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.