Røjleskov Area

Recently, another friend loaned me a Funen book - this one is Exploring the Funen Countryside (the other one was titled Fyn on Foot). Both books are a few years old (like maybe 10) and both had a limited number produced...so if you go looking for them - Good Luck! And I mean that, I'm not being sarcastic here.

This past weekend, I chose the NW Fyn route which begins in Strib, circles around Røjleskov, down to Gamborg, and then over to Middelfart (although we did the route in the reverse). Here are my pics from that day sans Peter for the most part. I'm a soil scientist by schooling - so I really like seeing things like the slumping clay cliffs.



Being from MN, and having camped out LOTS on family vacations in the western U.S., I get a kick out of Danish campgrounds. Here they pack everyone in like sardines, and the people stay for months like this. It has its good points though - everyone gets access to lots of beach and woodsy areas.

Seeing the cut reeds down in Gamborg was interesting. These stacks could have easily filled two -maybe three- large barns. Is this what the thatched roofs are made from? I've read more than once that when grazing on these wet areas is stopped, the giant reed grass moves in, choking out all other vegetation. The tall grass also affects wildlife use of the area.

The beaches in Middlefart were pretty much 'swimming' beaches. Clean, wide, lots of sand up to the water, marina areas, playgrounds. Nice, but not the kind of place we like to poke around so much.

And the beaches we visited near Strib and Røjleskov had lots of live clams, the dark ones and the white ones. Rich wants to try to eat some of these. I'm not so sure. I saw one woman on the beach looking over the rocks and carrying a small hammer, and another guy carrying a small shovel. What are these people looking for? I'm guessing geodes and clams.

My latest chunk of amber found this weekend. Nice.