Wangerooge

We are now on our final East Friesian island, Wangerooge. The short trip yesterday was made special when we passed a 'pod' (is that the correct collective noun?) of seals. They were swimming some 10 metres or so off our port bow and were very curious. Unfortunately, their little heads sticking out of the waves are difficult to photograph.

After our dinner (the last one with Hans and Jet), we walked through the dunes to the North sea beach, from where you can see the busy shipping lanes to Bremen and Hamburg:






Of course we did not want to miss the sunset, although it was a bit overcast:







This morning we cycled to the town, which is about 5Km from the harbour. We did some shopping (we try to get fresh rolls and fresh vegetables every day). And treated ourselves to typical German 'Kaffee und Kuchen', sitting in an also extremely German 'Strandkorb':






It's low tide now, but when the water returns in a few hours we'll leave and set course to Fedderwardersiel (try to get your tongue around that one!), a small fishing village on the mainland, between the Jade and Weser rivers.
It's interesting that on these islands, and especially out of season like now, you keep on meeting the same people. We all talk with each other, compare plans on when to leave and where to go. Last night we even met someone we first saw last year and it was almost like meeting an old friend. This is a very nice way of life!