May 25

Claus had to work again today but got home early afternoon. We walked the beach instead of the road to Skovhuset, the burger stand we visited yesterday, and had beer and a ristet pølse (roasted sausage) with everything on it for lunch.  We walked back along the beach where there was just enough breeze to make the temperature comfortable.  In the evening we went to Skælskør to visit Claus’ mother Lis for dinner.  We were sitting outside enjoying wine before dinner, a roe deer walked by the house and a large rabbit, similar to our jackrabbit, hopped down the street. We had a delicious meal of roasted chicken and all the trimmings.  Lis told us to walk down to the harbor while she cleaned off the table and prepared coffee.  This weekend is Memorial Day in Denmark, the same 3 day holiday we have in the States and there was a festival going on.  As we approached the harbor we passed the ambulance / fire station where everyone knew Claus.  One of the ambulance men on duty recognized us from the Christmas party we attended when visiting 1 ½ years ago and he proudly showed us around the station and explained the equipment.  The Skælskør festival had a large display of restored classic cars and motorcycles.  The majority of cars were British sports cars, some with unfamiliar names, and they were immaculate.  There was also a beautifully restored Studebaker sedan.  The streets and square were packed with families and all were in a festive mood.  We walked back to Lis’ house and had coffee outside and watched the firework display.  It was 10:30pm and still fairly light but the fireworks were good anyway.  We got back to Claus’ house in Salgelse and stayed up too late talking.