Gear List- An after trip review 

 My pack (Osprey Atmos 50) - Worked great again! Fits a pregnant body fine!

Our new Sherpani Rumba child carrier and backpack in one. It stinks! Its quality stinks. Our daughter weighed only 35lbs, which puts her well within the 70lbs weight limit for the pack, yet the waist straps clip continuously comes undone! This strap should bear the weight of the pack and yet it doesn't stay clipped at all! That means that the shoulder straps must bear the weight load, which is a major no-no for any framed pack or baby carrier! Aching backs and shoulders, this makes the pack useless! We would rather carry her in our arms at this point, and we do! The tiny magnetic clip is NOT the right clip for this bag, and I have never had this problem with any other waist strap on any other pack I have ever owned! 

The small detachable backpack/storage has begun to tear on both shoulder straps.
In addition to these 2 major flaws- which alone is enough to send me screaming into the woods after spending 140$ on a pack- its over all design is not at all what I would expect from such a pack. My daughters not comfortable in the pack and complains its poking her in her butt and chest. The shoulder straps are let out all the way and still don't sit correctly. The sunshade and rain cover would never work for an average 3 year old such as herself- its much to short, she can hardly see out or sit comfortably.  On a positive note they accepted the bag as a return, and refunded us.

Kelty Teton 4 person Tent Worked great! Kept us dry, cool(ish) and had plenty of room

Nook Color was great for reading in the dark tent, not any good for the guide books- I still prefer real guidebooks. But we were really going for light weight so this helped. 

Mostly we had to much stuff, again. Even though we had almost nothing. Always bring less then you think you need. 

Update from summer 2011

Well here we are again, entering the season of cold weather and blogging. Lots has happened since my last post. We had a fantastic summer traveling around the North East USA. We took all back roads and  discovered some really nice places in N.H. and Maine. Much of our camping was in free spaces in really neat little hidden camping areas. We really enjoyed the trip, the nature was fantastic even if we never did see a moose for all our searching! Saule says we just looked in all the wrong places....

Here we are at home visiting NanaPappy. Really we didnt have to go any further then the backyard to find really beautiful nature. We all had a great time over the forth of july weekend at the local parade in Hyde Park. We spent a few really nice days at the local swimming hole, and saw some lawn concerts that were allot of fun. Mussels, corn on the cob, real fresh tomatoes, icecream- it was everything a summer should be! 

Saule and Noah her doll really enjoyed cooling off at the swimming hole . 

Auntie Lina was working at Cape Cod this summer- the place where Pollo and I met. We had a really great visit with her, and as always her and Saule got an incurable case of the giggles. 

It didn't take much driving to feel like we had entered the wacky America we both were missing. We explored covered bridges, giant chairs, and lots of great people watching.

Hours of moose hunting and still no moose. But we sure did have a fantastic time sitting in the wilderness watcing the world go by. This marshland was home to a family of wood ducks.

Bath time in the morning. More moose tracks and still no moose!  This was N.H. free camping at its best.

We pushed the volvo to its limits up Mt. Washington. It was really interesting to watch the change in habitats on the way up the mountain. Saule wasnt a fan of the weather at the top. 

Tide pooling in Maine. 

We spent a week in Acadia camping and hiking. 

More hiking

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When we  made it back to Denmark the weather here was still nice and we were able to have a few really fun days out. This is in the Deer Park that we had visited the last winter. 

Saule the scientist. 

Finding your tribe

I recently posted the following message online, and I am re-posting it here in an effort to attract even more people. We have since started a facebook group called "Copenhagen Alternative Parenting Group". Please feel free to join the group!
 "I'm looking to connect with families that have more in common than just being from someplace other than Denmark and having kids. Its nice to meet other English speakers- but its also nice to have something to talk about :) 

Are you interested in attachment parenting, baby wearing, extended nursing, mothering.com lifestyles? 

Maybe you like to travel off the beaten path, or have a passion for serious camping/biking/trekking/bungee jumping/etc with your kids? 

Maybe you home school or have considered doing so?

Maybe you dream of living off the grid, or giving it all up and moving into a tee-pee or a bus or a house boat? 

Maybe you raise worms under the kitchen sink, or tomatoes in window boxes, or goats in your backyard?

Maybe you are just feeling like the mainstream is not your stream and are seeking other ideas and fresh conversation?

Or maybe you are really open minded and mesh well with other people seeking the road less traveled? 

If you think this might be you- please email me or join our new facebook group. I look forward to meeting you. "