Rocks in the sand.

Dad trying to cross the creek to the other side of the beach without getting his shoes wet.

An artistic shot of rocks and driftwood on the beach.

On Monday, we went to Oswald Beach to look for agates! Mom found two nearly right next to each other and then I found some up in the rocks. I started digging and found a bunch of agates! 14 total! Mom was jealous!

My dad's truck being towed away.

When I finally met up my parents at Nehalem Bay State Park, I found my dad's truck had broken a seal in the transmission and couldn't back the trailer in to our spot. So, a big huge tow truck from Tillamook drove up to back the trailer in and then tow Dad's truck away to get it fixed. My parents were very lucky that I came to meet them, so there was an extra vehicle to drive around in!

In Manzanita, I met up with my mom's cousin Elsa and her table of beautiful, artistic, photo cards!

After camp, I drove out the Oregon Coast to meet up with my parents to celebrate the 4th of July. Here is the view from Nea-kah-nie looking over Manzanita. It is tradition to stop here and take a picture!

Himmelbjerget Danish Camp 2006

Annelise, Tina, Kirsten and Nick (in the background) after the campers had all gone home!

The 2006 Counselors of Himmelbjerget Danish Camp!

The campers on the last day with their camp t-shirts.

During the last night at camp, there is a tradition to have a dance! This year, we had glowing bracelets that added to the dance atmosphere.

Annelise dressed in her Viking garb for the final night at Danish Camp!

"Vi danser hele natten paa Jamaica" on the last night at camp.

The other AC/DK award giver.

One of the AC/DK award givers!

Ice Cream for snack after the Viking game! Perfect for a warm summers night.

The Vikings!

Thursday night, we played the Viking game where families worked together to answer facts about Vikings and their Gods. Each person got a balloon that they had to protect from the Vikings that were hiding out on the grounds between each check point.

Cassy with static hair and the balloons for the Viking game.

Another awesome view over the Gorge.

Folk dancing in the tennis courts with Gorm.

Annelise's first Intermediate Danish class of the day.

Yeah! My Danish students like my Danish class!

A group of campers during snack time!

It's evening snack time and on this day we got homemade aebelskiver!

Another entertaining skit by a very talented family.

A little closer view of Crown Point taken from the pool.

The amazing view from Danish camp swimming pool. The view is of the Columbia River Gorge. The left side is the state of Washington and the right side is Oregon. You can see Beacon Rock in the distance and Crown Point on the right.

At 4:00 p.m. everyday it's time for a dip in the cold swimming pool that has the most amazing view of the Columbia River Gorge.

Crafts outside the Barn.

Camp family group hug! Cassy, Tina and Tyler! I've known these kids for a long time!

It's craft-time in the Barn! Kids are painting in designs that will dry and then can stick to the window and see the sun shine through the colors.

You really know camp is a special place when old time campers come back to visit. It was great to see Jesse again! It's like seeing family after being away for a long time.

Another beautiful sunset over the Columbia River Gorge.

The award giving nerds and Annelise after 'storegruppe'.

Olga the Viking woman (aka Annelise) visits the camp every night to give facts about Vikings and the way they lived.

The Freja family puts on a skit for the group on Tuesday night.

The Tyr family goes through a stack of Go-Cards that I brought back from Denmark. They can use them to send messages to friends in camp who are in another family.

After the Dannebrog comes down, the 'vimple' goes up! This is a new tradition we started this year, so we always know Danish Camp is in session.

The boys sing the Danish national anthem as the flag is lowered.

Lowering the Dannebrog in the evening.

It's award time and the country hicks entertain with a bit of "road kill" comedy!

The purple family compete in a game of tug-of-war.

The campers get a chance to try a folk dance along with the experts.

The Hasslev Folk Dancers in action!

On Monday, we were fortunate to have the Hasslev Folk Dancers from Denmark perform for us in Wright Hall. It was so hot outside that we had to have folk dancing inside. It was a great treat to have real Danish dancers at Danish camp.

The view from between Bowman and Wright Hall looking west over the Columbia River towards Portland.

Carsten smiles to the camera as if the task is as easy as pie!