CCS Contest June Theme "Beauty of Nature" – Summer by the coast of Kristiansand

Once again I will share a little piece of Norwegian nature with you. With this post I also wish to participate in the competition "Beauty of nature". June is here, which means "summer". The temperatures are rising and on sunny days it's time to hit the beaches. I went on a walk in the late afternoon to a place called Bertes Bukta / Bay of Bertes. It's only a few kilometers from the city center and 10 minutes walk from where I live. It's one of those places I often go to. The trail is part of a much larger system of trails connecting to each other. These trails follows the coast further west. Kristiansand municipality, together with volunteers, are working to maintain the trails and mark the paths, so that they should be easy to follow.

Here in Bertes I usually follow a trail that runs along the coast and ends at the marina where I then get on the road that leads to city center. The photos are from walking this stretch. Today summer is definitly here. We have started to get high tempetures. This means lots of people go to the beaches. As you see on the photos, Bertes Bukta has mostly solid rocks. There are no sandy beaches. In any case, not what you normally associate with a white sandy beach. But there are two very small streches with sand – only a few meters.

Even though we have a rocky coastline, there are lots of different plants and flowers growing here. Even in cracks between the rocks, plants grow on what little soil they can find. They are hardy plants that survive drought, hard winds and salty water. They do blossom even we haven't seen rain for a couple of weeks. It is now in June that they are at their best.

As you can see, we don't have the beautiful white sandy beaches like southern Europe. But the solid rocks are just as comfortable as a sandy bach. Here in Bertes Bukta you will also find a campsite with cabins for rentals, cafe and shop. It is already well filled with tents and campers. On my way back I notived quite a few Germans and Dutch cars. The tourist season is undoubtedly well under way.

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U.J

Kristiansand, Norway

All the photoes are mine, Ulla Jensen (flickr, Instagram and facebook)

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