Man's/Father's Day at seaside town of Warnemuende

Joanne testing out cold Baltic Sea

For our "free" day in the itinerary, our guests took us to see the Baltic Sea and the quaint seaside resort city called Warnemuende.  It has an attractive sandy beach on which hooded wicker beach chairs are set up.  It was too cold that day to sit on the beach, but we snapped a few pictures.  Hartmut and Elke brought their good friends (who are also in their Friendship Force Club), Dagmar and Walter with their dog, Kayo.  The Germans know how to relax and take in a good day at the beach.  It all started with us sipping cappuccino coffees.  A little later as we strolled along, they pulled out tiny bottles of vodka with fruit juice (just a few sips to warm up!).  We strolled along past small bars and fish restaurants.  It's a fun village atmosphere with families all enjoying the day.  It was a holiday - "Man's Day" (what it was called in East Germany) and now "Father's Day" where the men have off from work and party all day long.  Partying involves drinking or biking or watching soccer games or whatever.  By the way, when we had breakfast that morning, Elke had a gift for Richard for the day - a little bottle of whiskey and chocolate candy!



Joanne with Dagmar and Kayo

A few hours later, they took us to a fish restaurant, where we had crab sandwiches (they had the herring) and beer and special white wine.  Their friends are lots of fun and Dagmar speaks English very well.  We had lots of laughs!!  We watched a sailboat race - oh, then it was time for pizza at another restaurant!  By then, it warmed up a bit to sit outside in the sun.  The Germans take every opportunity to eat outside whether it is cold or not!  They have to soak up the sunshine that they have.  There is a long pier where we watched old wooden vessels transit the area.  All very interesting!   We had lots of fun with the dog - just a sweet gentle animal who attracts attention everywhere they go.  We then headed for home - a wonderful Man's/Father's Day for all!

Strolling along Harbor Front on Man's/Father's Day



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