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Tossens, Germany September 2010 
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Welcome to Butjadingen in August! Yes - we are still waiting for precious rain - for weeks the dark clouds have constantly passed us by! For once we are not complaining - the children had a great summer holiday and the many visitors who still come to Butjadingen`s beaches can enjoy their well deserved vacation. The events calendar is still filled with great offers of entertainment and events for adults and children and the National Park is ideal for swimming or hiking across the mudflats. Wimps like me appreciate the warm water temperatures that go along with the incoming tide and my children have had a few mud-slinging contests/ fights at low tide - good job there are showers at the beach ;-) They even did a long hike across the mudflats all the way to a sandbank, where they got close to a couple of seals sprawled in the sun!! Do not forget to check our tide calendar! Since we always get the same questions: h/l plus time = the lowest / highest level is reached. After that time the tide will turn and the water will either retreat or come back. You can swim in the sea starting at around three hours before the specified time of high tide - and then you can watch with amazement how quickly it disappears ;-). So - get into the sea before it's gone again! We wish all our visitors a lot of fun and sunshine! Stephanie Lake 01.08.2010              Photos:© PS Graphics Late August
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 Here in Butjadingen the season is in full swing! Sunshine, beaches, entertainment and sea - we have it all and for family friendly prices. How about a hike across the mud flats in the "National Park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer"? Depending on the tides, there are fun, educational field trips into the mud flats almost daily - some of which are specifically geared for smaller children. For examples you can check on dates and descriptions at www.wattwanderung.de.Are your children mad about football? Here in Butjadingen they can take a course at the "Fußballschule am Meer - soccer at the beach. The first course starts on July 13th and our three "big" kids will be there this summer! The individual courses are led by well-known football personalities: Bundesliga player and coach at VSK Osterholz - Scharmbeck Günter Hermann, A - Junioren Bundesliga coach Jörn Heins, Frank "Otze" Ordenewitz - since 2005 chief scout for junior talent Werder Bremen and last but not least, Dieter Zembski, who has years of experience playing for SV Werder Bremen and Eintracht Braunschweig. Maybe my children will learn a little more ball control so my flower beds won´t suffer so much in the future! All our visitors: Enjoy surfing and a nice holiday season ... Stephanie Lake 01/07/2010 |
 as the elder everywhere blooms so beautifully - here is a super simple recipe forRecipe for Elderflower Champagne:
Incidentally, I still have elderberry champagne in the cellar from 2006 - which is not as sparkly any more, but still tastes really good! Stephanie Lake 01/07/2010 |
