Yesterday we decided to turn in the rental car, but before I did so we decided to take a trip to Roskilde, a town West of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. The main attraction for us was the Viking Boat Museum, which sits on the edge of the Fjord of Roskilde.
The museum was interesting because the main exhibit was a collection of boats that had been excavated from the depths of the fjord back in the 60s. Apparently, back in the 11th century when folks had to worry about raids from unfriendly neighbors, several boats of various types where loaded with rocks and sunk at one of the channels to block the ships of the incoming hoards of invaders. In the end it turned out to be a great tactic because it forced them to land elsewhere, giving time to evacuate and prepare for battle. The early Danes were victorious and the scuttled ships survived the centuries at the bottom of the fjord until recently.
We packed a lunch and put Cavan in the backpack. Afterwards we stopped at a small playground just outside the site. The most exciting thing for him was encountering a city park worker with a 4 wheeler. He chased after her yelling "Tractor! Tractor!" (although it sounded more like "Cackou! Cackou!").News on the house - we had an offer from someone last week and the inspection was supposed to happen today. We're keeping our fingers crossed!
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