True Vikings

In the morning we showed Alix the documentary that was filmed with us in April, because she hadn’t seen it yet. It was fun to watch once again, and still we’re all quite happy with how it turned out. Apart from going into to town once, and looking at some lovely shops there, Alvin and Alix had to spend most of the day with all the tasks left before leaving Skagen tomorrow: Packing, cleaning, archiving pictures, booking tickets – you name it. 

Alvin also had his final talk with Simon, while I was typing in ringing data with Mette. After that, we all went out into the garden to play the so called Viking Game, which basically translates to hitting sticks with sticks. But as primitive as this might sound, it is actually very fun. Embarrassingly, we as the volunteer team lost the first round to Simon and Mette, but we took revenge and defeated them in a second round, proving we do have that Viking blood run through our veins.

The Viking Game!

Later, Mette had to go to the car mechanic to fix a flat tire. Simon finally took the annoying floor lamp from the station’s living room with him to get rid of it. For now we’re lacking a lamp there, but since the days are so long at the moment, we don’t need it yet. 

In the evening, we all went out for some time. Alix and Alvin even did a little seawatch at Grenen, where they had an Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove), while I was preparing dinner. It was very windy for them, and they got pretty cold.

A lot of gulls roosting and foraging along the shore.

After dinner, we had a cozy little campfire in the garden. We were grilling marshmallows and writing glow words into the windy summer night air, while a big peachy full moon slowly rose over the silvery horizon.

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People: Alvin Johansson, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Simon S. Christiansen, Mette Breede