Ängsö
One of the oldest nature reserves in Europe. It is not spectacular, just beautiful. Forests from the fairy tales, lush meadows and a few little red houses. That’s all it takes.
Vaxholm
The last two days were dedicated to work-work and Vaxholm was the choice of guest-harbour. Vaxholm is my favourite guesthamn in the archipelago! Here the main reasons Extremely friendly and helpful staff Pretty little town Kaffekuchenhaus Normal-sized and -priced shops to re-stock Akka Public traffic to Stockholm Ferry-service to Stockholm…
Lazy sunday
After some work-work we decided to stretch our legs and go for a walk. We went to nearby Svartsö to explore the island and the Krog. In the end, it was only a 5 km walk to get an ice cream. It was just too hot for a longer hike.…
DIY-day
The shitty valve works again! After we went to a septic tank pumping station, I flushed the tank with lots of fresh water. I then noticed that the valve was actually open. More vigorous flushing and I could actually move the valve again. t probably was just clogged up as…
BBQ
The Swedes like to BBQ. Understandable, as a BBQ is usually only possible in nice weather and that comes at a premium up here. One can find the occasional Swedish boat where the deployment of the anchor seems less important than the Weber-grill. And yesterday was the perfect day for…
Kaffeekuchenhaus
The obligatory visit to the famous coffee-shop on Vaxholm.
Bye bye Angelika & Christian
After a truly amazing week, Angelika and Christian had to leave yesterday. I love the archipelago and sailing so much that it is always important to me to present the set-up here in its best light. And Sweden performed! Beautiful land- and seascapes, glorious weather, many little red houses, water…
People who know me
… know these pictures by heart now. Apologies! A short stop-over at Lilla Nassa where we were the (almost) only boat! The agenda as usual: a stroll to take the pictures of the little red houses, the harbour, the rocks and the protective birds. All great. But to top it,…
Once again
Skinnbroken/Björkskär is a special place and every time I come here, it is breathtakingly beautiful. This year we not only managed to see the rocks in glorious sunshine, but also got to see a fantastic sunset.
When angels fly …
We are so lucky with the weather. Around 25 degrees every day and with occasional clouds to pass through to make it really picturesque. Yesterday we were particularly lucky, as the forecast predicted rain all afternoon and the thunder in the back seemed to confirm that. We made it into…