点评:Hanging on my wall is an original painting from 1999 of the Rubjerg Knude, by artist Jørn K. Andersen, who had been sitting at the Mårup Kirke (which was still there at the time). I was 12 when I got this and it's always been one of my favourites.
Being able to bring my wife and children to see it in the 'flesh' was really special, although I had no idea it had been moved in 2009. Back in 1999 the outbuildings were mostly uncovered and there was a small shop, the dune was nearly as high as the lighthouse with an incredibly steep and long drop to the beach on the other side.
In it's new position, the lighthouse looks significantly less threatened by the sand, but the outbuildings have gone. There was also an incredible sandstorm on the day and the children eventually turned back with only my wife and I making it all the way. We really had to wrap up with sun glasses, face buff, hats all pulled down to stop the sand grains getting in our eyes or stopping us breathing - it was a wild expedition.
I don't remember the tower being open back then, but it is now and so not only did it provide some respite from the wind and sand, we climbed to the top and, carefully, poked our heads up to see the view.
I imagine this is probably better seen on a nice sunny day, or at least one that isn't so windy, however by venturing here in this weather we had the whole place to ourselves, not another soul for miles.
I've stitched together a photo from 1999 with one from this trip.
翻译:我的墙上挂着一幅1999年由艺术家约恩·K·安德森创作的鲁比耶格裸体雕像原作。当时,安德森正坐在马鲁普教堂(Mårup Kirke,当时教堂还在)里。我12岁时得到了这幅画,它一直是我最喜欢的画作之一。
能够带妻子和孩子们亲眼目睹这幅画作,真是太特别了。虽然我之前并不知道它在2009年被移走了。1999年的时候,灯塔周围的附属建筑大多都裸露在外,还有一家小商店。沙丘几乎和灯塔一样高,另一侧到海滩的落差非常陡峭漫长。
灯塔搬到了新的位置,看起来受沙丘的威胁小了很多,但附属建筑却不见了。那天还遇到了严重的沙尘暴,孩子们最终只好折返,只有我和妻子坚持走到了终点。我们真是把自己裹得严严实实,戴上太阳镜、面罩,把帽子拉低,生怕沙粒钻进眼睛里,或者呛得喘不过气来——这真是一次惊险刺激的探险。
我不记得当时那座塔楼是否开放,但现在开放了,所以它不仅让我们得以躲避风沙,我们还爬到了塔顶,小心翼翼地探出头去欣赏风景。
我想,在阳光明媚的日子里,或者至少在风不大的日子里,景色应该会更好。不过,我们那天在这种天气里冒险来到这里,却意外地独享了这片美景,方圆几里都没有其他人。
我把一张1999年的照片和这次旅行的照片拼接在了一起。