The Cliffs of Moon

Just have to quickly show and tell our family adventure last weekend to the Cliffs of Moon Island. In Danish it is "Mons Klint". They are a set of oceanside cliffs made primarily of chalk, that give off a whitish hue. The Cliffs are on an island south of Zealand, the island where Copenhagen is situated. We went last Saturday along with Maya's friend Madison "Maddy". It was an hour and 45 minute drive, viewing flat farmland as usual, but with budding tree blossoms and green grasses.

There are miles of hiking trails around the top, as well as campsites and places to have lunch. About 170 stairs to take you up to the top of the cliffs for viewing and more hiking. Also very windy. Another set of 500 stairs take you down to the beach where you can walk for long stretches when the tide is out. We arrived for the last bit of easterly sun before the cliffs cast a colder shadow. The girls collected really interesting rocks and the views were so relaxing and peaceful.

We had lunch in the cafe/museum (par for every Danish landmark) and not suprised by beautiful salads and the general quality of cuisine that we find par for the entire country, even in the most remote locations.

We stopped for ice cream on the way back and the girls all fell asleep. Nothing like a road trip nap.

Sunday, after family chore time, we hit Tivoli amusement park right after it opened, around Noon. We bought annual passes at Christmas and now have to use them a lot before we move. The weather was beautiful and there were relatively no lines. Maya went on the bumper cars about 6 times while Molly went on the Demon twice with Craig. I went with them once on the Demon (the roller coaster that does 2 loop-de-loops) and then Molly and I went on a ride that takes you straight up 10 stories high and drops you in 1 second. I don't know where I mustered the courage to do that one, and I was speechless afterward. Molly was fine. She loves thrill.

We've been out in the back yard more and more now that the weather is nicer. We play bocci, throw the softball or practice lacrosse or just hang out. We have daylight around 5 am til almost 9 pm. Our bedtime routine is getting later and later and the girls are waking up later and later because of it.

Maya has a cold this week. Nothing serious, but stayed home one day. Molly powers out the rides to school and back, while Maya prefers the bus when she can weasle out of riding. The funny thing is that it's more convenient and faster by bike!

Craig just spent 2 days in Aarhus and will head to USA for a week on Saturday. He managed to buy a push mower yesterday (on Earth Day!) and got out to work on the jungle last night after his drive home. We've decided to cut it ourself since the professional lawn service was charging us over $200 per cut last fall. The push mower was only $80. It's a cheap, hard to use contraption but we won't have to use it for very long.

62 days until we leave Denmark (70 until we're in USA). It's going by terribly fast. But we're enjoying every day as best we can.

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