DAY 326

Friday 1 June 2012

Up at various times, Charles was the first on the computer to try and reason with the Danish government, and a private company that gave us honkin’ parking tickets during our last days in the country. The government ticket looked like it would be possible to parley, but he found out from the private company’s website that they were pretty much goons whose mission was to “keep your neighborhood free from pesky tourists who don’t understand simple parking rules!” and to “regulate your area, even if it means keeping the public out!” So we didn’t have much luck, especially since there was no number to call, they were only open two hours on certain weekdays, and said it was impossible to negotiate tickets. With a heaving sigh we regretfully agreed they got us this time.

Nicole set out ALL her clothes...except the ones she was wearing at the time
the photo was taken.

Dian and Nicole worked on editing and adding pictures to old blog days (Dian did 100 by the end of the day!) while Charles went grocery shopping for essentials.

Roos and Henri had been busy all day, but Roos came by later to ask if we wanted McDonald’s for dinner. Nicole bristled, but since everyone else said yes she acquiesced to her request. She could not utter that she would like the “Big Tasty with bacon,” so Dian and Charles told Roos we would take three of the aforementioned item. Dian got a soda, but Charles and Nicole got a milkshake, figuring if they were going to have it at all they might as well go all the way.

After dinner Charles and Dian joined Roos on a visit to her horses Colletta and Fa (pronounced “fay” meaning “fairy” in Dutch), and they were happy to report that the horses were both okay in their new home.

Later Henri and Roos left for a party, and the Happy Trails Gang blogged ‘til we went to sleep.