Lovely! Especially with the amount of blue (skies and sea) about. Unfortunately, the island is overgrown to such a degree that a walk is simply impossible. We are currently waiting for the wind to get down so that we can take Nils out for a peak around.
Quite a bit of wind throughout the night. But the anchor held fine and all is well on Akka. We are now at the north-end of the archipelago, and it seems the wind will be coming from the south now for a few days. Ready about!
A short hop from Ängsö to Furusund. I had a couple of conference-calls scheduled for the afternoon and a forecast with rain and thunderstorms made the decision to go to a Gästhamn much easier.
One of the oldest nature reserves in Europe. It is not spectacular, just beautiful. Forests from the fairy tales, lush meadows and a few little red houses. That’s all it takes.
The last two days were dedicated to work-work and Vaxholm was the choice of guest-harbour. Vaxholm is my favourite guesthamn in the archipelago! Here the main reasons Extremely friendly and helpful staff Pretty little town Kaffekuchenhaus Normal-sized and -priced shops to re-stock Akka Public traffic to Stockholm Ferry-service to Stockholm…
After some work-work we decided to stretch our legs and go for a walk. We went to nearby Svartsö to explore the island and the Krog. In the end, it was only a 5 km walk to get an ice cream. It was just too hot for a longer hike.…
The shitty valve works again! After we went to a septic tank pumping station, I flushed the tank with lots of fresh water. I then noticed that the valve was actually open. More vigorous flushing and I could actually move the valve again. t probably was just clogged up as…
The Swedes like to BBQ. Understandable, as a BBQ is usually only possible in nice weather and that comes at a premium up here. One can find the occasional Swedish boat where the deployment of the anchor seems less important than the Weber-grill. And yesterday was the perfect day for…
The obligatory visit to the famous coffee-shop on Vaxholm.
After a truly amazing week, Angelika and Christian had to leave yesterday. I love the archipelago and sailing so much that it is always important to me to present the set-up here in its best light. And Sweden performed! Beautiful land- and seascapes, glorious weather, many little red houses, water…