Aug 10, 2014

Two Weeks at the Baltic Sea

Maasholm – The weather at the Baltic Sea is as changeable as they say. But this summer, it ranged mostly in the upper 20s and low 30s. My iPad even developed some heat issue after 30 minutes in the sun. Mind you, this was at the Baltic Sea, which has a cooler climate. Usually.

The iPad needs to cool down

The iPad needs to cool down

I spent most mornings at the Maasholm Harbor for its fresh air, cool breezes, and wifi access. Our apartment did not have internet connection and I assume most other rental places did not either. Maasholm is an Erholungsort (recreational village), so the residents and landlords might like to keep the internet out as well.

This fishing village also had restricted car traffic within, but there is a big parking lot outside the village.

Maasholm port

Our summer break starts earlier than the rest of the German public schools. Therefore, we usually get to leave before peak season begins. Our two weeks ended right at the beginning of the summer break in four German states.

This is what the beach looked like before schools ends in summer. The first four states started summer break in mid-July (2014). These dates vary from year to year.

empty beach

Here we went on a short boat ride to Schleimünde. From Maasholm Port to Schleimünde, it takes about 15 minutes and we got to spend about 45 minutes there. We joined the volunteer tour guide, who took us around this peninsula stretch.The boat ride is 12 euro per person.

Evenings by the Schlei estuary were just as quiet and beautiful.

Sundown Schlei

Maasholm is very much in contrast to the famous Baltic Sea resort of Schönhagen (about 20 min by car from Maasholm). Schönhagen has many facilities to accommodate all the tourists (including a Döner stand) and comes across as very generic and overdeveloped when compared to tranquil Maasholm.

Jul 26, 2014

Two Weeks at the Baltic Sea

For this summer’s holiday, we had rented a vacation apartment in the fishing village of Maasholm (population: 700) which is located on the peninsula separating the Schlei Bay from the Baltic Sea.

Maasholm is such a quaint little village, but it has all the amenities residents and tourists need. Even the little grocery shop is open on Sundays. There are about five restaurants, two coffee shops, one grocery store, one bakery, a popular Imbiss Stand (German style: street vendor), which sells all kinds of fish, on any kind of sandwich.

This is what we saw on our first evening right after we arrived.

Schlei Bay

Schlei Bay

We got our keys to the apartment (which overlooked the Schlei Bay) and found ourselves across from a church. I took this photo from our living room, where we enjoyed splendid sunsets every evening.

Church in Maasholm

Church in Maasholm

As we are not confined to the German school summer break schedule, we were able to leave before high season. There were hardly any tourists. The beaches were empty and so it was just us, and the ocean breeze.

Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

I’m an early riser, so I spent most mornings down at the port where I could sit on a bench and listen to the seagulls, watch some boats come in, and greet passersby with a “Moin”. This was also the best place to get wi-fi, and in our case, it was the only hot-spot we found.

Yachthafen Maasholm

Yachthafen Maasholm

I loved these mornings sitting there by the sea. By around 7am, I would head up the street to the bakery and get something for breakfast. And then I usually would return to the port.

Maasholm Port

Maasholm Port

I have been to many places throughout my life. I love to go places, but when the holidays come to a close, I usually look forward to coming home. In this case, it was different.

This might have been the first time I thought, I would like to stay longer.

Jul 25, 2014

Message in a Bottle from the Baltic Sea

Once again, I bought a Flaschenpost (message in a bottle) while at the Baltic Sea. In this case, I suppose I am a bit of a romantic…

After I had written a short message, I added some small rocks and dropped it into the Schlei Bay from where it might find its way out into the ocean.

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

Last time I had bought one, it took me four years to drop it into the ocean. I had taken it with me on my trip to the Faroe Islands in 2008, and dropped it into the water. I got an e-mail message back two days later from a happy mom with a very excited little boy who had found the bottle. It had not travelled very far yet, so she asked me if they could send it off again while on a short ferry tour to Norway.

I have not heard back since then.

Jul 7, 2014

Girls on Film – Travelling Book at the Baltic Sea

Girls on Film (an A-List novel), written by Zoey Dean, is definitely for teens and it was part of my daughter’s book collection.

While on holiday at the Baltic Sea, I’m going to release this book into the wild. This could be at the beach, or left on a chair at a restaurant, just about anywhere. If you happen to find this book, please drop me a note under comments. Would love to hear from you.

Girls on Film

“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” –  Joan Crawford

Update: Read this book within two days and I released it on the bench in front of the fire department in Maasholm on 6 July 2014.

Jul 1, 2014

Liebeslänglich – Travelling Book at the Baltic Sea

The book Liebeslänglich, written by Susanne Mischke, is a detective story about a woman falling in love with a killer.

 

This used to be one my daughter’s books  and I plan on reading it during our holidays at the Baltic Sea this summer. After that, I’m going to release it into the wild. This could be at the beach, or left on a chair at a restaurant, just about anywhere. If you happen to find this book, please drop me a note under comments. Would love to hear from you.

Good detective story and I finished reading in just four days. Released it at a food vendor stand in Maasholm on 1 July 2014.

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