What have you seen or done recently?
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looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
I'm aware that photos of a coastal scenery won't knock your socks off as most of you live by or not far away from the coastline. I don't like hilly regions but had to live there for the best part of my life. That's why I'm blissfully happy to have made the move to where I live now. Living by the sea,though, would be the icing on the cake.
Spent a few days at Luebeck Bay which was a 500 km drive (one way) from where I live and it gave me the chance to test my new car thoroughly. The weather was ideal: always sunny, not too warm, not windy - just as I like it. We rented a three-room apartment on the ground floor with
patio and lawn around it so that Sari felt like at home and I didn't need to walk her in the morning.
Perhaps not surprising but it was a kind of new experience for me that this time the difference between the lake by which I live now and this part of the Baltic Sea was not as huge any more as it used to be compared to the place where I had to live before my move to the lake.
Why Luebeck Bay? Because it is a place through which the former inner German border once extended which makes this area especially interesting to me. I like the contrast between the vibrating city of Luebeck with its many-faceted history and the calm coastal region of the eastern bay which once belonged to that 9 miles-long restricted-access protective strip secured by border troopers with powerful mobile searchlights as seen in the pic and other equipment. If I had been out of luck, I could have been one of them. There was no choice. Whenever I drive across this strip of land and pass by some still existing former watchtowers used by the 6th Border Brigade Coast I have a strange feeling and rejoice at the same time.
There we are: me, my wife, and the dog having to follow the long list of inevitable beach rules of course and being directed to the least attractive part of the beach everywhere because of the dog. Sari enjoyed it nonetheless except the salt water.
There also was a pier:
The huge posters show the last fishermen still earning a living by fishing but being doomed as "The last in their guild".
Always being protected by a lot or rules.
Tried the local beer for a change and liked it. Do you still have those flip-top bottles, too?
Contrasting spa garden and urban Hanseatic architecture. If there are some gaps to be filled with new houses, the patrician style is patterned on which I like.
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Spent a few days at Luebeck Bay which was a 500 km drive (one way) from where I live and it gave me the chance to test my new car thoroughly. The weather was ideal: always sunny, not too warm, not windy - just as I like it. We rented a three-room apartment on the ground floor with
patio and lawn around it so that Sari felt like at home and I didn't need to walk her in the morning.
Perhaps not surprising but it was a kind of new experience for me that this time the difference between the lake by which I live now and this part of the Baltic Sea was not as huge any more as it used to be compared to the place where I had to live before my move to the lake.
Why Luebeck Bay? Because it is a place through which the former inner German border once extended which makes this area especially interesting to me. I like the contrast between the vibrating city of Luebeck with its many-faceted history and the calm coastal region of the eastern bay which once belonged to that 9 miles-long restricted-access protective strip secured by border troopers with powerful mobile searchlights as seen in the pic and other equipment. If I had been out of luck, I could have been one of them. There was no choice. Whenever I drive across this strip of land and pass by some still existing former watchtowers used by the 6th Border Brigade Coast I have a strange feeling and rejoice at the same time.
There we are: me, my wife, and the dog having to follow the long list of inevitable beach rules of course and being directed to the least attractive part of the beach everywhere because of the dog. Sari enjoyed it nonetheless except the salt water.
There also was a pier:
The huge posters show the last fishermen still earning a living by fishing but being doomed as "The last in their guild".
Always being protected by a lot or rules.
Tried the local beer for a change and liked it. Do you still have those flip-top bottles, too?
Contrasting spa garden and urban Hanseatic architecture. If there are some gaps to be filled with new houses, the patrician style is patterned on which I like.
(end of part one)
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looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
Cobblestone wherever you go and drive.
Living in an old cowshed.
Marina with old fisher boats and new residences.
Those houseboats are for rent: USD 2000 a week.
I like those thatched cottages as in this hamlet here although I wouldn't want to live in them. Very British?
Town gate from the 15th century.
Took a stroll around the port and discovered the Cinderella Noel III built by Sunseeker, UK and owned by Swiss Konrad Schnyder which seems to be a bit out of place among the old fisher boats and sailing boats. She is 35m long and he bought her because his wife doesn't like sailing which is his passion. The current crew of five is too small so that he's having a 50m yacht built.
A sense of urbanity was also established by being exposed to English frequently:
And the inevitable proof of climate-caused erosion at a cliff coast.
For those who are not good on foot or who have no bike.
Jogging along the beach was enjoyable:
Totally different from where I do it at home:
The same applies to the waves: above: sea; below: at home
and also to the beach: at home
PS: I was quite a bit of work to select, resize, and upload the photos onto a photo server as they can't be simply uploaded here.
Living in an old cowshed.
Marina with old fisher boats and new residences.
Those houseboats are for rent: USD 2000 a week.
I like those thatched cottages as in this hamlet here although I wouldn't want to live in them. Very British?
Town gate from the 15th century.
Took a stroll around the port and discovered the Cinderella Noel III built by Sunseeker, UK and owned by Swiss Konrad Schnyder which seems to be a bit out of place among the old fisher boats and sailing boats. She is 35m long and he bought her because his wife doesn't like sailing which is his passion. The current crew of five is too small so that he's having a 50m yacht built.
A sense of urbanity was also established by being exposed to English frequently:
And the inevitable proof of climate-caused erosion at a cliff coast.
For those who are not good on foot or who have no bike.
Jogging along the beach was enjoyable:
Totally different from where I do it at home:
The same applies to the waves: above: sea; below: at home
and also to the beach: at home
PS: I was quite a bit of work to select, resize, and upload the photos onto a photo server as they can't be simply uploaded here.
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I second that Thomas but other than swimming what else did you do at the lake as those restrictions leave you with little else.Stunning pics Thomas
I love those cottages, I'd definitely live in one
You stayed in an old cow shed.. smelly
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
Thanks, the two of you. Ritchie, drawing your attention to these pics took some doing. They had been online for days.I second that Thomas but other than swimming what else did you do at the lake as those restrictions leave you with little else.
You stayed in an old cow shed.. smelly
What else we did? Well, that's only a selection of pics. It was too cold for a bathing holiday. We had a quick swim only once to refresh the feeling. We are usually very active during our holidays. We cycle a lot because that way you can see the most. And we went to various places by car. We explored the whole bay from Timmendorf Beach in the west to Wismar in the east, visited Thomas-Mann-House in Luebeck, which was a highlight.
Talking of holidays, where did you go and what did you do on your most recent trip you mentioned?
Thomas I was off line one day due to an outage by our internet carrier NBN. Had some other things to do. Try to get on here at least once a day.
I went to a hamlet south of Sydney. Beautiful spot. I took some pics but, like you, is a fiddly job transfering them from fone to computer. The place was Huskisson. I will post some general pics from there to give you and Jessica a feel for the place.
We also canoed. I have found our B&B accommodation.
A typical beach. Was getting a bit nippy tho for swimming.
I went to a hamlet south of Sydney. Beautiful spot. I took some pics but, like you, is a fiddly job transfering them from fone to computer. The place was Huskisson. I will post some general pics from there to give you and Jessica a feel for the place.
We also canoed. I have found our B&B accommodation.
A typical beach. Was getting a bit nippy tho for swimming.
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looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
Thanks, mate. Beautiful spot indeed. I envy you. Which month was it again? What was the weather like? Like in the pics?
April our Autumn. We still were having the La Nina back then.. so wet on and off and cooler than usual.
Yes I my brother and his mate went snorkeling at Green Island (Google it) way back. Yes Jess only one Great Barrier Reef? But it is enormous, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 m)Stunning pics Richie
Your country is beautiful.
I've seen many pics of the Great Barrier Reef, have you ever been snorkeling there and is there more than 1?
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Kram81
Well-Known Member
I went snorkeling there once as a kid late 90s, coral was impressive but fish wise they all the go into hiding! There was a pretty awesome giant clam.Stunning pics Richie
Your country is beautiful.
I've seen many pics of the Great Barrier Reef, have you ever been snorkeling there and is there more than 1?
Maybe a bit overrated imo but I don't think we went to one of the more 'prime' locations of it at Mackay, as above it's absolutely massive. Takes a decent boat ride to get out to it as well.
Renegadesfan
Also known as Sooz
Stunning pics Thomas and Richie!
I goal umpired at Gordon recreational reserve yesterday
This is just outside the small changerooms
I goal umpired at Gordon recreational reserve yesterday
This is just outside the small changerooms
I invite you and to join me next year Jess.
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
What is the stove for?
Renegadesfan
Also known as Sooz
To warm everyone up. Gets rather fresh at gordon
I wish....I invite you and to join me next year Jess.
Haha! I'd be boiling hot from the minute I stepped off the plane til I boarded again homeward bound