Summer galleryMixed but windy - that was the summer of 2023

Andreas Erbe

 · 27.10.2023

St. Peter Ording
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The summer of 2023 also had many faces. Miserable weather in July, heat before and after, and surprising and violent summer storms in between. The Central European summer thrives on unpredictability.

Anyone who talks about children or the weather at my party will no longer be invited," Karl Lagerfeld is reported to have once said. He would probably have been very lonely at his parties if he had kept this resolution. Because at least when it comes to the weather, practically everyone has a say and doesn't hold back with their critical opinion: too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet and then always this wind - stop!

Windsurfers have a very exclusive opinion on the last point of criticism. There can never be enough wind - especially in summer. When you no longer have to drive to the spot wrapped up in a thick suit and torture yourself in centimetre-thick neos, but can relax on the beach without having to worry about losing important body parts. When the hot tea is replaced by an ice-cold beer after the session and the sun works unpaid overtime, warming you as you gaze contentedly at the water. These are the moments that stay in our memories and will soon have to console us on dark autumn days.

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