34 From Pellworm to Amrum - Love at first sight!

Since you can only get from Pellworm to Amrum on Mondays and Thursdays, I continue to the next island after only one night. And even though I had planned a genius schedule, I somehow manage to be late again and have to sprint with a fully-loaded bike for the 11km from the campsite to the harbor. Well, the 'no stress on the island' paradigm didn't work out :D

In addition, I'm pretty lucky because the ship arrives a few minutes late, so I can quickly organize myself and take a breath. When the ship docks, I unfortunately realize that you have to take a few stairs to get on the deck... So I start panicking slightly and take off my bags, as almost all other passengers are already on board. Then a crew member comes and says he'll take the bike and just carries it onto the ship, even though it weighs around 40kg! Well, that's another way to do it :D

The bike parking space is already full, so my bike with bags can simply stand at the front of the ship - very convenient ;)

Finally, it is announced that you can go to the front of the ship outside for the 'really strong breeze', which of course I don't want to miss (just to get rid of the stupid mask...).

And it's really windy at the bow, but beautiful, and I immediately feel like a real island hopper :D

Admittedly, I have been slightly stressed by the unusually high level of planning and organization required to get from island to island and be able to stay there, but at that moment I think to myself that it's more than worth it!

And yes, having to be at the harbor at a certain time is currently pure stress for me - just to emphasize the level of relaxation I usually experience while traveling ;)

When I arrive on Amrum, I ask the friend of a friend's girlfriend, who kindly allows me to camp in her garden, when I should come by. It just happens to fit perfectly that I can ride directly to her place in Süddorf after a small shopping trip. She shows me the garden and luckily there are vacant ground floor apartments in the house where I can even use the bathroom. How lucky I am - again! :)

My hostess has to leave for work right away, but I can leave all my stuff in the garden shed and go on an exploration tour without the luggage.

(I don't set up the tent yet, as it is apparently not really welcome on the island if people camp in the garden... So it's wonderful that someone who doesn't even know me still allows me to stay with them!)

So I ride towards the north of the island, choosing the smallest trails in the strip of forest on the island with my now super light bike, breathing in the scent of pine trees and not encountering a single soul for a while, even though the island is actually very crowded. The whole atmosphere, the landscape, and the weather make me fall in love with the small island immediately!

At the most northern point reachable by bike, I park and continue on foot. On a circular tour, you can walk along the beach all the way to the northern tip - it reminds me of Schiermonnigook, except that the distance here can be done in a good hour, while on the Dutch island, even after several hours of walking, I was still far from the northern end ;)

When I climb the dune to the starting point of the tour and look at the sandy beach and the waves for the first time, I realize how much I had actually missed it - even though I had only left the last island a few weeks ago..

The round trip is super beautiful, very windy on the west side, so I even put on my jacket so as not to freeze. But on the east side, it quickly gets too warm again. Along the entire way, you can look over to Sylt and/or Föhr. You can even walk to the latter island with a guided tour during low tide - but they were all fully booked and I've already been quite active in the mudflats in the past few days ;)

After the little hike, I ride back along the mudflat or east side towards the south, have a small picnic, and somewhat unsuccessfully try to find a free campsite for my next planned stop on Sylt - even though there are several campsites there...

Then I cruise through the village of Nebel for a while, admire pretty thatched-roof houses, and then head towards the dunes and sandy beach on the other side of the island. On the way, I come across an easily accessible dune with wooden walkways and fall in love with Amrum even more when I look at it from above.

At the beach, I make a phone call and actually want to wait until sunset, but even in the wind-protected area of a beach chair, it's surprisingly cold. Besides, I still have to set up my tent and I'm tired, so I start making my way back in the warm evening light, set up the tent, and fall into bed.