Sunday August 14 Glucksburg – Felnsburg – Langballingholz

Kite surfing in front of our campsite


Didn’t go far today! We wanted to pick up some wine to take to Scandinavia with us, everyone has warned us on how expensive it is and suggested we stock the van up. But shops do not open in Germany on Sunday’s except for restaurants and cafes, but we were told that the supermarket in Glucksburg was the only one open in the area. We arrived about 10.30 only to find that it didn’t open until 11.
While we waited we got chatting to a wonderful couple from Flensburg, Hans and ???(Chirstiana I think). They were able to pass on so much great advice, we were very grateful. Hans even came into the supermarket with us to explain the different wines and their qualities, as have bought a few that have not been so good, hopefully now we will manage better.
Then on into Flensburg, and got good parking right in the centre of town. It’s a really historic fishing port, with old buildings painted in interesting colours, and bustling with life on a Sunday afternoon.
Decided to have our main meal in town today, and there were so many choices. Ended up in a traditional restaurant and the waitress spoke good English and explained the menu, although I had been using Google Translate on my phone to work it out a little. Decided on the fish, which was a good choice, salmon and a white fish done in a mustard and dill sauce. Really yummy.  It had been raining but by the time we were finished the sun was out so we really enjoyed wandering around the harbour and with so many wooden boats, you could imagine his nibs in his element. We went through an area where they were restoring old boats, there were slabs of wood stacked up to dry, and all the associated tools. Very interesting. Decided against the maritime museum though as there was no English translation available.
Hans, who also has a caravan had mentioned a great spot to overnight about 20 minutes out of town beside the water, and what a good call. There was a large campground with all the facilities, but we were able to park on a grass strip overlooking the water for 10 Euro, no electricity or facilities but that was no problem.


Nearby was a marina that was humming with life as people were out and about enjoying their sunny Sunday afternoon. There were bars, cafes and food stalls and a big playground for the children. We enjoyed meandering around, checking everything out. Back to Ruakiwi for a light meal of salami, cheese and gherkins.
The temperatures are certainly a little cooler, but guess we are on the same latitude as Scotland now. Happy to have my vest on today, although his nibs, as always had his shorts and T.
Tomorrow night will be in Denmark and will be able to use the internet again and load up photos for the last three days.
Lunch

Flensburg

Quite a character

Maybe this would do the job?




Barbecuing a fish, that he called "mikayla"??? A very oily but evidently delicious.

Rather nice place to be camping
 

Comments

Kiwi Gran said…
Those sandwiches looked amazing... And the church was stunning... Every day seems special...keep it up.😀😀