We currently have a spell of rather high northerly winds. Blue skies though! Today we had to motor a lot as we would have had to beat into 7 Bft in gusts possibly a bit more. Quite exciting stuff but “good old faithful” (the name of the diesel) pulled us…
The wind is very cold but as soon as you are sheltered and are lying in the sun it gets very hot. This is the reason for us not getting that far towards our destination further up north. It started beautifully, as we sailed from Gällnö to the north part…
It sounds so lazy, but having a day in the harbour can be hard work too! Making breakfast Doing work-work Going for a walk Inflating Nils Doing the exercises Cutting the stencils for Nils Karaoke singing Chatting Playing Sudoku and Solitaire Cooking You see, it was a busy day!
And then there was the obligatory Törtchen at the Kaffeekuchenhaus – of course.
A truly wonderful sailing day. We left Stockholm and picked up the replacement rubber-pads for the engine and the electric bits from Vaxholm and headed out to Gällno. A nice barbecue and stroll to the Hamn Krog round up the day.
And what a perfect weather for our trip to Stockholm. I will spare you the touristy pictures and leave only the thermometer.
Fizz has arrived and we are looking forward to having her on board for a week. We plan to do the standard archipelago route and to show her the highlights. It started with a very pleasant first evening in the cosy Akka.
Stockholm again – we love and it feels almost like a second home. A beautiful day to sail into the city centre.
It was another beautiful sight to wake up to. Napoleonviken with an old tall ship at the entrance.
There was not very much wind, maybe 3 Bft, but suddenly the genoa car gave way! It is a piece of aluminium that is quite sturdily built. On the picture you can see how the material got bent. I have no idea how this could happen. So, I replaced it…