Friday, August 29, 2008

There are no bad words for the coast today

I missed the bus this morning by 15 seconds. Apparently, in Denmark, if you are not physically at the designated stop at the time the vehicle arrives, you ain't gettin' on da bus. (have you noticed the recurring theme of my difficulties with Danish public transit?)

Fortunately, another came by in 10 minutes. I was still annoyed, though, but I managed to calm myself down with one thought:
I get to look at the ocean every morning.

I think I said this earlier, but Dragor is essentially the Cape Cod of Denmark. In the morning, I walk down my picturesque street with fairy tale cottages lined by trees, hop on the bus, and enjoy the ride. This particular AM was overcast, but the afternoon was quite the sight.

The ocean was a perfect, rich sapphire blue. It contrasted beautifully with the pale, pale sky and wispy clouds. In the distance, one can make out rows and rows of white windmills, several sailboats, perhaps a plane or two taking off from Lufthavn. It was 68 degrees (F) and - gasp! - perfectly sunny!



This afternoon, I had to capture this perfect Scandanavian scene. I walked down the road to take pictures, Jonathan tagged along on his scooter. After snapping a few (which I will upload tomorrow), I asked Jonathan what he thought of the view.

"It is beautiful!" he chirped. And he was right.

I can't believe I live here.

1 comment:

Mom said...

Mom and I were just picturing what you actually get to see. Your description made it easy to visualize. Mom just got out of the pool - roses still bloom in the back yard and its a gorgeous 75 degree day here. We're thinking of kayaking tomorrow and look forward to reading your blog every day.

Love,
Mom and Steve