My Internet connection at the house was spotty and was used primarily to quickly check in with the office on Skype and check email. So, this post is catch up from Days 4-11.

On Day 4 we picked up a car from Eurocar. We had made arrangements for a car like a Ford Focus, but they had run out all the cars in that class. They upgraded us to an Audi A6 which was pretty nice. We got a Garmin Nuvi with the car, which proved to be a great addition to our travel experience. It took a little getting used to, but once we were familiar with the Nuvi's instructions, it became pretty intuitive. From Copenhagen we drove to the other side of the of the same island that Copenhagen lives on to a tiny town called Vig Lyn where we picked up keys to the house Viddinge Bakker which my brother Alec and his wife rented for my family and my other brother's (Sean) family.

The house was marvelous--large, with three double beds, a fold out couch, and bunk beds. It had a nicely appointed kitchen with a large kitchen table. The living room had a nice high efficiency stove. It had a great big wrap around that circled the whole house and a wild garden that was several acres in size. The garden had lots of trees that turned large portions into a kind of labyrinth. It had two firepits and a kid's club house along with a swing and a several ropes to swing from. At the bottom of the garden was a greenhouse. There was a large grill (which we ended up cooking on twice) that was big enough to cook for 17 of us.

My eldest brother had another house about 4 kilometres from the house we were in that included a hot tub and an indoor pool. My eldest brother, his wife, five kids, my parents, and one additional guest stayed there.

We were still without bags today and haven't had a change of clothes in 4 days. We've continued to clean some clothing in the sink and manage the best we can. Late in the day, we took the train to Lyngby where there are lots of shops. I managed to find a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that fit tolerably well, but all my wife came away with was a t-shirt.

Today we slept in. I mean really slept in. I got up at about 11:00 but my daughter wasn't really out of bed until well after noon. We didn't get out of the hotel until close to 2 pm. Given that most stores close at about 6:00 pm it made for a short day. We went to central Copenhagen and mostly were looking for clothes. Our luggage still hasn't arrived--24 hours after we arrived in the city.

Some time back, we asked my daughter, "Is it ok if we leave for Denmark on your birthday? If we do, it'll mean you spend it on a plane." She wasn't keen on the idea so we planned a departure date a day early counting on getting to Copenhagen on her birthday. Well, we arrived on her birthday--but not early enough to enjoy it.