Saturday, May 20. (Out of order. Oops.) Our only day in Denmark. The last two cruise ships had to bypass the port due to weather. Busy little old town. Large fishing fleet, shipyard and marina. It’s at the northernmost tip of Denmark

Perhaps because the town only hosts about 60 cruise ships per year (and many of them are German), English is a foreign language. Nothing in English. I’ve been in places in China with more English. And expensive, more so than Norway. We did the morning walking tour and strolled a little, but made a fairly short day of it. Struggled to find a pastry shop!

Lots of interest things to see. Discovered morning swimmers in the 50 degree sea. It was surprising to notice (through a telephoto lens) that many swimmers were naked. The northern edge of this landmass is creeping its way towards Norway, by about 40 feet per year. Their old lighthouse is now far too south to be useful. Their older lighthouse, a blazing caldron on a swivel, is lit once a year. Very pretty small houses (as usual), many painted yellow. So many in fact that the town is limiting anymore houses to be painted the color. It’s actually officially designated Skagen Yellow.

Being a Saturday and at the tail-end of a religious holiday week, the town was bustling. Cars and boats from several countries. Many old cars. It was a quiet town; no blaring music from restaurants. A old Swedish chapel is near the port, traditionally thought to discourage Swedish sailors from going after the Danish girls.