Hello from Sopot, Poland. We left Stevens Point a week ago, and I’m finally making a post!

Sopot is the smallest of the Tri-Cities or Troj-Miasto of Gdansk, Sopot, Gdynia. Sopot is historically a spa town and is now a major Polish tourist destination–in the warm months. We are the exception!

It has been a busy week of visiting friends, exploring, and getting organized. However, yesterday we had some free time and walked down to the sea, about a 15-minute walk from where we are staying. Northern Poland is experiencing a colder, snowier winter than it has seen in the past 20 or so years.

On the way to the Baltic, we passed some children sledding. Hopefully nobody slid all the way to the road.

It’s all downhill to the beach.

It’s important to remember where you enter the beach. Once you are out on the sand/snow/water, the forest looks all the same. The best route for us is entrance/wejscie 5.

With all the snow, it was hard to tell where the beach ended and the frozen Baltic began. I think we stood on frozen waves, but we saw no reason to risk walking out too far.

The cold isn’t as severe as what we get in Wisconsin. When people tell us it will be below 0 tomorrow, they are referring to Celsius. Not to show off or anything, but weather in the 20s Fahrenheit won’t keep us home.

Still, I’m eager for the snow to melt and the sun to come out. Stay warm, friends.