All posts tagged: outdoors

Quiet Summer’s Eve

Published by Sula H.

We’d decided to visit relatives who were vacationing at a nearby lake, and to spend a quiet summer  evening with them. And indeed, it was quiet. Very much, even. So quiet, in fact, that even the wind decided to take a break. That was nice for us, who just wanted to relax and enjoy some downtime together, walking along the shore. It wasn’t as nice, I assume, for those sailors out on the lake needing a breeze in order to be able to get back to the shore. And so, you see, whichever way you look at it: One man’s joy is another man’s sorrow. And for us, it was just a very quiet summer’s eve!

Saying Good-Bye

Published by Sula H.

It as a sad day today – the day on which I had to say good-bye to the beach, the ocean and everything coastal related to it: We had to pack our things and return home. Of course, I couldn’t do that without quickly sneaking back to the beach one last time, to take it all in and store deeply in the recesses of my memory. Who knows when it’s the next time that I get to enjoy an ocean view like this again …?

To the End of the World

Published by Sula H.

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 …

Building Castles

Published by Sula H.

What’s a beach holiday without a real sand castle? Nothing, really – you’re right! We’re thinking the same. And so today, we set out to turn this vacation into the real deal, full-blown, sand-castle-building beach holiday! After lunch, we armed ourselves with a little shovel, some plastic cups, and a good deal of excitement, and thus, we began to build ourselves a castle. It turned out not quite the prettiest of all sand castles which have ever been built, but on our little strip of sand it certainly was one of the largest around.

Beach Play

Published by Sula H.

After work, we had more time to play at the beach. And after dinner today, we actually tried our hands at flying a kite. Wasn’t quite successful, and I would’ve liked to blame the wind for that. But, next to us a boy had a kite up in the air, which did a fine job at staying there, so I’m afraid it wasn’t quite the wind’s fault. Must’ve been the kite’s fault then, of course. Because what else could have been the reason for that thing always trying to come after us, and never wanting to be a dutiful kite which knows exactly what to do when let loose in the wind?

Beach Discoveries

Published by Sula H.

Do the photos look like the weather’s been a blast the last couple of days? Well, truth be told, weather conditions have been rather unsettled these days. Lots of sunshine, but lots of rain, too. Fortunately, I’m working on assignments most of the time, and when I finally get to leave books, notes, and the internet behind, the sun is out again, and I can venture to the beach without worrying about how to escape the water that comes from above. Here’s the discoveries I made today …

Marine Studies

Published by Sula H.

I’ve been working hard these days. Because assignments never ask whether you’re on vacation when their due date is calling. But the good news is: as soon as I close my “books” (that is my (computer) “notebook,”) I find myself surrounded by beach, sand, ocean, and wind, and that means, I’m ready to take off on a new tour of discoveries. Today, this is what I got to study out of doors …