Monthly Archives: August 2018

On the Road to Tonder-what day is it?

I am sitting on the bed in the Sonderborg City Danhostel eating licorice and wishing for bedtime. Yeah, I’m pooped, again. Murray indulges in an island delicacy this morning at breakfast in our hotel. Aero pandekager. He says it is … Continue reading

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On the Road to Tonder Day 3

The first two days we spent traversing the islands of Falster and Lolland. Both these islands are similar to home in many ways. Denmark is about the same latitude as Edmonton so the climate should be similar as well. The … Continue reading

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On the Road to Tonder Day 2

Murray is up early but I sleep until the alarm goes off at 7:00. I am still adjusting to this time zone and am spending a few hours awake in the middle of the night. We eat breakfast, pack up … Continue reading

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On the Road to Tonder

‘tun der’ or something close to that. We have asked several people how Tonder is pronounced and each person approaches it a little different. The one thing they all agree on is the ‘o’ is more or less a ‘u’ … Continue reading

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Travel Mode

Murray and I have a verbal cue when we usually get to the first boarding gate as we embark on a long trip. It is “Travel Mode”, which means relax, we can handle anything that is thrown at us, go … Continue reading

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