August 30 2001
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Woke up at 8a and went out to do some stretches and walk a bit of the shoreline to wake up. Noticed that I forgot a hairbrush and a few other things. Oh well, I will just find a store later. After a breakfast of musli and yoghurt, it was time to catch the ferry.
Fehmarn sound bridge
Ferry across the small Belt
Arrival in Denmark
On Lolland, we stopped at Maribo, a small village near a somo called Sonderso. We walked past its church and were greeted by a rather large gaggle of hungry ducks. We also walked part way around the lake before turning back and walking through several streets and a well-kept graveyard. It boasted weeping cedar and beech tree and a resident hare. The day was warm and sunny and we decided to do lunch here. Later we shopped for the forgotten items at a Danish chain grocery store called Super Brugsen.
Street scene in Maribo
Maribo church
Inside view of Maribo church
Village church
Inside view of village church
Fresco detail
Ship model
Now we were off to Falster Island or it might be more accurate to say we headed for Mon via Falster. We pretty much drove right through in 10 minutes. It was so quick to arrive and so soon to the next bridge that we just crossed and at Faro turned right to get to Mon Island
The first stop was at Harbolle to visit a midevil church called Fanefjord Kirke (church), facing Fanefjord.
We then headed up through Stege on the way to Mons Klint; kreide cliffs, wonderfully interesting shaped rocks, and fosilized sea animals.
There was a 150 metre high staircase from the top of the chalk cliffs down to sea level. The cliffs had veins of flint stone running through it, and most of the broken and eroded flint/chalk stones that made up the shoreline had unusual shapes. That is to say, they were not weathered into typical roundish shapes. It was said that one could also find amber along this front.
A path follows along the cliff's edge and makes for an interesting hike with a second chance via another staircase to head down to sea level. To our surprise the cliff was forested with beech trees.
We decided to prepare a dinner of porkchops and mushrooms here before heading north on our way at least in part to Kobenhavn (Copenhagen).
Yet another bridge would have to be crossed and we changed to Hwy 265 in order to stay close to the water after that.
We landed at Praesto, a harbour town at Praesto Fjord. It had a quaint little mainstreet at its city centre. We looked forward to visiting its fish store the following day. The harbour was home to many bird species and in particular we noticed the many baby ducks and swans.
To be continued!