May 28

Today is our last with Claus.  We had another beautiful sunny & warm day, but the wind has picked up and the temperature is supposed to drop overnight and be cool tomorrow.  We attempted a final load of laundry but the belt on the washing machine broke and there are no open stores to get a replacement today.  A friend of Claus nearby was kind enough to let us use her machine.  We drove way out in the countryside to Birkegårdens Haver, a former farm turned into a group of huge gardens.  The Japanese inspired and Danish/English gardens are the largest and they also have a convent garden and prairie garden.  This is the ideal time to visit the gardens because the flowers are all in bloom.  It was interesting to see more than 10 colors of rhododendron and gigantic peony flowers.  We stopped to pick up the laundry and sat around with the family for awhile and returned to Claus’ to pack and prepare dinner.  After dinner we walked to the cliff overlooking the beach and the wind was cold.   I booked trains and flight to our destinations between Hamburg & Barcelona and then we went to bed.