Top of the World, Ma!

Rotary sometimes can make your dreams come true.  On my previous visits to Denmark I have often driven across the Great Belt bridge, the second longest suspension bridge in the world.  I longed to pull over and look at it more closely, but it is closed to the general public.

Enter the power of Rotary.  The Susaa Rotary Club arranged for our GSE team to tour the bridge - we walked 1.6 miles inside the bridge , rode an elevator to the top of the 254 meter eastern pylon, and then visited the artificial island in the center of the Great Belt.

Here I am on top of it all - I'm just glad that we were able to take an elevator up.  Heather thought we'd have to climb up a ladder, so she was really happy when we got to ride up instead.

It's hard to convey just how large this bridge is - perhaps this will give you a sense of the shear size of the thing.

Still, it's important to remember that it was human beings who built this edifice.  Fortunately, the graffiti we found inside the structure served as a gentle reminder of that fact.

Thanks much to all of the members of the Susaa Rotary Club for making our visit possible - you rock!