A trip to Schleimünde
Lighthouse -
or a
birthday present from a wonderful friend!
This year (2006) we spent my
birthday in Kiel with our very good friends Iris and Dirk.
On the morning of "the big
day" we got up to find this lovely birthday table ....
... and this brilliant gift
voucher inside one of the presents.
The voucher is for a round
trip from the little port of Kappeln to the lighthouse Schleimünde and
back.
Thank you Iris ! Great
idea! What a beautiful present for my 50th birthday.
So a couple of days later, we drove
north from Kiel, to Kappeln. We found our boat and took seats at a little table
on the sun deck.
The weather didn't
look too promising, but we were determined to enjoy the trip.
The little harbour in Kappeln was
beginning to fill up with all manner of little boats. And on the harbour side a
whole lot of attractions were assembling.
Like
this lovely old car - a 1914 Ford Model T
We were on our way ...
... and soon go tour first glance
of Schleimünde and the lighthouse.
Scleimünde Mole C1186
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Lat./Long:
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54°
40' 19,6"N; 10° 02' 14,9"E
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Character:
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Fl (3) W 20s
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Height of tower:
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14.3 m
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Elevation:
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14.8 m
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Visible:
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W 14 M, R 11 M
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First lit:
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1872
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Fog
signal
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Morse
"SN"
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Danish authorities built moles to
stabilize the entrance to the Schlei estuary in 1842. The little lighthouse was
built by German authorities when Schleswig-Holstein reverted to German
control.
The lighthouse holds a peculiar
record: No other lighthouse in Germany has changed it's livery as many
times as this one. It started out yellow, then in 1890 it was dark grey. Than
yellow again and from 1920 red and white chequered. Later the chequer pattern
was black and white.
Today the lighthouse in covered in
vinyl tiles - white with a black band. The lantern is painted black.
Our ship tied up at the mole and we
were allowed ashore.
All
too soon it was time to leave again.
And
on the way back, the wedding party, which had joined the boat in Kappeln, began
to celebrate in earnest.
We
had a lovely day and were really glad to have seen this lovely little
lighthouse "up close and personal"
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