The meeting of the waters

On Wednesday the plan was to see some Viking burial stones at Lindholm Høje, visit a highly recommended beach at Løkken and finish off at Grennen where the North Sea and Baltic Sea meet.

Despite rain overnight it was a drier start to the day, so we spent a good amount of time looking around the very interesting complex at Lindholm Høje. Yala definitely enjoyed wiggling in and out of the stones and sniffing the sheep droppings.

Although smaller it reminded us of a similar trip to The Plain of Jars in Laos.

After a coffee in the café we drove out to the coast at Fløkken. Here a long sandy beach awaited us, dotted with lots of white beach huts and edged by modest but steep dunes.

Parking was on the beach itself and a lot of people had driven right along the sand to find the perfect spot. We opted to keep close to the road in case we got the camper stuck. The lady at the hire centre had said that the insurance doesn’t cover stupidity and parking on a beach feels like it could come under the German definition of stupid.

Not that it mattered where we parked as there was so much space. After a quick game of “ball” we had a picnic in the dunes, sheltering from the wind blown sand.

After lunch we had a quick paddle in the sea and even managed to entice Yala in, even though it was a bit reluctantly.

For the afternoon excitement we had a fair drive to the northernmost point in Denmark. Grennen is the spit of land just north of the pretty fishing and tourist town of Skagen. It’s the point where the waves of the North and Baltic Seas are funnelled against one another creating really choppy seas and strong currents.

After a sharp shower we headed out along the beach to the peninsula. Although a bit blustery and showery it was a refreshing walk. There were a lot of birds busy in the sand searching for food.

The sand bar itself was very cool (at least for Environmental Scientists). The waves crashed together as they met and as we waded in up to our knees we could feel our legs being dragged in different directions by the currents. Yala preferred to watch from the shore.

After that excitement we went back to our beachside campsite to the south of Skagen, where our day ended with a beautiful sunset.