I was going to fly home from Thy on Sunday, and wanted to spend some time together with Lene’s family before leaving. Who knows, how many years would pass by before we meet again! We began our morning from visiting Dueholm monastery on the island of Mors. Hanne, Maja, Lene, and Claus in front of the main building of Dueholm:
Dueholm monastery was founded in 1370; today it is a historical museum.
There were several interesting exhibitions. The clockwork on the photo below originates from the tower clock in the old church in Nykøbing Mors. The sign on it tells, it was made in Kjærgårdsholm in 1768 by Jens Villadsen Bundgaard.
This watchmaker lived and worked in Salling, and he was so skilled that his works became greatly desired.
Claus was definitely attracted by the museum’s collection of weapons:
Claus is a weapons expert, and a collector himself.
One of the rooms in the monastery, dedicated to church and religion, with precious items from different churches in the region:
After Dueholm, we went for a walk to the harbour of Nykøbing Mors. The harbour was constructed in 1788 and today functions as both an industrial harbour and a marina. The industrial harbour is used by the mussel fishermen who unload mussels. Evenly distributed throughout the year, grain, feed, wood pellets and much more are also unloaded from coasters. In addition, industrial harbour is used by recreational fishermen.
It was about time to have some lunch. The day before it was enforced by law in Denmark, everybody going to a café or a restaurant must wear a mask. It can be taken off whilst sitting at a table. So we had our masks on before entering Café Holmen:
It turned out to be a very nice place. Located in the old station building, with cosy interior, it was a lovely spot. We got a table on the sunny terrace, and besides good food enjoyed the warm September afternoon.
The view from the terrace was beautiful – to the Nykøbing marina:
We also fixed the parasol – it was on the edge of falling off. It didn’t provide any shade, but a shade wasn’t something we needed anyway.
Old charming fishermen’s boat… Rusted, but still going strong:
We drove to the Morsø gliding club where my Aeroprakt was parked. Claus and I went for a sightseeing flight in the area:
Our flight looked approximately as on the picture below. We did a round over the house where Claus and Lene live today, flew over the lakes and dunes where Claus played in his childhood…
Klitmøller and Cold Hawaii:
Sea fog was low at times:
The lunar landscape of the coastline:
Waves breaking on the shore…
The village of Vorupør, and its enormous beach:
A closer look… that’s where I was swimming the day before…
Back to the gliding club, coffee and ice cream… We were also offered a nice cake. Last photo before leaving:
Flying back home was spectacular. It always is, but sometimes it is just a little bit more than usual. Around Karup, scattered clouds began cover the skies:
I knew, later they would transform into broken, and even overcast. I also knew, I would be able to fly on the edge of this cloud mass without compromising safety.
I heard on the radio, many pilots had to change their routes, and even asked for a suitable airport to land in. They got help both from Karup, and Copenhagen Information services.
The cloud mass was much longer than I expected.
Over Zealand, the skies were clear:
But closer to Holbæk, my home airfield, the low clouds came again, and I had to do a long circle.
It was nice to be home, and after such a great weekend with friends I had lots of energy. In the following evenings, I looked at the pictures of all those beautiful places we had visited, and relived it again and again.