Rainy Day Serendipity

After being inside during a rainy Saturday we decided to head to the harbor and see what there was to see. Our first bit of luck (good luck, unless you think of it in terms of packing) was finding a yard sale at the adult home near our house.  We all found some treasures including a magic set, a woolen Danish flag, a tripod, and a batik shirt.

our friend trying forging

After dropping things off we were off again.  We stopped in the glass gallery just past the harbor, which had unusual pieces, but not what we were looking for.  The Viking Museum was a hosting the Danish Knife Association's annual meeting and championship competition for knife makers.  It was fascinating to see the raw material for knives, including beautiful woods for handles, metals for blades, and leathers for cases.  I had no idea there was such a variety.  We had a chance to watch forging, carving, etching, and sewing.  It was also different to see the vendors sitting around smoking and drinking beer while people shopped.

While we were watching our friend make a knife it was hard to miss a group in orange suits walking by and then jumping into the water.

We learned they were training for their three week sailing trip to Gotland.  The water by the museum is warm enough for swimming without a drysuit, but they will be farther north and the Baltic Sea is much colder.  Here is the translation of the information from the website.

Ottar sail to GotlandFrom the moment Ottar throw the last mooring in the Harbour Museum on 25 June and the returns around 7 August, you can follow the ship on our website.On board the ship is fitted with communications equipment that makes it possible to follow the ship sailing with information about the course, speed and position. The information sent from the ship via satellite to the website about. every 15 minutes.The boatman aboard Ottar, Helene Bjerregaard will write travel letters along the way so it becomes possible to experience pulled completely into the room. Travel letters you will also find on the map, marked with a yellow icon.Finally, we have some information about historic places in the map. In this way, we hope that you will be well entertained on the voyage as it is today, and with tales of Vikings.

I hope we'll see them off next weekend, unless we find other surprises to distract us.