Skagen

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Skagen, Denmark is on a peninsula created over the centuries by the sands from the North Sea and Baltic Sea filling in the gap between a group of islands left by the retreating ice of the ice age. The sands still accumulate today and we visited a living dune on our tour. Other tours visited a church that had been buried in sand over the centuries where now only the steeple could be seen and had an opportunity to put their feet in the North Sea and Baltic Sea from the same point.

We decided to take the tour that included a visit to Eagle World a sanctuary, breeding and research facility founded by a Danish couple for birds of prey. We saw two types of falcons and two eagles first in an inside performance area and then and outside performance. I was very impressed with this centre and the opportunity to see such magnificent creatures up close.

After our tour, as is our custom, we went seeking an authentic Danish lunch which we found in a restaurant/hotel near the harbor. Jan and I were the only non-Danes present. When we went to the buffet Jan’s mouth dropped open and her face went white. This was a little more authentic than she anticipated. She had no idea what anything was except for the herring and the eggs. There was an assortment of cold cuts and cheese and the dishes included lightly pickled red cabbage, a tuna casserole, crisp cold cooked onions, a cold curried chicken casserole and pickles. Jan reports that the bread and butter were excellent.