Only a brief trip from Kaskinen to Kilen. The wind has shifted and finally Akka’s bow sees some wind. It was an easy sail and we could lay our harbour-for-the-night. We were the only guests at Kilen and all seems very sleepy around here, despite a wonderful restaurant, that is…
Peter drove me to Kristinestad for a brief walk around a beautiful Kristinestad. The town center is surrounded by lovely old wodden houses. The set-up at Kristinestad is so different to Kaskinen. Where you have large gardens in Kaskinen, you have a house-to-house layout at Kristinestad. Both lovely.
I only had an hour to walk around Kaskinen, but I loved it. It has an extremely generous layout and the roads and gardens are just massive. Almost every road could be called an “Esplanade”. It is a very leafy place, but also pretty empty. Peter told me that 1.000…
… the sky is particularly beautiful today!
What a wonderful day yesterday was! Eija and Peter picked me up for lunch. Afterwards we drove to their house outside Kaskinen, which is a wooden treasure within some undisturbed countryside. A paradise. We spent the rest of the afternoon chatting away about family, sailing, holidays, retirements and plans for…
Just as I entered the last part of my journey to Kaskinen, the sun delivered a spectacle. Another breathtaking sunset – just for me, it seemed. What a reward for a very long day at sea.
I left at 5am Ulvön to cross over to Finland. It was grey, raining hardly any wind and the swell from the last few days made progress slow, as I had to start my journey with the help of “good old faithful”. But after an hour some wind emerged and…
Trysunda has its name from the great Scandinavian post-glacial rebound. Effectively, there was loads of ice (3 km thick) and everything got squeezed down a bit. Now the ice is gone and the land (mostly granite) bounces back. Makes perfect sense. The island of Trysunda was actually three islands in…
Ulvön is something truly special. As you walk along the main street, you feel like in a film set. All the houses vie for the best-kept house, Sweden-style. A must-see when you are in the area!
A must-see when you are in the area. Beautiful walks, stunning views and great outdoors! A fantastic day.