Hello from Skagen!
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| View from my balcony |
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| 2:33 AM view from my balcony |
I distinctly remembered three things from my pre-trip research on Skagen.
1. It's pronounced Skay-en.
2. It's the northernmost town in Denmark.
3. Most buildings are painted yellow.
I was hoping to get to see all those yellows but my accessible tour was cancelled on this cruise, too. According to the ship only those completely confined to wheelchairs ever get the privilege of having accessible transportation. Well, &*#&%$ you Princess, I'll be Ms. Independent and do my own thing without your help.
It wouldn't be an adventure if I didn't run into my nemesis, the cobblestones. Here in Skagen the pavement changed multiple times in just a few short feet.
If they weren't painted yellow it pretty much meant they were made from brick instead.
A Roomba lawnmower?...
A cool looking friend mannequin...
I looked at the map when I got back and tried to retrace my route. I'm disappointed I didn't get farther but once the first battery flashed yellow I decided it was time to switch to the backup and make my way to the ship. It was a fun day anyway.
There was a shuttle being offered to the center of town for $5. When I showed up to get a ticket at the information center right next to the ship, the line was through the building, out the door, and down the stairs.
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| Taken after I got back. No line now. |
As I'm not a fan of long lines especially when people are hovering over me as I sit quietly on my scooter, I decided to get to town on my own. (Good thing I didn't wait in line - I found out later their transportation wasn't accessible either.)
Thankfully the path to town was well marked.
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| Cruise City? Maybe something was lost in translation. |
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| Attentive driving required |
And just when I thought I could get settled into something looking like a smooth ride I would find the pavers winding up uneven and bumpy.
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| The ups and downs of any kind of bumpy pavement is a battery drainer |
As I wandered around today I found lots of those Skagen yellows.
What else did I discover?
Shop and restaurant awnings make for great cover when the heavy rains begin...
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| "Probably" the best beer? At least they were honest |
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| Right after the first rainstorm passed |
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| I'm not sure it was mowing anything |
A bofsandwich is sort of like a hamburger with gravy poured all over it...
A new bike for me...
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| Maybe not. Scooter might get jealous. |
Colorful rhododendrons in bloom...
Colorful boats like I saw in Honningsvag, Norway. And they are hard to see, but what looks like fishermen's cabins like I saw in the Lofoten Islands in Norway...
Colorful green gunk in the water not far from the pier...
I also found my translator app is sometimes of no use...
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| Not a clue if those are letters or words at the top |
Then there was this. A statue best encapsulating how Scooter and I feel about cobblestones. And hills, gravel, and rain. And mud. Definitely mud.
Tomorrow we are in Haugesund, Norway. It was a month ago when I visited there for the first time but I'm planning on doing something different this time. It'll sure be nice to already have my bearings on the port area and on the city. See you then!