The first week of June the youngest and I found Little Tilde and Hilltop Trine. By this point Denmark had entered Phase 3 of re-opening and she and the oldest were back in school, in the classroom. She no longer had her 2 hour long lunch break.

We had used the lunch break to look for the Giants, to go jogging (run for her, shuffle for me – averages out to jogging I’d say), and to take bike rides to the beach, lakes and ponds.

But by the time she and her sister went back to school, I think she was well good and tired of all that exercise for exercise’s sake. Although I gotta say we had worked up to 3mile jogs and 18/20mile bike rides.

Also, I would always ride my fast (very light) road bike, clipped into my pedals (this allows cyclists to *pull* on the pedals as well as *push* on them), while she road her 50# upright commuter bike. And even with those 2 significant disadvantages, she kept up with me easily.

Our long bike ride to or from the Giants also shortened a good bit. Which was fine. We were outside, getting sunshine and fresh air and at least 30 minutes of cardio activity. We didn’t need to be training for an Ironman!

First Giant(or 4th, I guess I should say, 1st for this post) was Little Tilde. And, as the youngest just reminded me, we did bike all the way there and then took the train home.

Monday, June 1: Little Tilde

It was one of the many Danish National holidays…

After an 18km bike ride we’re getting close (according to Google Maps)! All smiles
Had to leave our bikes on the paved path to take this trail in the woods.
Found her!!!
She spends her days looking over a beautiful pond and posing for countless photographs.
“She’s got a tail. It’s a little weird”
Hi Little Tilde!
Another picture? fine.
Obligatory mom/youngest selfie #10439
Obligatory mom/youngest selfie #10440
Little Tilde’s daily view.
More of Little Tilde’s nature settings. I would have loved to take a walk/bike ride all the way around Little Tilde’s pond but the youngest was ready to get back (and interest in exercise for exercise’s sake was waning).
Little Tilde’s setting is really beautiful, but not quite as peaceful as other spots as she rests quite near the intersection of a couple of highways.

Sunday June 7th: Hilltop Trine

Although my memory of the details of each of these days is flagging a bit, I’m 99% sure I would decide which Giant to seek out (and which day) based on the weather (sunny and warm) and wind direction (Favorable for either a bike ride out or the bike ride back). All of the Giants are quite accessible by bike and public transportation.

The field with the google map marker for Hilltop Trine.
Hi Mr. Billy Goat!
Also, there’s Trine!
Getting closer!
Another selfie, because, why not?
Busy day for Trine!
Family photo.
Also, Trine’s view…
Come on mom!! Time to go! You have enough pictures!

Tuesday, April 28th: Sleeping Louis

I had forgotten, but Louis was the 3rd giant we actually found. First was Oscar under the bridge in August 2019, 2nd was Green George in Freetown Christiania in November 2019 and then Sleeping Louis in April 2020.

The weather wasn’t quite swim-in-63-degree-harbor-water warm, but the sun was out more frequently, we’d been in lockdown/quarantine for more than a month and going to find a giant at a time gave us a good excuse to do that. Can’t quite remember how I decided to find Louis first, but in any case, here was our bike route. This was when the youngest was still on board for longer bike rides…

We biked all the way out there and all the way home.
Shhh, he’s sleeping!
A good spot to hide…
Emerging from the hiding spot…
Ok mom, one more picture and then can we go?

We had one last Giant to find, Thomas on the Mountain. And so on a cool and cloudy Friday in July the youngest and I set out to find him…

Stay tuned!

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