Not ideal “Zauberwetter” conditions, but my visitors are keen! So, we took Akka for a 25 nm spin on Tuesday. And they got it (almost) all. We had a gentle following wind to get things started. We glided smoothly along the narrow channel between Böckö and Lökaö which got the…
There was quite some cold wind (20+kts, 11 degrees) blowing last night and the thermometer hasn’t risen above 14 degrees by the time we finished breakfast. So, we decided to go to the beach instead of sailing. It was brilliant. Families kept arriving all day, but it never felt crowded…
I am in a waiting patern, as friends will arrive tomorrow in Sandhamn. I made my way out and will spend the night in a georgous little bay at Eknö – very hygge here!
The forecast was pretty bad a few days ago, but it gradually got better. And this is what I got in the afternoon.
Good old faithful got pretty hot and developed a little leak at the sea-water pump that got me concerened. I took Akka to Ramsmora for an engineer to have a look at. Hi advised me to change the impeller and to let the engine run for 1/2 an hour. His…
I liked Gällnö from the beginning, and things have not changed. The little restaurant/bar is still my favourite place in the archipelago.
A very quiet night in Paradiset provided us with these evening images.
Paradiset, Ingmarsö, Idholmen, Finham – I believe the bay is known under all these names. It is doesn’t matter really as it is just very pretty here.
What I like most about Ingmarsö is, the vibrant island feeling it has. The little guest harbour with it’s small bakery stall. It has now a small bar with very friendly staff. The baggeri restaurant with it’s Sweden-chique ambiente. The number of people that pass you when you go on…
Gotland Runt foiled our attempts to stay a Sandhamn and so we decided to go for a little bay just a bit further along. As we motored around the corner, I spotted another Kings Cruiser already anchoring there. We circled around it, but we could not see anbody onboard. What…
