Journey: Rubjerg Knude Fyr – Hirtshals – Grenen – Skagen – Rabjerg Mile – Saebe
Wow what a day, we were in beach heaven and the dogs are shattered ❤️🐾☀️ Rubjerg Knude Fyr is also known as the disappearing lighthouse as it’s surrounded by huge moving dunes. Ernest and Jasper climbed the lighthouse with me and the view from the top was amazing! Mabel was like the Queen of the sands and just loved it.
From there we drove through Hirtshals to Grenen. We walked along the beach to the point where the North sea meets the Baltic sea – you could see a clear difference with the North sea being much choppier. We then realised we could have taken a funky tractor bus but to be fair enjoyed the walk, saw more bunkers, Mabel rolled in the sand at least 10 more times and sniffed out a beetle.
In Skagen we saw a replica old lighthouse, then drove to yet more sand in the form of Rubjerg Mile….massive sand dunes isolated from the sea. The scale was incredible and we walked up and down for ages. Ernest learnt to dig…though got confused when the holes he dug at the bottom of slopes kept getting filled in 😂 He also covered us all in sand. I’d stupidly got my dates mixed up and spent all morning celebrating his half birthday but later realised he is 6 months old on the 26th not 23rd… So he will be spoilt again on Wednesday 🙈
From Rubjerg Mile we have driven south again on the east coast to Saebe for a special Danish celebration that will get is own separate post as we are waiting for it to commence…
Day 41 Part 2 – Sankt Hans Aften
What a special treat, we realised a few days ago that the Danish celebrate midsummers day on the 23rd which is St John’s Eve – it’s notionally Christian but has pagan traditions hense a witch is burnt on a bonfire and the whole community comes together to celebrate midsummer by singing a famous poem. You typically have a special meal with friends and family beforehand and thus there were BBQs, firepits to melt marshmallows, waffles and our option ice cream.
Each town had there own bonfire and as ours was one of the last lit we could see others burning down the coast line. It really felt like the whole town was out, the brass band started playing as the bonfire was lit and people started singing. Really magical end to our day
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