West of Jade Bay at the German North Sea coast, there is Jever Land – a region where locals greet you with a friendly “moin, moin” (good morning) even in the afternoon. The country is crisscrossed by long alleys, drainage ditches, and cycle paths. Sheep, cows, and horses graze on pastures, divided by dikes that were thrown up to wrest land away from the sea. Neat brick houses and churches line streets and canals, and even sidewalks are paved with red bricks. A fresh breeze makes sailboats and yachts gently pitch from side to side in the waterfronts.

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