An invitation from Anne to join for a trip to Fanø came Friday night.
We had otherwise planned a visit to Sejerø island, together with Frederik who opted out in the last moment in favour of spending a sunny Saturday in his summer house (shame on him!). Rasmus and I couldn’t resist this opportunity to explore Fanø with our friends.
Rasmus used to be an eager sky-diver and a base-jumper, with many years of experience in different countries. On the photo below is a runway of the Kolding/Vamdrup parachute drop-zone from where Rasmus were taken to 13500 feet for training jumps in his younger years.
There were some scattered clouds in the western cost of Jutland. On the picture below is the river Kongeå that defines the border between the Northern and Southern Jutland. The Kongeå is about 50 km, it is rich in salmon and is a popular tourism destination.
The island of Fanø was quickly approaching in front of us. Fanø is separated from the mainland by the Wadden Sea over a span of around 5 km:
Fanø is 9 km long and 5 km wide. The total population is about 3.000 people, and some 30.000 tourists visit Fanø each summer. We did a small round over the southern part of it:
After locating the airfield we prepared for landing. Anne arrived earlier so that it would be easier for all others to find the airstrip.
Turning from base to final:
On final:
Soon all landed, including Poul – the owner of the airfield – who also visited Fanø that day.
We had a warm welcome and were invited for a coffee with Poul’s family and friends.
After the coffee we were driven to the beach from where we did a 3-5 km long walk to the village of Sønderho. Group photo from left to right: Leif, Anne, Niels Christian, Rasmus, Per, Morten, and John.
The beach was astonishingly beautiful. We collected 2 plastic bags of rubbish from the beach on our way, though it seemed to be very clean.
Sønderho is a small village in the southern tip of Fanø, and has around 300 citizens. Well-preserves thatched collages are protected from wind and water by green dikes and sand dunes.
Most of us were a bit hungry after that enjoyable beach walking in the sun and wind. Cafe Nanas Stue offered a nice place in the shadow and delicious food.
On the 3rd Sunday of July there is a Sønderho festival, and girls dressed in traditional local costumes were selling a lottery. The girls were so sweet and charming I simply had to buy a lottery ticket from them. They were kind to be photographed with me:
Walk through the centre of Sønderho village, with restaurants, shops, and hotels.
Saying goodbye to Fanø wasn’t easy. We look forward to return and to explore this beautiful island.
