Being in Bornholm
It's been my partner's dream for a long time, to show me Bornholm where his family have a summer house by the beach. We took a train from Copenhagen to Hyllie and then another train from Hyllie to Ystad, a town in Sweden. From there, we took a ferry to Rønne, a town in Bornholm. And then we walked to the summer house. Alternatively, one can fly, but we avoid flying for ecological reasons. Since 2013, I took only one return flight from England to Finland.
The first thing I noticed was the air. It was so clean compared to the air in Copenhagen where I live. Nature looks and feels different here too. It reminded me of magical nature in northern Sweden.
It was wonderful to connect with the sea. The sand, stones. As soon as we began to walk along the beach, I took off my shirt and shoes. I wanted to feel oneness with nature. It was around 7 degrees, but it didn't feel cold. The sun was shining intermittently. I sat by the sea for a while, wearing almost nothing.
The summer house is large. It reminded me of my stepfather's family's summer house that he inherited and where I used to spend some time when I was young. This summer house has the same scent. I wonder why fellow humans choose to build such large summer houses. If I had one, mine would be tiny and I would use the land to grow vegetables and herbs.