Sun 24th- Thurs 29th
After spending a while in the queue to dump our waste we
left around 10.15 and had a pleasant drive without lorries, arriving at
Waldcamp Freest at Freest about 5 minutes before they closed for the 2 hour
lunch hour. This is a proper campsite with all the facilities, permanent caravans
and chalets under lots of pine trees, then an open area nearer to the beach for
tourers. Again 99% German, we have met 1 Dutch family, obviously all sun
worshippers as they slather themselves with oil and lay out almost naked for
hours on end. We had some lunch then wandered off along the beach to find the
marina where we can catch a boat across to Peenemunde on the island of Usedom.
The sand is very fine and soft and hard work to walk on. Back at the campsite
the Grand Prix was showing in the bar, so we bought a beer (3 euros for both of
us) and joined in watching. Dinner and showers followed, then everyone went
inside, we wondered why…..about 9.00pm we were surrounded by thousands of huge
bugs flying around!! We discovered they are called June chafers, rather like
our Maybugs and come out every night for about an hour and a half througout the
whole month.
Mon…was spent catching up with washing, sitting in the
sun and not much else.
Photos
Tues….We got up a bit earlier and made our way around to
the harbour to catch the little ferry at 10.20 to go across to Peenemunde. It
took about 40 mins, stopping a bit further down the coast at Kroslin on the
way.(16 euros return) It was a beautiful sunny day and lovely on the water. We
even saw sea eagles and cormorants on the way. Arriving at Peenemunde we headed
straight over to the museum area and paid our 16 euros and picked up a leaflet
in English. The facility here is where the V2 rockets were designed and built
during the second world war and used to land on London and the South East. At
the end of the war the Americans took the skills and designs back with them to
use as fore running plans to the space race. It was a very interesting place, a
lot of it outside and a marvellous viewing platform on the roof, even had a
lift to get us up there. We must have spent about 2 hours there. Afterwards we
started to make our way back to the harbour, but found a small snack bar to
have some lunch, chicken and chips get everywhere, but I had some flounder
which was really nice. Then an ice cream to finish off with, all for 20 euros
including drinks. By now it was really hot and we ended up seeking shade
wherever possible, it is amazing how the weather changes from one day to the
next. We caught the 3.00pm boat back to Freest and after strolling back along
the road taking some photos got back to the site around 4.00pm worn out. Both
of us crashed out for about half an hour then it was drinks and nibbles for the
rest of the evening as we did not feel much like eating.
Wed….We had a stay at home day, did some washing, had a
sweep out, changed the bedding, sat in the sun, read our Kindles and planned
our homeward route. We are now at the half-way point both in time and distance
so tomorrow we will start to head back the way we came.
Freest has been a lovely stop with it’s village and
fishing harbour and is ideally placed for anyone wanting a trip across to
Peenemunde or just wasting time on the beach of the Baltic Sea.
Photos
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