I have started my journey home. After almost 3 months it is time to pack up and get Akka ready for the long winter. We have made our way to Ramsmora where Akka will be lifted out later today. I have then 2 full days to cover her and to…
The day started with Tashi & Felix being picked up by a Taxi from the guest harbour and I was on my own again. Leaving Vaxholm was hampered by a thick fog that took a long time to clear. I decided therefore that I would spend another day in Stockholm…
One of the best things about a boat of Akka’s size is the quality time you can spend together. It is just big enough to offer some private space but generally you do spend a lot of time together on deck or down below. And the visit by Tashi and…
We hit a rock yesterday! And it was a big hit too. We were on our way to the Kaffeekuchenhaus in Vaholm when I decided to go between two small islands to avoid tacking into the wind into a very narrow channel. I checked the charts, I checked the GPS…
Again a beautiful day thanks to the high “Isabel”. It has been now almost 4 weeks that I last saw a cloud (apart from the pretty fluffy ones) and the Zauberwetter continues. A late breakfast led to a nice broad-reaching sail to Storskäret, a new favourite of mine. Ideal for…
Tashi and Felix arrived yesterday morning. It is great to have some guests again on Akka. As soon as they dropped their bags we headed off to the Kaffeekuchehaus but in our enthusiasm we were there too early! Can you imagine. You hop on a plane in Vienna at 6 45am,…
Most people associate with the words “boat holiday” a holiday on the boat, but after over 2 1/2 months on Akka I needed a holiday from the boat yesterday! Being on my own is not my strength and the problem with my lost glasses and headaches has somewhat hampered my…
We had a terribly start to the summer. The whole of June and July was cold and maybe 5 summer-days showed what is possible. But since the beginning of August the summer has arrived and, by the looks of it, is here to stay. Blue-skies, hot sun, cool shade –…
Normally a little black number is a simple and often quite short cocktail dress but on Akka things are different. Here they are 2 small black hand-towels. Initially an oversight by the skipper to bring some towels in 2014, the 2 small hand-towels he bought from the local supermarket proofed much…
A few weeks back I managed to sink my glasses in the Baltic! Since then I have been using my old pair, which caused week-long massive headaches last year. Well, this year is not different and I have been taking pain-killers for over 2 weeks now. I do not want to get…