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july: fehmarn island pt. 2.

this is basically a beach appreciation post. fehmarn has very diverse beach types - from mudland like, long stretched sandy beaches to cobble-stoned, romantic beaches with high cliffs. i think there's a beach for everyone. i adore the beaches the most that are full of pebbles and boulders - which you can find in the east of fehmarn. my most favourite bathing/relaxing beach, though, is one called 'grüner brink' - a beach that reminds me of the north sea's mudlands, because it is so wide-spread and constantly changes its appearance. it is situated right next to a protected area where migration birds build their nests, sheep graze peacefully on the levees and cows hang out by inland lakes. it's always so lovely to take a time-out from relaxing and swimming and go strolling through the dunes. the beach is also not so overcrowded like the beaches in the south where the main tourist attractions are. even on sunny days you still have plenty of space and never feel sandwiched between people.

i love that you need to walk a while to reach the deeper water.

there's a port ( puttgarden ) on the other side of the beach as well, the gate to denmark with its island lolland. every 30 minutes a ferry arrives and leaves the port. we haven't made the trip to lolland yet. people say there's nothing to look at once you're there and you'd need a car to get to the next location that would be worth seeing. i guess we won't know what lolland has to offer if we don't take the step forward and just book a ferry ticket the next time we visit. i'm pretty sure lolland is not the boring island everyone says it is. it's a rather large island, so it would be pretty strange if there weren't any sights to look at or activities to do.

tiny dad checking out the beach.



the water made ripples in the sand which made for a beautiful pattern and therefore the perfect photo motive :)



what i love most about wide, open beaches are the dramatic skies. when the water is still and the clouds are mirroring themselves in it, it even makes for an ethereal experience, something you can't have enough of, because it's so utterly beautiful to see.

i spent quite some time with these cows, the one in the front even walked to me later on, to receive some cuddles and soft strokes <3 a="" but="" calming="" cows="" do="" don="" effect="" have="" i="" know="" me.="" on="" p="" seem="" t="" to="" why="">

the next beach is situated in the west, which is of course the best place to be if you want to see sunsets.

the beach is not far away from the wallnau waterbird reserve, and belongs to the little village of bojendorf.

we spent a long time exploring the beach and searching for beautiful pebbles and hagstones until it was time for sunset glory!



sea kale on the rocks! sounds like a good cocktail name, right?

the sun hid in the clouds for a little while.

until it peaked again for its final appearance on this day.


someone must have seen one of those sunsets as well and created a stony piece of art to commemorate it.

goodbye bojendorfer strand, until we meet again!

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