Island Getaway by Kirsten Bett
Photo taken by Kirsten Bett on 21 June 2021 Eilandverlangen or Island Longing is something I relate to. We went to Terschelling on Monday 21 June, and on the window of the ferry building in Harlingen, I saw the above poem with that very title by Gerda Posthumus. It's perfect because it always looks different. Blue skies would have made it easier to read but the grey background and rain gave it a more poetic atmosphere, wouldn't you agree? It's in Dutch because the poet and the location is in the Netherlands. The north of the Netherlands is made up of the Wadden Islands. They are part of Unesco World Heritage . Below you can see the ferry connection to Terschelling. Gerda Posthumus is the island poet of Vlieland, the island to the southwest of Terschelling -- that ferry also leaves from Harlingen. I adore the Wadden islands as I am an island lover. I would not want to live on one but if I am in a rut, if I need to clear my mind, there is no better destination. Of course, y...