Our Aarhus Adventure

Phew.

Posted by Philip Morley on August 4th, 2015

I woke very early this morning and decided to recommend that we went for the slightly later arrival date of 28th September.

The extra few days will be a welcome addition to our schedule, although the date for Daisy’s CPR deadline won’t move.

As I am writing this, we’re just hearing that Annette, the owner of the summer house, has allowed us to book the cabin for a month. This means we have somewhere to live until October 3rd and we can use this as an address.

You could surf on the wave of relief in this house.

Adjusting the dream a bit to the left.

Posted by Philip Morley on August 4th, 2015

It has been a frustrating few days. As the departure date draws nearer, we found out that our dream cabin wasn’t going to be available at the time we wanted to arrive in Aarhus.

This was more than a little setback because we need to get Daisy’s CPR - the Danish identity number - by September 5th to avoid getting fined by the international school. The reason being they won’t get funding for Daisy from the government without it.

Also, we found out that it’s difficult to get an address without a CPR. And vice versa.

At more than one point I felt like crying. I had sold a vision of an adventure to the girls and now it was crumbling.

To add insult to injury, there was very little rental property on the boligportal, which is the website everyone uses to let their property.

Finally, I decided to phone up the authorities.

I was in for a pleasant surprise.

Turns out you can use any address to get a CPR, including a B&B, provided you can prove you’re there for at least a month.

All we need now is to find somewhere.

Feeling a bit like a Scandinavian Mary and Joseph.

Keep in touch with Daisy.

Posted by Philip Morley on July 22nd, 2015

Daisy’s email address is daisymorley@tocomail.com

Daisy says goodbye to Barton School.

Posted by Philip Morley on July 22nd, 2015

Today was Daisy’s last day at Barton Primary School in Cambridge.

Her shirt bears testimony to the friends she’s made and the ones who’ll miss her.

We’ll all miss our friends here.

Aarhus Academy for Global Education is where’s she’s off to next.

Sounds very grand.

It’s a very modest international school.

But Barton will be a tough act to follow.

Our first Danish house - for a few weeks at least.

Posted by Philip Morley on July 22nd, 2015

We’re all very excited that we can start our adventure in a beach house just 100m from the Baltic Sea.

This is a typical, idyllic, Danish summerhouse, set amongst the trees in a secluded stretch of coastline a few miles outside the city of Aarhus, which is in Jutland.

Jutland is the bit of Denmark bolted onto mainland Europe.

Next stop south is Germany.

The beach has white sand and there’s a marina close by (not a Morris Marina), along with a little forest that seems like the perfect place to run or have picnics.

Of course, I’m writing this in July, when the sun is still shining.

But I have the feeling that this little place would be a cosy haven whatever the weather.

It’s technically illegal to stay in a summerhouse in the winter (which the Danes say starts on October 1st).

We’re trying to work around this.

In the meantime, this little shed and its accompanying out-house can take five.

So, consider this your Autumnal invitation.

Welcome

Posted by Philip Morley on July 22nd, 2015

On 23rd August 2015, Daisy, Sarah and Philip Morley move to live in Denmark. We’ll miss our friends back in the UK and we’ll want to share some special moments, particularly in the early days. Come back often.