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MAY 2006
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Photo of the Day
Foto des Tages
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Other Photos
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Sat
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13 May
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Papenburg Canal
Papenburg
Papenburg is a very interesting city with a large canal running through the center. In Weener, the Torfwiefkes shown in the picture on the right brought the torf for delivery to the ships.
Papenburg ist eine interessante Stadt mit einer Kanal, die direkt in der Mitte durchläuft. In Weener rechts brachten die Torfwiefkes, den Torf zu den Schiffen.
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Weener, Torfwiefke
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Sun
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14 May
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Chemical Factory in Delfzijl, Holland
Chemiefabrik in Delfzijl, Niederlande
Borkum, an island in the North Sea is the final goal for this day. As Robert and I traveled northward, we passed many farm communities and were surprised to find this metal chemical-producing monstrosity in Delfzijl. I consider this kind of production facility a necessary evil - not pretty, but necessary.
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Emshaven, Holland; 50 Windmills, all in a row
Emshaven, Niederlande, 50 Windmühlen in einer Reihe
The overabundance of windmills tends to mar the landscape along the coastlines of Holland and Germany. I think Biogas facilities are environmentally more desirable.
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Mon
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15 May
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Borkum Island, Unloading the Kids on the Beach
Borkum, Kinder am Strand Liefern
Borkum - beautiful beaches, affordable prices for both food and living.
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Borkum City - View from the Lighthouse
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Tue
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16 May
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Pabstmobile at the Pabst Hotel on Juist
Juist, Ostfriesische Nordseeinsel - Juist, East Frisian Island, North Sea
Robert and I stayed in a B&B place for the night near the Pabst Hotel. Pabst, the German word for the pope, made this photograph the photo of the day - the Popemobile - that picks up hotel guests when the ships arrive.
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Eating Supper on the East End of Juist
Abendessen auf Juists Ostende
We made fried potatoes with mojo sauce. In the far distance, you can see the island of Norderney.
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Wed
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17 May
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Taxi on the Island of Juist
Taxi auf Juist
Juist - a long romantic island on the North Sea. The main form of transportation on this island is bicycle and horse taxis like this one.
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Juist - Westende
West End of Juist
On this very long island, there is plenty of beach for everyone as you can see. Robert and I walked nearly two kilometers on this beach after leaving the grassy part of the island and there was at least another kilometer ahead of us when we decided to walk back. If you like wide open spaces, this is the place to be.
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Thu
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18 May
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Beach at Harlesiel - Harlesiel Strand
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Abendessen am Campingplatz in Harlesiel
Evening meal at the Campsite
Frank, an OK Guy
Camper from Frankfurt am Main (Hattesheim)
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Fri
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19 May
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Wangerooge Promenade
Wangerooge - a plain island in my eyes. With very affordable prices for living, this island was interesting from the standpoint that it seems to have stood still and that there are no real modern buildings on the island.
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Stranded Ship at Low Tide
Schiff bei Ebbe
The tides here determine whether a ship can sail in certain areas. If you sail too closely to the shore when tide is low, you can plan on spending the next 8-12 hours in the same spot.
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Sat
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20 May
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Cold rainy day - time for a break! I rode with Robert to Wilhelmshaven today where he met his
father-in-law for the ride back home.
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No pictures today. There was simply too much rain and a lot of uncomfortable riding back to my tent in Dornumersiel.
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