Day Three -- North Sea

 Day Three

Everyone is beginning to get more acclimated to the time change as evidenced by the ease of the wake up routine. Fruit, eggs and cereal were the choice of the day. Following breakfast, we headed to Hilltop School to meet our hosts of the day and to discuss our upcoming journey to the North Sea. We were treated to a most informative tour of the Hanstholm Bunker Museum. As we suspected, our full knowledge of the Danish struggles during WWII and the impact the Nazi Regime had on the culture. Just to see the timeline of events is staggering enough but learning how the bunker operated was absolutely amazing. The students asked some very insightful questions about WWII, which sparked some interesting conversations between the Chamberlain and Hilltop students.

 After the tour, we took a small hike to a mini-railway that the Germans used to deliver munitions to the large weapons on the bluff. The ride was bumpy and was almost like being back at an amusement park but the view was astonishing as was the design of the railway.  Then it was off to Klitmoller Rogeri for a traditional Danish fish and chips luncheon. As usual, the food was outstanding and so was the company! With bellies full, we headed down the coast past the turrets in the bluffs and on to Vesterhavet for a walk on the long pier and beach and of course a cone of ice cream. It was time to head back to Hilltop to drop off our hosts and then back to the compound. 

 

The students were ready for showers and a little down time while a smorgasbord dinner was being prepared. The buffet style dinner worked out quite well as everyone got to choose where he or she wanted to eat whether it was inside or out.  While finishing dinner we all started to crash and began our preparation for another fun filled day! Off to bed for all to have a good night’s sleep as we have a full day at Hilltop School on Tuesday.