Friday was a national holiday. We took dad to playgroup with us once again. We went to the beach/playground and although the weather was less than spectacular, Peter had a nice time playing with *kids-he-likes*.
Saturday we (me) decided that we would venture off the island, over to mid-north-Jutland, and visit Randers Regnskov. Its an indoor tropical zoo, with three separate domes - Asia, Africa, and South America. There was also a snake/butterfly building..and these snakes were crawling where you were walking, and a coral reef aquarium. Peter's favorite animal was the bush dogs - small dog/wolf things that were busy eating their dead rats. In fact (*in fact* being a common Peter phrase) we saw LOTS of dead rats being fed to various animals that day...but that's what makes the experience even more memorable. We saw a snake take a rat from a zoo keeper, and then we watched it slowly move it down through its mouth and into its body. I also saw a rat torn into pieces by two hungry bush dogs...the image is ingrained into my memory.
There was an extremely precious moment between Peter and I, while he was watching the first snake eat the rat, when he turned to me and said "Thank you so much for taking me here, I just love this place". Are your eyes watering? Mine are.
But really, there were sooo many things to see, and you can't take pictures of everything you see...but here are some.
Sunday's Outing...was to an area near our home - Ørbæk , Ellested , Lindeskov, and Førup. My (borrowed) exploring Funen book said that in these areas we would find relics of the past, a medieval mound, and a holy spring.
There was a great pamphlet ( IN ENGLISH!) at the entrance to Magelund Voldsted. It began…
“There was once a large fortified castle on the site – today, only the impressive castle mound remains. Magelund Voldsted is a medieval defensive complex. The ramparts and castle are thought to have been built in the late 13th century and are mentioned for the first time in 1329, when, because of the restlessness of the times, they were strengthened.”
I could go on, but I won’t. These dolmens are actually quite common. I’ve seen them in farm fields on many of our weekend drives. They are usually located towards the top of a hill, and the farmers just plow and plant around them. The ones we visited on this trip though were larger than average. I think a nice day walk would be the trail around Lykkesholm – the manor home, and its large reservoir.
Regissekilde is a natural spring. I enjoy visiting these springs/holy springs and reading about their history. This particular spring seemed to have quite a documented history compared with others that we know of...although the specific stories varies depending on where I'm reading about it.
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