Wednesday (the 23rd) was really nice day here in Aalborg (19-22°, fewer clouds and milder cool wind) and because such miracles happen once in a lifetime in our latitudes we decided to take a little trip to the seaside, which luckily is all around! I had no idea where we're going, but later I made a little research based on a picture of a sign I took, so we must have been somewhere where the red sign on the map shows:
When we arrived first thing we saw were the huge almost mountain-like dunes. Certainly the highest I've ever saw! So we just took off our shoes and started climbing. The landscape made me think more of a desert than about the North sea coast. From the top of the dune you see a high tower, which as I later found out is an old lighthouse, buried in the sands. They say that in few years it will disappear completely.
The wind on the top was strong enough to blow away your mind! My eyes were filled with sand but I worried more that same happened to my camera. I remembered to have read somewhere that when going to such a place you should put the camera in a plastic bag or sth to protect it from the sand, but I guess some things you never learn until your own bad experience teaches you. Just hope he'll be ok!
It wasn't easy to reach the beach, everywhere the dunes' slopes were so steep, that you cannot just walk down. On the pictures they even look like rocks, but it's actually all sand.
A warmer colored version of the pic up, couldn't decide how I like it more, I love the colors here, but on the other hand cooler hues give a better idea of my actual perception of the place.
No comment! I guess I will never understand those northerners :)
I discovered that I actually enjoy northern beaches much more than ours back in Bulgaria. The fact that ours are suitable for a massive summer tourism actually ruins them and takes a lot from their beauty. First of all I don't enjoy beach activities (sun bathing, swimming etc.), second I hate the crowds on our beach, all the umbrellas, sun beds, beach bars, tourist boats, hotels and of course the tones of garbage the tourists leave behind them. Here I get a completely different feeling - I like how lonely unspoiled quite and cold those beaches are. They make me feel as if I'm at the end of the world (which is kinda truth, hi hi) and inspire me so much!
Pictures actually fail to show how high the dunes were in fact and how epic and majestic the view from up there was! It was incredible to see the horizon from there - the line was bended and you could see that the earth is round indeed! I've never quite believed that :))
On the edge
On the way back we took a route through some bushes, prickly grasses and nettles. Really great concerning our bare feet :)) It was some kind of rough-close-to-the-nature-wild-survival-discovery-chanel experience!
I didn't feel as if we walked a lot and I was so surprised to see our landmark- the old lighthouse so far away!
The sign which helped me finding out where we were
If you want to take a closer look at some pic just click on it. Colors are slightly touched, but I think editing added to the mood, so it is good ;) And if you have the chance don't hesitate to visit some of the beaches around Løkken, it worth!
And I'm now back to my prayers for good weather...
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