Skagen, Denmark Sand, sand, and more sand... Rightclick on most pictures for full screen view
When you are through with the tip (top), that is what geographically is known
as 'Grenen',
that's the end of Denmark - oooop! we almost said in NORTH,
but lots of people are mistaken there. Again - when you now have been there,
you can turn your nose toward the West, and start on the trip to the White
Lighthouse
just about some two or three kilometers farther West.
On you way now, you will pass the northernmost point of Denmark.
However, it is not marked, but anyway - it is somewhere along the coastline
on the picture above, which also shows what sandy area the so called 'Nordstranden'
is.
It is blowing up here. And it is blowing quite a lot. The area is open into
all directions,
and wind from the North Sea or Skagerrak, and the wind from Kattegat,
meet here together with heavy oceancurrents and waves..
The sand is flying, and fromtime to time it can be really anoying.
Further South, South of the town of Skagen, are the big white sand-dunes
and even it is now late in october, theyinvite us to come and stay.
We will be back next summer....- or perhaps we should say a litte before
that million
of tourists visiting Skagen each year, will come running down for a bath.
We did wander down the coast quite a bit, and here we have come as far as
to the large migrating sand-dune which here now is on its final way
out into Kattegat.
As you can see on the picture, it some times cover the path along the beach,
and some times you either has to be wet on your feet - or to go uphill
to come further down the beach.
What is up there then?
Sand, of course. Much more sand. But it is also partly covered with gras
here and there, which prevent the sand to disappear too soon.
Elsewhere the ground is hard-packed with sand, packed by the ever blowing
wind.
But with your right equipment (clothes) there is nothing preventing us
from having an exciting experience.
If you are looking for good objects for a picture, they are out here...
No wonder that so many designers nowadays get their ideas from the nature!
Here the sand has blown away except under a small stone,
creating some beautiful formations in the sand. So
don't you forget to rightclick on the picture to see all of it.
With about 60 kilometer long beaches, there ought to be enough space for all
of us...
(Even at summertime???)
Back to nature once more. The most funny things show up all over.
Here marks in the sand from the last tide.
This one gave us some problems at first, but it is in fact remainings of a
plant or seaweed
that are tied in the center of the circles, and then the rest of it blows
around and around
in the wind, placing rings in the sand. Just
told you not to forget to rightclick on the picture to see all of it.
On our way back home, a detour out to 'Kandestederne', just West of
the famous and large Raabjerg sanddune
on the West coast.
