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baltic sea chronicles I.

it's already gone almost a month - the time i spent my summer vacation at the baltic sea. it's definite, that i will return again. it was so refreshing. even though the weather wasn't sunny most of the time, it still was just perfect. i'm a total sucker for open water and marine lifestyle. it's so pure to me, minimalist that i am.

we stayed in haffkrug, former fishing village near scharbeutz. i could've walked these beaches all day long and never get tired!

an information plate in low german. i love this accent!

i bought myself new wellingtons. they look wonderful but have one mistake. they don't prevent from having wet feet. i couldn't bring myself to giving them back, though. now i can only wear them when it rains, but i can't stomp around in puddles or small rivers or water in general. except if i don't wear socks. it's not annoying, then.

the water was warmer than i thought! especially on dreary and rainy days.

i found a toy sheep on the beach the other day. i named him mr. maple. inspired by the master detective sheep mrs. maple in 'three bags full', a detective novel from leonie swan. i really liked this book and it immediately sprung to my mind. i'll take him everywhere now. the adventures of mr. maple.

dad and myself.

i have spent hours looking for nice stones. i also brought a nice collection back home. other things i've found were a crab claw, mussels, feathers and ambers ( at least i think they are ). it becomes an addiction as soon you start searching stones.

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