We haven’t been updating the Blog quite recently and there is a very good reason for it. We are having “Zauberwetter”, “Kaiserwetter” or whatever you want to call it. It is just a “scorcher” day after day and almost too much sun. So here a brief summary of our last few days.
Söderhamn: We arrived very late at Söderhamn after our unplanned night-approach. It was 2am by the time the anchor fell in a bay in front of Söderhamn. 
Later in the morning we moved to a marina in Sanderne, a leafy part of Söderhamn and probably the nicer part too. Söderhamn itself has not that much to offer apart from an imposing tower, an optician where I bought some clip-on sunglasses (and I must say I look drop-dead gorgeous with them) and a bookshop where we bought a harbour guide to the northern Swedish Baltic.
Agön: The following day we headed further up north, enjoying the perfect wind and weather. A champagne sailing day brought us into Angö, a small island south of Hudiksvall. A beautiful bay stretches about 1/2 mile in and protects you from the north, east and west winds. Since the forecast predicted West, turning North we felt perfectly located. The whole afternoon we had stiff 4-5 Bft 
from the south that kept things interesting. But the anchor held perfectly and we enjoyed a very pleasant day on Agön. I did my favorite past-time and “messed about on a boat”. Luckily I brought my ladder with me! The evening was one of those Swedish-affairs that slowly basks everything in a very soft red – quite beautiful.
Mellanfjärden: A northerly forecast made us unsure about our next steps, so we decided to motor to a small harbour just around the corner. The weather was beautiful and as it turned out we had some 
north-easterly breeze. Up went the sails and off we were to Stocka. A few hours later the wind died and we kicked off “good-faithful” and motored towards Stocka. But, to our total surprise, there were no entrance markings. The chart and GPS indicated red and green buoys, but there were none at all. It was a rocky approach and we circled in front of a mile-long harbour entry, but nothing. Since the skipper is a cautious man we decided to change plan and motor on to Mellanfjärden. Same story here – no buoys! I am not sure why they have removed them and will try to find an answer later today. We actually made it into Mellanfjärden with a couple of groundings as the entry is extremely shallow and, as you know, not marked. A beautiful view and quiet night awaited us to compensate for the missing navigational help.
