Rime ice was covering plants and trees Sunday morning, making Skagen a magic winter wonderland.
The North beach was very quiet and so incredibly beautiful… The sand was blended with the snow and had some unbelievable pale beige colour nuances, sparkling in the sunlight.
There was more snow closer to the dunes, and people were cross country skiing there, on the beach!
Flemming and I had planned to walk from the North beach to Grenen by the sea, have a break at Grenen, and walk back, but we were so captivated by the raw beauty of that tranquil place, we simply couldn’t leave it.
An hour quickly went by. We were wandering around the dunes and along the beach, watching shadows, listening to the gentle waves, taking pictures, and staring at the sparkling sand.
Eventually we understood it was an unrealistic idea to walk to Grenen and back – it would have taken us much longer time, and we had many other plans. So we got back to our car, and drove to Skagen to get a coffee.
Everything was closed in the town, and finding a place to buy hot drink became a challenge. Flemming and I agreed we needed an ICA there! ICA is a Swedish supermarket chain. No matter where in Sweden, you can always get a cup of coffee in ICA. It’s cheap, and the quality is good. In bigger supermarkets they even have cafĂ©-like indoor areas where you can sit down and enjoy your take-away drink or meal.
We finally found an open bakery where we could get coffee and cakes (yes, it was weekend!).
Having a break on a bench in the sun, we could also appreciate some contemporary art nearby:
After a walk in the town, we continued to Grenen by car.
Grenen was very different from the North beach. It was overcrowded, and it wasn’t as stunningly beautiful. It seemed like everybody went there for a walk, with their kids and dogs. To get a picture of the nature without people required time and patience.
We got a picture of us taken, to keep as a memory. Behind us the two seas of Kattegat and Skagerrak meet – a phenomenon only seen in few places in the world:
It was time to drive to the Sindal airport – we were going home. We had enough time to stop by other attractions on our way, though.
Removing ice from the aircraft became a routine during our stay in Skagen. It wasn’t difficult – as soon as we turned the aircraft around and to face the sun, the ice would quickly melt.
Around 3 p.m. we took off. The weather was very nice all over the country, and we heard other pilots on the radio, returning home from Læsø, Anholt, and other places.
There wasn’t as much ice on TreĂĄ Møllebugt as last Friday, when we flew over it on our way to Skagen, but it wasn’t less beautiful because of that, just different. To me, it looked like a gentle white lace on a silk dark blue dress:
After such a nice weekend we were relaxed and happy:
A lot of snow was on the hills of Djursland:
We adored all those shadows and the play of sunlight on the hills, small villages and frozen lakes on our way:
We landed in Holbæk just at sunset, quickly cleaned up the aircraft and prepared it for the next flight. It was cold, around -5C, so I washed my Aeroprakt with very warm water – it helped to keep the hands warm:
At home, we talked about our wonderful experiences from the weekend tour, also about less wonderful – carburettor ice. Flemming even brought the carburettor (that was currently undergoing a clean up) from his vintage Ford Capri up to the table to support our discussion:
I always come back home from my flying tours with so many nice impressions, recharged and ready to work 12 hours a day again 🙂 Hopefully, the weather is going to improve and stabilise, so that we can have more weekend trips and exciting discoveries.
