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Wednesday, July 8th
Aabenraa, DK
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Although Dan and I were on holiday, our friends weren’t. They had to get up early to go to work, so we got up with them and made our departure at the same time.
Today’s goal was a campground in Denmark. I knew nothing about Denmark, but the place I chose, “Aabenraa Citycamping”, looked pretty good and had some good reviews. And most importantly: it was on our way but also “out of the way”, if that makes sense.
We (“I”) drove north through the rest of Germany and across the border into Denmark. The infrastructure was amazing to see at the border. So many cranes and docks and warehouses and containers. The economy must keep moving.
The port of Bremen (DE)
After a quick stop at a grocery store for tonight’s dinner fixings we made our way to the campground. It was located just outside of the town, up on a hill. This gave it a great view across to the water, as well as access to prime winds. It had been windy, fairly cool, and even a bit damp all day. We set up our tent in the wind (always a challenge), but have I told you about our Tent Mahal? It is leftover from our car camping days back in New Jersey (ie, the one time we went car camping while we lived there), and it is massive. Almost embarrassingly so. It says that it can sleep 8 people, has two “rooms” and I can stand up in it. But hey, “we have a VAN!” so why not make camping as comfortable as possible? And on that note, we also brought our full size air mattress. Why sleep on the ground when you can have a foot of air underneath you?
Behold! The Tent Mahal!
Before the air mattress installation
This campground was amazing. The sites were large and nicely separated by low hedges, the services building was exceptionally well-appointed. The kitchen area even had access to an oven, microwave, stove, refrigerator, and freezer. The showers and toilets were modern and clean. In essence, it had every amenity of our own home, with the added benefit of excellent weather. When we left Basel, the week’s forecast was for the low 30°Cs. Today’s campsite was about 20°, with a low of 15°. It was heavenly.
With the campsite set up we went for a walk to see the beach. Down the hill, through some small neighborhoods, across the main road and we were there. It was a nice beach but almost empty. Maybe it was too early in the season? Too late in the day? Whatever the reason, we enjoyed our lonely walk along the tideline, impressed and a little concerned about the amount of jellyfish we saw washed up on the shore. The beach ended and we wandered through the marina. We always enjoy seeing what kind of sailboats people have, where they come from, and how they have their boat set up. The area looked like wonderful water to sail in. Maybe some day!
Jellyfish!
So. Many. Jellyfish.
From the shore we went to the few shops that made up the town, and then back to the campground. It was a nice evening, although we clearly had a lot of work to do to get the process of packing, unpacking, cooking, and cleaning down. Ah, but it was only the first night of many. We would improve!