On Motherhood.

Free Camping and Ystad.

Crossing the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö 

Marijke and her self made bathing suit. 

Getting into holiday mode. 

One of the three times the ball was used. 

Feeling very happy. 

Free camping is allowed all over Sweden as long as there is no house in sight. 

Good location. 

Now that EU rates are lower, it was sometimes very tempting to get connected...

... but there were other very tempting things to check out too. 

Ystad. 

Jonas and Marijke pretending they don't know me. Photo by Phil.

Interesting bricks. 

Phil is into bricks lately. Photo by Phil. 

Sexy flowers. 

Giving the flowers some stimulation. 

Stroking the monk's head. 

Bollard covered in rubber to avoid car damage. 

NO!

Cleaning potatoes with sea water. 

Very slow sunset. 

Copenhagen and the Summer House.

While we were in Denmark Hannah and her friends hosted us so well. This trip was very special partly because of all the people we met along the way. Last year in Indonesia I found it so interesting to see people's lifestyle from the other side of the world. But during this trip I also realised that people that live closer also have very varied ways of living. I learned and it opened my mind to other possibilities. 

We decided to have a day in Copenhagen as Hannah only lives an hour away from it. 

Dropping off Jonas' stool at a depo of a stool collector. 

Cardamom pastry. 

I love filter coffee. 

Time traveller's tomb stone in a graveyard in Copenhagen. 1996-2064. 

Specialised brush shop. 

The center of Copenhagen was a bit disappointing, but this restaurant certainly was not. 

In the evening we went to one of Hannah's friends parents' summer house. 

The Baltic sea is not salty. I googled and found answers: 

The Baltic Sea is unique: the largest body of brackish (low-salinity) water in the world, it is also distinguished by its division into a series of basins of varying depths, separated by shallow areas or sills. The many rivers flowing into the Sea are the reason for its brackish character. Source. 

Jonas enjoying life. 

Pretending we own a dog. 

My man. 

Lovely dinner and delicious people. 

Collective living in Tølløse.

After Hamburg we made our way to Tølløse (Denmark), where Jonas’ sister, Hannah, lives in a collective with eight more people. It was interesting to see this way of living in a group. They collectively asked for a mortgage to buy this wooden Swedish house that they are all repairing together. I wish this option of a collective mortgage existed in the Netherlands. I found myself easily imagining living with a group of friends in Rotterdam, sharing tasks and responsibilities. I think it’s an interesting option especially because I don’t have family nearby. 

We got a boat from Puttgarden (Germany) to Rødbyhavn (Denmark)

The Swedish wooden house that was bought with a collective mortgage. They are busy fixing it up. 

Cosy inside. 

All the right prints. 

The Boss. 

Marijke and her now famous green onesie. 

I wanted to show you our tents but Phil was really eager to be in the photo. 

Hannah and Line. Line is a stone mason. Hannah is a writer. 

Jonas, Hannah and their American granny. 

It doesn't get much cosier than this. 

Line working away on the insolation of the house. 

In the vegetable garden. 

Our first of many berry picks during the trip.