ghost of nature.

everytime we explore a new region of the baltic sea we are making it a goal to find a beach we could revisit again & again. the criterias for this beach aren't that ambitious, it only has to be a bit more secluded than the average touristy one, not too far away from our main stay & it needs a little kiosk & sanitary facilities. on the days prior to this day we already had explored the beaches of the north bank of the eckernförde bay. this time we made our way to the southern bank and started in strande, which is right next to kiel-schilksee ( and technically not part of eckernförde bay anymore, but of the kiel fjord ). we didn't really like it here, though, only stayed for probably 2 hours. the beach there is very touristy and the prices as well, and it just doesn't feel natural at all, which is something we really like, a high coastline, woods around the corner for example... it was simply too superstructed and felt cold & sterile. maybe also because t...

music for stepping on cornerstones, hoping to move on, but instead taking 100 steps back. stuck in a spiral of desires, disappointments & throwbacks.

sailing through eckernförde bay. on our 3rd day in eckernförde the sun finally peaked out and we decided to check out some beaches in the area not very far away from eckernförde, a tiny one in karlsminde and another one in schönhagen. we stayed in karlsminde for quite some time. enjoying the change of clouds and sun, watching boats and water sport enthusiasts. it was still quite cloudy, but the sun soon fought her way through it all. it's always amazing what kind of mood immediately starts to arise as soon as the sun's out. the water brightens up and with it, your mood. i always love the cloud reflections on the water, especially on windstill days.  white sails against the blue. a trawler returning from the sea. cormorant quickly emerging out of the water to check out the world and breathe in some air before diving back under to fetch some fish. we stopped at another beach later on, way up north near the inlet of the schlei river in ...