A long day
Initially there was no wind. Much later, the wind came from the north. Finally, I found a berth next to a petrol station, which is good as I motored for 8 hours today. Uff!
Category: Uncategorized
A good day
I left at 8:30 and it took me until 6:30 to get to my snug little bay. Quite some weather we had on the 50 nm. It started with a moderate breeze and a very cloudy sky. During the morning, the wind rose up to 20 kts. Rain, blue skies,…
Picturesque
Öregrund has some really nice old buildings. The town (around the harbour) consists almost entirely of wooden houses in pretty colours. Most impressive are the traditional old boat-houses that are nowadays used as restaurants.
Öregrund
There were two reasons why I stopped at Öregrund. Hardly any wind and a strong desire for a shower. I have been here before and have only vague memories, as on both occasions the weather was not very nice and I did not go for a walk. Not so today!…
Akka the power plant
I have now 3 solar panels and I have spent a week now without connecting to a shore power. In fact, when the sun is out, I produce power when charging the laptop or other devices. I have the ambition to not hook up for the whole of July. We’ll…
Gentle
After the last few days, the wind was back to “nice & gentle”. Just as well, as the 25+ kts can be quite a bit. I feel that I am getting my feeling for Akka again. June was mostly spent by working and entertaining, and I did not do much…
Grisslehamn
I have some mixed feelings about my first visit to Grisslehamn. It has a solid tourist infrastructure, as it is the main stop for the Eckerö Line to the Aalands. It means that Swedes can hop on a ferry to the Aalands and stock up on duty-free booze. To kill…
60 degrees north
We passed the 60th on our way up north today. It was quite an interesting ride, although we did not go very far. In total it was only about 20 nm, as I have a meeting at 6pm and would not have made it to Öregrund – I think. On…
Bad weather
Bad weather can be determined by the spontaneous inflation of life-jackets above the waterline.
Off we go
After a couple of days in Vaxholm, I set off for Höga Kusten this morning! And what a start. Bad weather has been around for a couple of days. It seems to keep hanging around for a few more days. But, the good news is that it blows from the…