Travel So Far: Happy Easter/God Påske

Easter was different this year of course. We usually get together with Rus' parents and they bring a basket of goodies for each of the kids. We dye eggs and roll (or throw) them down a steep hill. This sounds odd, but it is surprisingly fun and the seagulls like it. This year, I boiled eggs and no one was in the mood to colour them. Dean painted one red and they ate the rest. I was looking forward to experiencing a traditional Danish Easter with my family here, but with social distancing this wasn't possible. My cousin Marianne and her boys came to Kolding on Saturday though and we all went for a hike together. Being together outdoors seems safer somehow.

We were also blessed this weekend with a reminder of what Easter is really about. I haven't been to church in a very long time but yesterday, we were visited by two members of our church who came into our home and were able to give us the sacrament (keeping their distance and being hyper-hygenic of course). It was so nice to be able to do that again and to have them come on Easter Sunday was extra special.

Even though Easter was not the same, I am grateful for the sweet moments that we had anyway and that we are together as a family. Rus thinks we should have a big party when we get home with all of the Canadian traditions that we missed. A party with eggnog and rolling eggs down the hill by our house in Lethbridge.

family picture with Marianne, Gorm and Thorbjørn...and most of Sussi

me and Marianne (picture by Dean)

twisted trees

Dean and Sussi (it's not easy getting Sussi to be still for a picture when she's
so excited about all the new smells and places to pee)

my co-worker painted these cute guys for me for Easter

And here are a few pictures from a trip last week with Rus, Dean and Freya. We took the bus partway and walked the rest to Harteværket, Denmark's first major hydroelectric plant, built 1918-1920. It is still in use but is now mainly a historical site and water playground where kids can play and learn about water and energy. It was closed but we could still explore the grounds and enjoy the scenery.