It rained all night and it rained all day, so we abandoned the plan to head for the outer islands and instead Wolfgang worked – wrapped in a blanket we inherited from Anders, the previous owner – and I lay in bed in wrote Wimseyfic and played sudoku, and a vast…
And more thunderstorms around Akka!
We did not come very far yesterday! We set out from Norrtälje in the morning with the aim to reach Idö or Lidö or some other bay at the beginning of the Norrtäljeviken. The wind was very light and we just drifted east, but hey sometimes it’s fast going and…
These shots are from Hummelön a small island just south of Arholma. It shows the archipelago in its most tranquil state. It is amazing how calm the sea can get and for how long you can stare at these islands.
Although it has been a big adventure sailing on the Big Sea, I have to admit I’m really happy to be back in the Schären. It helps that the sun is shining, but even dripping wet and foggy the little islands look enchanting. They’re so close to each other! The…
Finally some nice weather! It was still a bit nippy as the wind is still coming from the north, but some blue sky and sun at last. We made the most of it by sailing from Gävle (Huseliiharen) back to Öregrund. Quite s stretch, as the skipper found out late…
Gävle’s main claim to fame is that every Christmas the citizens put up a huge straw goat and every year someone tries to burn it down (including American tourists, who are then surprised to be arrested for arson). Gävle milks this for all its worth – the goat is everywhere,…
I have hot days, wonderful sun-sets, 25 degree water temperature in my mind and can still vividly remember the headlines about forest fires in Sweden from last year. Let me tell, this year is very different. We are having the odd nice day, we even had some hot days but…
Having spent the night being lashed by rain and jolted about by wind, we woke up to a very calm morning and even some blue sky. I went for a stroll on the island – Wolfgang having gone for a longer and damper one the previous evening – past the…
The internet is a wonder and I sometimes feel that it must have been very similar for people in the 19th century staring at steam-engines – simply a miracle. Today I got a call while I was about 10 miles out to sea. The mobile just rang but could not connect the…