Saturday 24th August the beautiful island of Sejerø had an open-island-day. Many interesting activities were planned for the guests, arriving either by boat or ferry.
I was lucky to book our club aircraft that day, and asked my good friend Henrik whether he wanted to join me. We took off from my home airfield in Måløv, and were very excited to see Sejerø again.
I got PPR from Jørgen, the owner of the airstrip, a couple of days before the trip. We landed, and were welcomed to the island by Bente and Jørgen. It was nice to be back. Jørgen gave us a lift to the harbour, and we joined the celebrations.
One could take a tour in a horse-drown carriage, there were stalls with food, drinks and ice cream, and of course music. A small orchestra of local musicians entertained spectators; they played really good. And if someone wanted to sit closer, it was perfectly fine:
It was a hot late summer day, with temperatures of +27C. Henrik and I were the only guests arrived by air.
Both locals and visitors were enjoying the day.
We had a walk to the old fishing harbour and watched a fisherman working:
Henrik in front of the oldest house on Sejerø, called The Black House:
The house was built around 1850, and served as a post office and a storage room for the equipment of the post boat. In 2013 the house was restored to its original form with a shingle roof. Today, there is a small museum inside, with things from the old times and lots of interesting historic information about the life on the island.
There was a bus running around the island that day at some specific times. We took a ride, and a local guide on the bus told us about the development of Sejerø during the centuries.
Sejerø church that is believed to be built around 1300. Only a part of the church from that time is present, therefore it cannot be called the oldest building of Sejerø.
Traces of Christian burials were found under the church, and it is believed that there was a wooden church before. For the last 500 years the exterior of the church remained the same as it is now.
Henrik and I got off the bus on the northern tip of the island, near the Sejerø Lighthouse. First – beach.
And swimming. The waters were crystal clear and calm.
After the beach time we visited the lighthouse which was open for public that day.
Sejerø Lighthouse was built in 1852. It is located on a moraine clay hill 50 feet high, on which the 19-meter-high round, polished and yellow-painted lighthouse is built, just two meters from the cliff edge. The lighthouse has a focus height of 50 feet. Thus, the lighthouse’s height of light is 100 feet, or 31 m. This is how the light source looks today:
The lighthouse keeper Knud Hammeken, who has looked after the Sejerø lighthouse for the past 25 – 30 years, told us many interesting things about his work and this place. We admired his dedication to his job.
During the years, Knud collected lots of knowledge and historical facts. To make it available for future generations, Knud wrote a book: “The story of Sejerø Lighthouse from 1848 to 2004”. The book contains many details and provides an insight into the history of the lighthouse and the conditions of the people who lived and worked there.
Right near the lighthouse, we saw a deer. We hided and took pictures of it, but the deer saw us and didn’t seem to care much. It let us to come close up to 10 metres, before giving a sign that it was enough:
We got back to the airfield – it was about time to fly back home. We thanked Bente and Jørgen for this wonderful day on Sejerø. Without them maintaining the runway this trip could never happen.
We did a round over the northern tip before heading for Måløv:
On our way home, we met three hot air balloons, one after one. They flew at different altitudes, and had different colours. It was very beautiful:
I look so happy on the photo below, because I did a perfect landing on our runway 09 in EKML, and landing there can be challenging at times. I didn’t do a perfect landing on Sejerø though. For some reasons, I always do a go-around there. So it was good to finish the day with a nice landing.
It was such a lovely day, with good weather and so many new experiences! And I was glad, I finally managed to see the whole island, and all the attractions – which will not prevent me from visiting Sejerø again and again.
