When I got up this morning, I didn’t know that only a few hours later my journey would take me to the end of the world. Or at least to the end of the Schlei fjord, which is pretty much the end of the world as far as I see it. But sometimes the places where you least expect it, turn out to be the prettiest places. And so today – I must add – turned out to be the unexpected highlight of our family vacation at the Baltic Sea.
The plan had been to get dad to the historic train station, where he and my sister wanted to embark on a special train ride, while mom and I wanted to go to town with them, sit in a cafe, read a book, and wait for them to return. But plans don’t always work the way we anticipate them. Sometimes they change. For the better, that is!
Things changed for me, when I realized – as soon as I got out of the car – that I’d forgotten to bring a book. Good-bye relaxing in a street cafe with some nice piece of literature in my hands! Instead, we started wandering the little streets of downtown Kappeln, until mom found out that one of those boats riding up and down the Schlei was about to leave the quay. So, we hopped on board, only to discover that it was taking us to what I’ve already told you: the end of the world, which turned out to be a picture perfect place – the peninsula right at the beginning of the Schlei, where the fjord opens to the expanse of the endless Baltic Sea. And there, right at the very end of the headland, a little lighthouse was waiting for us to be explored.
In any case – I’m glad my own plans hadn’t worked out. And I’m glad that I forgot to bring my book.
Here you can see why:
Seeing off the others at the train station
Exploring Kappeln
Boat ride on the Schlei fjord, to and from Schlei Münde
Lighthouse at the Schlei Münde
Exploring the peninsula at the Schlei Münde
Last evening at the beach ... and we finally get the kite to fly!