I've decided to abandon the day-by-day approach. Some days are interesting, others less so. Here are the highlights (and low-lights) from Week 3.
Legoland.

We're not (usually) the kind of people who go to theme parks. Firstly, there are too many of us. Secondly, most of us are too short for a lot of attractions. Yes, that includes me. 1m60 height limits are NO JOKE. But Legoland is designed for small people, and for some unfathomable reason I'd been obsessed with the idea of going since I was about 5, so we went. Even Sophie was able to go on most things (including her very first rollercoaster, which she LOVED). The queues weren't too bad, and several of the rides have a play area to keep children busy (building things) while the parents wait.

We (nearly) all got minifigures from the gift shop on the way out (build-your-own for Raph, Sophie and I, ready-made for Margaux and Essie). Damien bought himself a Lego head mug and now calls his morning coffee "skull juice".

Fire quesadillas.
An improvised meal made from tortillas, a jar of salsa, and some grated cheese. Sandwich everything together, heat up in pan over fire. Raph and Essie suggested I write this one down in my recipe notebook. I, on the other hand, am not sure this constitutes a recipe.

Yet more frogs.
All the best campsites have tiny frogs. SO MANY tiny frogs. Margaux and Isidore caught 12 in a jar, while Raph picked up several other frogs and transported them to an alternative location so his siblings couldn't catch them.
Oat milk.
No fridge = long-life milk, except the supermarkets we visited in Denmark didn't seem to sell UHT. I bought oat milk as an alternative. This was not a popular choice and will not be repeated.
A ferry and DOLPHINS.
It worked out easier to take the ferry Jutland to the west coast of Sweden than to go around by road. Once we'd factored in the diesel and the bridge tolls, it also worked out cheaper. More to the point, some of us saw dolphins from the boat.
Not Our Favourite Campsite.
The first campsite we stopped at in Sweden was chosen for proximity to the port. It was more expensive and busier than we'd have liked, and the pitches were very small. We did get to go swimming in the North Sea, though.
We got rained on.
Our second site in Sweden, further inland, was more to our liking. There was a free orienteering trail around the village for small people, which we did on the first evening. From what we've seen, the notion that life in Sweden centers on being outdoors is completely true. The place we're staying has any number of walking trails, mountain biking tracks, and an excellent playground. It rained all day on the second day we were there, but we went to visit the site of the first monastery in Sweden anyway. Damien heroically took the smalls to the park mid-afternoon. Apparently it was quite busy in spite of the downpour. There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing...

Next time...
Further adventures in Sweden, featuring blueberries, mosquitoes and FREE LAUNDRY FACILITIES!!!!!
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