We had chosen the Upstalsboom Landhotel Friesland**** in Varel-Dangast for our meeting. The "Blue Salon" was reserved exclusively for the VW Beetle Club Última Edición e.V.; breakfast and dinner were served there. A terrace in front was available for the welcome reception, which was ideal for our Beetle meeting. The parking spaces for the Beetles were reserved according to the allocated start numbers. We drove a total of 282 kilometres.
In the evening, the club committee greeted the participants with a welcome drink on the terrace in front of the Blue Salon. This was followed by the North Sea Welcome Dinner Buffet in the Blue Salon.
The arrival day ended with interesting conversations among like-minded people and the anticipation of the days to come.
The destination of the first trip is Neuharlingersiel. Before that, a lovely, quiet drive through the Friesland countryside took us to the Faß farm near Friedeburg. The committee had planned a tasty little surprise, only available there! Everyone was given a wrapped beef sausage!
We continued our journey to Sielhof Neuharlingersiel, where a unique atmosphere awaited us. All the car parks there were blocked off for the Beetles. We were served tea and a freshly baked Frisian waffle with cherries and cream. All the Beetles remained parked at the Sielhof, while the group of Beetles set off on foot to the ferry quay for the departure of the ferry to the island of Spiekeroog.
Visit the island of Spiekeroog, the green island - unspoilt nature, extensive beaches, idyllic island village. The North Sea spa resort of Spiekeroog is one of the East Frisian islands in Lower Saxony's Wadden Sea. The island lies between Langeroog and Wangerooge and covers an area of 18.25 square kilometres. The shortest distance to the mainland is 5.7 kilometres. Spiekeroog belongs to the district of Wittmund.
There was no special programme planned for the island of Spiekeroog. Everyone could discover the island in their own way, which was great fun when the weather was good.
After returning to the mainland, the Beetles drove in a convoy from the Sielhof back to the Landhotel Friesland, where the "Landhaus Buffet" dinner in the Blue Salon was delicious.
Afterwards, the club committee had prepared an exciting surprise: An evening walk around the Mühlensee by torchlight, followed by a drink on the terrace.
The next day was even more interesting.
The Beetle convoy drove to a pier in Hooksiel, where all the Beetles lined up on the North Sea shore. The Beetles lined up on the North Sea shore for a photo session. The K-UE Beetle Club has never been so close to the Beetles on the North Sea. The Bernhard Gruben lifeboat is also moored here, and we didn't miss the opportunity to take photos of all the participants with their Beetles and the lifeboat.
The Beetles then parked in the grounds of Restaurant Brücke. It was time for a walk along the dike and the North Sea beach, before enjoying a unique lunch at Restaurant Brücke: Neptune's delicacies in the unique flair of the maritime Restaurant Brücke from the "Altonaer Räucherofen" - without gas! The seafood is prepared according to the restaurant's own recipes with selected spices and marinades. Smoking with alder wood gives the fish a golden colour and a particularly delicate flavour, which we couldn't resist.
The rest of the journey took us through rural areas with a lot of agriculture and livestock farming towards Carolinensiel and on to Harlesiel, partly along the Harle. A special permit allowed the K-UE Club to set up the Beetles in Harlesiel harbour for a photo session. The arrival of the Beetles had been publicised by the local tourist office and a large number of people had come to watch the event with enthusiasm.
Afterwards, the Beetles could be parked on the dike again with a special permit. Several hours were left for the participants to explore Harlesiel and Carolinensiel. Walking along the Harle promenade or taking the paddle-steamer Concordia II to Carolinensiel, the participants were able to soak up impressions of this gem.
On the return journey to the Landhotel Friesland, where a gourmet buffet dinner awaited the participants, the Beetles crossed the Friedrichsschleuse, a bascule bridge built in the Dutch style.
Before all the Beetles flew home, there was a morning tour of the historic town of Jever. With special permission, the Beetles were allowed to park around the church square. The grand finale was tea and cakes at the Leidenschaften tea house on the church square.
