Smokers allowed

Odense to Svendborg (via Ærø Island)

Before arriving in Denmark we hadn't realised that the country of Denmark consists of a peninsula (Jutland) and a lot of islands (1419 of them). Today we were going to take a car ferry from Svendborg to Ærø Island.

As the ferry left the harbour we were followed by a large dolphin that would swim just under the surface for a while then leap out of the water, it was quite a show until the ferry pulled away. It was perfect weather for a boat trip, 27 degrees C without a cloud in the sky.

Once on Ærø we spent the day driving around the island and stopping in the pretty towns before catching the 4.30pm ferry back to spend the night in Svendborg. 

Svendborg was a nice place to spend the night, there were bars set up along the harbour and we chose one decked out with sand under our feet so it was (kind of) like being at the beach.

Unfortunately smoking seems a little too popular in Denmark for our liking, and they don't have rules restricting smoking where people are eating or drinking. We had to put up with 20-somethings smoking very close to us, which isn't a problem we usually need to deal with back home.