Last Sunday Rasmus and I decided to visit the island of Drejø.
The weather was pleasant, and we enjoyed the breathtaking views on our way.
On the photo below is the island of Skarø. It’s located south of Funen, has 20 inhabitants, and covers an area of around 2 square kilometres. There is a harbour for 50 boats, and the island can be also reached by a ferry from Svendborg.
South-west of Skarø is the island of Drejø. The island is 5 km long and 2 km wide, covers an area of a bit more than 4 square kilomenters, and has around 60 – 70 inhabitants. This is its western part:
It was our first time landing on the island, and we did a round first.
There was a boat in the sea just before our final, and people from the boat were waving to us. What a nice welcome! The runway was very good to land on:
On Drejø it is possible to have your bicycles delivered to the airfield, so that you don’t have to walk to the Inn where you can rent them. Ours were ready, and we took the longest ride on the island – to Næbbesodde which is the westmost tip of Drejø. Houses with thatched roofs, fields full of flowers, farms and wheat fileds were on our way.
Can you guess what it is? A postbox!
The western end of Drejø has rather steep cliffs with the elevation of 17 MSL. Quite a difference in elevation for such a small island. We enjoyed our al fresco lunch there with a beautiful view to Næbbesodde.
Cycling back, we chose a sea-side path. On the picture below the airfield is on the left:
Drejø has 2 harbours. We visited first the newer one. It has place for about 50 boats, and is also a ferry port.
In the harbour office one could read the latest newspapers. The sign says: “Sunday’s newspapers are only for the islanders with subscriptions”:
Drejø has an Inn and a grocery store. Here we are having a chat with Johannes in front of the grocery store. Johannes is the owner of the airfield, and we discussed possibilities for arranging a fly-in during summer, with different activities.
There are many interesting things on the island. We came by a paper art museum and workshop:
The old harbour was very cozy. This is the original old trading and fishing harbour of Drejø, today used as a marina for local residents and leisure visitors. There are about 15 permanent and 15 guest spots:
We had an ambition to cycle around the island by the sea. The road ended by this pretty timbered house, but we continued in an off-road style.
And finally we had to give up… and to get back on track.
On this trip we got new friends – Malene and Bjorn from the Nordborg flying club. They came to Drejø in this beautiful Vampire:
Unfortunatelly it was time to go home. A sharp turn, and we are en route:
It was a pity to leave this gem with its magnificent scenery. We hope to come back soon.
