker Museum, which includes the remains of a bunker the Germans built in WWII to fend off an Allied invasion. The Nazis occupied Denmark from April 1940 until the end of the war. Most of the small Jewish population in Denmark survived the war because they were able to escape to Sweden with the help of the Danish resistance.

Walter and I had a much less eventful day of Christmas shopping, piano practicing and movie watching. Part Karate Kid, Star Wars, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kung Foo Panda was mildly entertaining for mom, more so for Walter.


Dawn, as Bill and Mark leave Kristiansand.


Hirtshals Harbor





Sunfish



Mark plays a North Sea fishing video game.



My dear husband the historian documents the journey back. He took this photo just before the seas got rough.