Lappo sunset & sunrise
Night-night
The view out of my bedroom window. Good night for now! Victoria adds: Wolfgang, being very tired after a succession of 4am starts to his working day, was far away in dreamland by the time sunset came. It wasn’t spectacular by Scandinavian standards, as clouds had come up at the…
Lappo
And the Ålands greeted us with a very nice welcome sign. But we were also busy fixing the stove (screws had come undone), doing the washing and a little walk around town.
Åland Islands
We are back in the Ålands and are looking forward to some more relaxing. On our way to the east we did rush through and only had a stop at Mariehamn and Seglinge. Now we have a week to explore the islands and the enjoy the last bit of sailing “abroad”.
Bye bye Finland
Bye bye to Finland! We really enjoyed the sailing in Finland and we will definitely come back. The archipelago seems much less crowded and the number of islands is sheer impossible to explore. It is said that the Stockholm archipelago consists of 20.000 islands, the archipelago at Turku of 100.000.…
Jungfruskär
Jungfruskär offers a free very nice little harbour. The island is part of the nature reserve and has also got a lovely 3km nature-trail. It goes past the cattle herd, a forest, two old anti-air or anti-ship guns and what looks like the playing field of a farmer with a…
Berghamn
Today was a quick and breezy sail (me to Wolfgang “Why do you keep saying ‘We’re almost there’ when what you mean is ‘We’re at least an hour away’?”) down to a bay with a tiny guest jetty, which we scorned, preferring to save the €5 fee (never say we…
Gullkrona
Legend has it that there once was a princess who was so impressed by the beauty of these islands that she offered here crown to the sea. Victoria adds: hence the name Gullkrona, golden crown. Wolfgang read about this legend many years ago and, as is the way with these…
Seili – Själö
Now it is a research outpost of Turku University but Seili has seen it’s fair share of a grim past. Victoria adds: Seili housed a leper colony until the mid-18th century when the last leper, who had been confined to the island for over 50 years, finally died. The building…
Nagu
A little marina awaited us at Nagu. It is surprisingly large and seems to be a centre of activity for the Fins, as it can be reached by car from the mainland. Bars, restaurants, fancy marine-themed shops nestle around the harbour. We got some sopping, showering and work done and…