For the past three years I spend the first weekend of the year on Helgoland, a tiny German island in the North Sea, together with a small group of photographers.
The attractions this time of the year are the seals and especially the white or yellow babyseals.
The seals are here all year, but in the winter, when there are very few tourist, they are more relaxed, and you can get very close with your camera.
But never forget seals are wild animals, and not all of them will love your company. And believe me. They may look clumsy, but some of them can actually move very fast, and I don’t think it’s a particular good experience to have 300 kg seal on top of you.
By the way they are equipped with sharp teeth as well.
Helgoland is a birds paradise as well, with more than 400 species. With a little luck we see Northern Gannet and Common Murre on the steep cliffs.
The weather can change very sudden. We have experienced both sunshine and mild temperatures, fog, snow and storms during our visits.
I am planning a new photo tour/workshop 7.-8. of January 2012.
We normally meet in Büsum on the German mainland early Saturday morning and travel by plane to Helgoland, to maximise our time on the island. We return Sunday afternoon. The plane only have 9 seats in total.
The price, which include plane and stay in a shared double room is 2.995 Danish crowns or around € 400,-.
Send me a mail to info@trebbien.dk if you want to join me on this very special tour/workshop.
