In a country where the highest point may be a mere 170 meters, it does beg the question: What kind of skiing are we actually doing?? It can’t be cross country because, well, there is no snow. Could it be water skiing? Yeah…it could…but it’s not. Huh. It must be the most boring downhill skiing ever. Right?

Oh boy, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It has to be said that Jason and I are both fairly good skiers – we are confident on the mountain, can do black diamonds without fear AND with some skill, plus, we are confident in almost all of the skiing situations we’ve been faced with. Until today.

We are at a garbage dump turned energy plant turned energy plant with a recreation area to directly benefit the public. In addition to being able to hike and walk amongst the many trails, you can climb up the 85 meter tall, exterior rock climbing wall or you can go skiing down the 450 meter ski slope, which is (thankfully) broken up into black, blue and green sections.

The slope is made of a plastic – Neveplast – and actual grass is growing underneath it. What a learning curve. It is not like skiing on snow. It is like skiing on ice. As a newbie. Pure ice. As a newbie who has never seen skis before, let alone been on them. We felt like newborn deer trying to get our footing. It was both humbling and embarrassing. But, OMG, was it ever fun. Exhausting. Terrifying. Thrilling. And fun. So, so fun. So much so, we convinced four other people who were watching to go for it!

We lasted almost an hour, and then wisely decided to leave the hill as the confidence in our skill grew to a point that likely surpassed our actual skill. No need to injure ourselves on the first day of our bike tour!

Because yeah…that is what today is really about! Our bike tour started today with a 40km loop around Amager Island which is just across from Copenhagen. So far I cannot stress enough how enjoyable it is to ride here. It is so flat. So flat. So, so, so flat. Even the wind didn’t bother me. It feels so good to be back on a bike!

The final item on our to-do list for Copenhagen was to visit Reffen – the Street Food Experience. The worst thing about this place is that there is no way you’ll be hungry enough to try all the food trucks. A super fun, trippy and diverse place to have supper. Or a snack. Or a drink. I mean AND a drink.

Hydrate before you die-drate…right?