Fanø

On Friday afternoon my host mom, Karin, picked me up and we began our journey to the Southwestern island of Fanø to spend the night at her friend's summer house.

Island of Fanø

We left at around 3 o'clock and it took around 2 and a half hours to drive to the ferry taking us to the island. It was a very pretty drive and I enjoyed talking to my host mom during that time. 

We arrived at the ferry and brought the bikes we had with us on board. It was about a ten minute ferry ride to the island.

When we arrived at the island we took our bikes off the ferry and started riding. It was my first time riding a bike in Denmark! The biking lanes made it so easy to travel by bicycle and I really enjoyed it. The ride was beautiful and the weather made it easy to travel in.

We arrived at their house within 15 minutes of leaving the ferry. I met my host mother's friend and her twelve year old son, Thomas. I had my first Danish hotdog, which was delicious, and learned how to play many new card games (thanks to Thomas). 

After a dinner we went out to the beach for a swim. It was very cold (as one might imagine), but it was very beautiful as the sun was setting. There was also a rainbow!

The summer house was very beautiful, and there was no wifi or internet so it was nice to have a little break from all of that and just talk with the people I was with.

In the morning we ate breakfast and it started to rain, however the weather did not hold us back. Karin, Thomas, and I went out into the rainy weather to visit some animals! Thomas took me to see some seals (the first ones I've seen outside of a zoo) and then (after turning around a few times) he successfully directed us to meet some wild pigs!

Thomas and I accidentally woke the pigs from a rainy nap and had a quick moment of panic as they started running around. They soon calmed down and were very gentle and friendly. They let us pet them, and even let Thomas pick one up!

After visiting the pigs, we walked around the town a little bit before heading back. We ate lunch together and soon said our goodbyes. Karin and I biked along the beach back to the ferry and had a nice drive home.

Thank you so much to Karin's friends for being so welcoming and letting us stay in their summer house. It was lovely and I had a great time it was so nice to meet everyone. I hope to see you all again some day!

Danish Word of the Day:

svin- pig