Bodenseeferien The weather hasn’t been too generous with us these past few days, but here are a couple of pics from sunset: Das Wetter war in den letzten Tagen nicht sonderlich großzügig mit uns, aber hier sind mal ein paar Bilder vom Sonnenuntergang:
Norden & Süden We’re on the road. Again. This time we’re going as far south in Germany as we can for our vacation at Lake Constance. That means, in two days we traveled from the northernmost corner of Germany to the southernmost area. Or, to say it in car license plate language, we’re going from NF (Nordfriesland) to FN (Friedrichshafen), and in between is the whole length of Germany. Wir sind auf der Straße. Wieder. Diesmal gehts bis in den tiefsten Süden von Deutschland in die Ferien am Bodensee. Das heißt, in zwei Tagen sind wir vom nördlichsten Zipfel Deutschlands bis ans südlichste Ende gereist. Oder es in der Sprache von Autokennzeichen auszudrücken: Wir sind von NF (Nordfriesland) nach FN (Friedrichshafen) gereist und dazwischen liegt die ganze Länge Deutschlands.
Abschied von Sylt Saying good-bye is always sad. Especially, if you’ve had such a great time as we had had on the island of Sylt. Good-bye it was, however, and we got up really early to pack our tent and everything. And since we finished packing in good time, we even had time to go back to the beach for a moment. Abschied zu nehmen ist immer schwer. Besonders, wenn man so eine schöne Zeit, wie wir auf Sylt gehabt haben. Abschied war aber dran und wir standen früh auf, um alles zusammenzupacken. Und da wir recht früh mit dem Packen fertig waren, hatten wir sogar noch Zeit für einen kleinen Abstecher an den Strand. Click on images to enlarge / Zum Vergrößern auf die Bilder klicken
Rømø is a Danish island. And to Rømø we wanted to go today. In order to make the ferry, we got up really early. We put the bikes on a bus and rode to Sylt’s northernmost town, List. There we got onto the ferry that took us to Denmark where we spent all morning riding around. We even ended up on Northern Europe’s largest beach. In the afternoon we took the ferry back to Sylt and then rode our bikes all the way to the northernmost tip of the island (which also happens to be the northernmost tip of Germany). It was almost dark, when we got back to our tent, but there was still time for a quick trip to the beach. Rømø ist eine dänische Insel. Und nach Rømø wollten wir heute. Um es auf die Fähre zu schaffen, standen wir in aller Frühe auf. Mit den Fahrrädern fuhren wir mit dem Bus nach List, wo wir dann auf die Fähre wechselten, die uns nach Dänemark brachte. Dort radelten wir schließlich den …
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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 …
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Wandern im Turtmanntal – 2. Tag || Breakfast at the Turtmann Cabin We woke up to a gorgeous morning. And since we’d only be returning to the car, we didn’t have to set out quite as early as the other hikers. We had breakfast in front of the cabin, surrounded by the beauty of the mountains. And we finally got the explanation for the thunderous sounds we’d been hearing on and off for a while. While breakfasting, we witnessed a huge chunk of the Turtmann glacier across from us break off. It was quite a sight and we were too fascinated watching than wanting to stop and grab cameras to capture something that would be over by the time we got ready to snap. And it was scary to think how much ice had just gone down the sheer rock face of that mountain across from us. || Frühstück auf der Turtmannhütte Wir wachten auf zu einem wunderschönen Morgen. Und da wir heute nur zum Auto zurückkehren würden, mussten wir nicht ganz so früh raus, …
Wandern im Turtmanntal – Versuchter Gipfelsturm aufs Barrhorn || Gässi Soon after lunch we set out again in an attempt to reach the summit of the Barrhorn (3610 m / 11.843 ft). We walk past meadows full of edelweiss and soon reach the most challenging part of our hike: Gässi (T3+). To scale Gässi, we have to cross a very steep and slippery slope full of loose rubble, and then get into the rock face. Fortunately, the trail is secured by ropes and iron steps bolted into the rock. While the task looks rather daunting from below for inexperienced climbers, once in the rocks, we notice the task is doable and the challenge not as grand. Within minutes we make it through the sheer rock face of Gässi and soon continue on in more accessible terrain. ||Das Gässi Gleich nach dem Mittagessen geht’s weiter für uns, da wir irgendwie immer noch hoffen, dass Barrhorn (3610 m) zu erreichen. Wir wandern an Alpwiesen voller Edelweiss vorbei und erreichen bald den herausforderndsten Teil unserer Wanderung: das Gässi …
