Hörnum und die Seehundbank   It had been dear sister’s explicit wish to visit the seal banks of the coast of Amrum. Trips there are offered from Sylt’s southern most tip, Hörnum. And since we had our bikes and we wanted to catch the 10:00 am ship, we got up really early. While riding the 12 km or so, we realized that we wouldn’t be able to make it on time. But there’s another ship right around noon, so we decided to take things more slowly. We caught the right ship, were lucky to be among the first aboard, and we were lucky to be on the right side of the ship – from where you’d be able to see the seals. And of course, we were lucky to see the seals on that sandbank, which was flooded a little at the time. Once back in Hörnum, we caught a glimpse of Willi (the seal that decided to inhabit the harbor) and gave up our plan to visit the lighthouse there (s.o. on the ship …

After breakfast, we set out to explore the center of the island a little. Our first stop of the day was Westerland, where we climbed to a lookout on the highest dune in this part. We also made a quick visit to the beach and then had lunch at the Westerland promenade. From there we moved on toward Kampen, past the lighthouse “Langer Kristian”, the highest point of Sylt called “Uwe Düne”, and the nearby red cliff (Rotes Kliff). From there we looked at the cross light (Quermarkenfeuer), rode into Kampen, past Langer Kristian again and then on the other side of the island back to Westerland. Nach dem Frühstück zogen wir los, um ein wenig das Zentrum der Insel zu erkunden. Unser erster Halt war in Westerland, wo wir auf den Aussichtspunkt der höchsten Düne hier hinaufstiegen. Wir statteten auch dem Strand einen kurzen Besuch ab und aßen zu mittag an der Promenade. Von hier gings weiter Richtung Kampen, vorbei am Leuchtturm “Langer Kristian” und dem höchsten Punkt der Insel, der Uwe Düne. Wir …