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Sleeping and strolling - a day in Heikendorf
In Heikendorf you can spend a very special day, but also a very special night: In a sleeping beach chair directly on Möltenort beach. A unique experience that will stay with you for a long time. Holidaymakers Lene and Laura put it to the test..
Mornings on the beach
A few waves crash gently but audibly on the beach, the first rays of sunshine tickle us awake. We carefully open the roof of our sleeping beach basket and look around, still slightly sleepy: The Möltenort beach is still deserted, a few seagulls circle over the sand looking for the first prey of the day. We take a deep breath and savour the early morning atmosphere. For the first time in our lives, we have spent the night right on the beach - in a sleeping beach chair. This is no ordinary one: it is 1.40 metres wide and 2.30 metres long, offering enough space for two adults. It can be closed with a weatherproof tarpaulin to make it waterproof and windproof.
A real space saver
The day before, we had collected the key for the beach chair from the tourist information centre in Heikendorf. We were given a brief introduction on how to open and close the basket and we even saw a short "room tour" of our sleeping area in a video we made ourselves. Because the sleeping beach basket is a real space saver! With a hidden shoe rack and two compartments in which bags and mobile phones can be safely stored, no personal belongings need to be left outside our berth. We were also given rubbish bags, keys and chip cards for the sanitary facilities. You have to bring your own bed linen. Wrapped up between blankets and pillows, we gazed at the calm water for ages until darkness swallowed the beach whole...
After returning the key to the tourist information centre at the harbour the next day, we stroll around the boats for a while and watch a few fishermen selling their freshly caught catch straight from the boat. We decide to buy some fresh fish on our next visit.
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Today we leave the sea delicacies to the waiting people, because we want to visit the Artists' Museum, which is located about 20 minutes' walk away in the centre of Heikendorf. The pretty ivy-covered house of the artist Heinrich Blunck, who died in 1963, hosts changing exhibitions of regional and international art. At the end of the day, we are full of wonderful impressions and enthusiastic about what Heikendorf has to offer. We will definitely be back - and not just because of the fresh fish, which we can already visualise golden brown and crispy on our plates.
Extra tip: The sunset on the beach can be enjoyed particularly well with a cocktail in a beach chair or in one of the beach bars.