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Pentecost holidays 2020. Day 1: The idyll of Fur island

by Natalie Kjaergaard

Thursday afternoon Henrik and I were preparing for a 5-day tour to Fur, a small island in the North Jutland. Boye came by in one of his classic cars to wish us a good trip:

I met Henrik and Boye first time for 3 years ago, under the wing of a Messerschmitt Bf 110! We remained loyal friends since then.

Henrik and I took off, and headed for our destination. The weather was very pleasant, a bit turbulent at low altitudes, otherwise good cold air which is so nice to fly in:

Around 120 nautical miles, and in under approx. 1.5 hours we reached the island:

Fur covers an area of 22 km2, and around 900 people live there:

We overflew the island before landing. Fur harbour:

Fur’s church:

The northern part with dramatic cliffs:

We located the airstrip and the place where we were going to stay. On the photo below, one blue arrow points at the middle of the runway, another one – at the hangar. The red arrow points at the B&B, called Fuur Farm Vest, where we booked our rooms:

We parked the aircraft; I cleaned the prop, and Henrik arranged the bikes.

The accommodation was simple and comfortable, with a long terrace facing west, and amazing views. We had a cup of tea there, and read our books:

We enjoyed the sunsets from the terrace, every single evening:

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