35 From Amrum to Sylt - Island hopping at its finest

After it rained at night, I dried my tent in the morning and just managed to pack it up before the next shower came. In the meantime, I made another call to the Sylt campsites and finally got lucky and could secure a spot for my tent at a smaller site near Westerland. Phew, now I can take the ferry to Sylt a little more relaxed ;)

Then I went with my hostess to Wittdün to have breakfast at 'Kaffeeflut' :) The few minutes it took for the café to open, we used to take a quick look at the 'Bio-Düne' - yes, there is even an organic store on this fine little island :) Unfortunately, as I learn from my hostess, everything there is quite a bit more expensive. But when you consider that a ferry ride to the mainland takes 2 hours, it's probably justified somewhere ;)

For breakfast, we secure the last beach chair spot, which is now perfect without rain and with a view of the island road and therefore of all the passing island newcomers. My hostess tells me all sorts of interesting things, like what it's like to be a real islander, that during the corona times you first noticed who actually lives on the island, that there are hardly any 'tourist-free' times, especially around New Year's Eve it was apparently hell, and that the tourists, who are actually on vacation, often seem more stressed than the working islanders.

Although we have never met before and unlike with Warmshowers people, we don't even have bicycle touring as a common basis, we have a great conversation and in the end I feel like we have known each other much longer. Many thanks again at this point for the semi-legal sleeping spot ;) and thus the wonderful time on Amrum!

I spend most of the rest of the day in my hammock in the pine forest by the dunes, visit the Öömrang Hüs, one of the oldest preserved Frisian houses, briefly stop by the southernmost point of the island, and then my ferry goes to the next North Frisian island: Sylt!

Of course, on this Adler Express trip, I am at the front outside on deck and enjoy the windy spectacle. From Hörnum at the southern tip of Sylt, I still have about 1 hour of cycling ahead of me to get to the campsite. Unfortunately, this leads me along the road, but still through impressively high dunes towards the middle of the island. After all the flat land on the mainland and also on the two previous islands, I really like the hilly Sylt landscape. But because of the side wind, I am also very happy to arrive at the campsite, check in, set up, cook and go to bed. Without having been to the beach again - that means something :D

But I still have time for that in the next few days, just like all the other great points on my list:

Sylt Bucket List

- Admire noble thatched-roof mansions

- Get sushi at Feinkost Meyer and have a picnic on the beach

- Bike ride & walk to & at the Morsum Cliffs

- Cycle around the Rantum basin and take a break at the coffee roastery

- Lie on the beach and work on my tan ;P

- Sit in the beach chair on the promenade when it rains and watch brave surfers

- Enjoy the sunset on the beach with hot chocolate

- Buy mini souvenirs at the Sansibar shop

- Eat Gosch fish sandwich (not vegetarian/vegan - I am aware ;))

- Wonder about the interesting fashion styles of the high society (UGG fur sandals? - in the rain?!)

- Climb the 'Uwe Dune', almost get blown away at the top, but enjoy the wonderful view

- Get a seagull to snatch food from my hand on the Westerland promenade

- Admire the great 'Everyday Figures' by Christel Lechner at the Wennigstedt beach

- Enjoy the sunset at the Red Cliffs

- Cycle to the 'Ellbogen' in the north and look around at the northernmost point of Germany

(Credits to the dear relatives for the many tips ;))