From a travel website: "Way back, Blokhus was an important base for the fishing fleet in the area – today it the centre of an international holiday paradise. Miles and miles of wide sand beaches (no rocks) , sand dunes and the clear blue ocean. Because the beaches are so wide and cover such a large area, you can drive in you car to the spot on the beach that suits you best. Access to the beach by car or by foot is free of charge. The area next to Blokhus and the beach offers a vast majority of beautiful nature with many possibilities for hiking in the woods or in the muse. Many places you will find marked paths where you can enjoy nature in peace and quiet whether you prefer to walk or go by bicycle (rental is available). Whatever the time of the year, the nature is breathtaking."
Blokhus is a 30 minute drive from Aalborg and is situated on the north-western coast of the Jutland Peninsula (again, the big chunk of the three pieces of Denmark). This was the destination last Sunday for about 30 int'l students including myself. Despite the rain and the wind, the beaches were as promised and the waves transfixing, although I think "paradise" is used loosely in the description above from the travel website... : P
On the topic of the weather, during the orientation presentation given to all international students, one of the PowerPoint presentation slides with the heading "Weather" simply read, "Wherever you are from, it's worse here."
Obviously they have never been to North Dakota in the wintertime.
Finally, it was pleasant again today - around 62 F. (Or rather, 17 C - it's taking some time to get used to the modern metric system used here, and in almost every other nation in the world...if anyone needs a free time activity, maybe you could take up lobbying the US gov't to convert). Point being, it's not always overcast - I think I just happen to take pictures on the cloudy days.
Hope all is well in the States! I'll write more soon...
Tessa
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