European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germans head North for summer holidays by Linda White travel editor most americans think of mountains and in Derosen rather than beaches and bikinis when they think of yet Germany has some fantastic stretches of Sand along the North the season is Short so far and the wind May be but the sea is surprisingly warm enough so that nudists have their own stretches of Beach staked to Ward off the wind on the Way Down the Wear a friesian Mink a yellow Slicker that is Standard dress in this part of the the beaches Are wide and hard packed enough for Sand watch out for the three wheeled vehicles that get up to 120 Kilometres per hour with the North sea wind in their the wind is Good for More than Sand yachting and people come for the cure to resorts such As Peter ording where they can indulge in  Baths or have themselves packed in hot mud for 20 minutes a at the Beach is three Kilometres deep and stretches for 12 Kilometres along the Widerstedt Peninsula bathers often children collect shells at 1q stripes Magazine May vacationers build fortresses for themselves and their strand orbs out of walk out with the tide and stay until the tide comes the local tourist office provides a Little Blue Book listing the tide and that becomes the Beac goers the Beach is dotted with big chairs with awnings for in which one can snuggle Back out of the most folks build a Sand fortress around their chairs and raise the flags of their a favorite pastime is collecting Amber that washes up on Amber is millions of years which has hardened often around insects or bits of it was used for trading and jewelry As Long ago As the Stone Amber Hunters scrape through the Black bits of Driftwood and debris that the water leaves after a storm is especially Good for Many Hunters keep the Amber for souvenirs others sell the larger pieces to local Northern Germany also a Little stretch of Baltic one of the most popular resorts is just outside it is the first of a string of sheltered beaches just across the Bay from East Germany and about an hours drive away from most of the resorts Are but a few such As Niendorf have preferred to remain sleepy fishing a nun finds a place to read her Ler some of the More imaginative decorate their Walls with Sand sculptures and Ler of All Ages flock to Germany Northern May stripes Magazine