We are contemplating to get an inflatable Kayak to explore the skerries when at anchor. But these things are quite expensive. In order to find out whether we like kayaking, we decided to hire one and to take it to the outer skerries for a test. We loved it! And…
To our huge surprise, we met another Austrian boat on Ranö. Herbert and Gisela anchored already in the bay when we arrived. A chat, an invitation to a BBQ and a night-cap on their boat with long talks about east-and-west and north-and-south. A very pleasant evening! 2 Austrian flags in…
Wiki says: “A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light (typically from the Sun or Moon) interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.” Looks great with Akka in it.
In this magical weather, the colours change so very much. Here is an attempt to show a few rocks in the early afternoon and after dinner. Christian said: “Ah, they have switched the colour-filter on again.” So true. And another example
We wanted to start very early in the morning to get a space at Sandhamn marina for the night. There is a 20+ knots forecast for tomorrow morning and a washing machine needs some action too. So, the alarm is set and we are ready to go, when we realized…
We don’t seem to have bad weather this year. There was a little thunder the other day and we thought it was going to reach us, but the big black cloud disappeared, and the sun was out again. We have had hot summers up here before, but this year is…
A new place to visit! Surprise, surprise – it is beautiful here 🙂 But also a good place to read, work, swim, row, … you get the picture.
Impressions from Röder after sunset
I know, sunshine makes it always more beautiful, but this little island at the edge of the archipelago is something special. We were here with Tashi years ago but had to leave as it was not feasible to stay overnight then. Today is different.
Take some rocks with lichen, water, a few plants, blue sky and sun.