Midsomar is great! It is such a low-key family-within-the-community event that it is truly heart-warming. I have just come back from the festivities on Gällnö with a smile on my face. There were about 200+ people gathered round the Midsommarstång, joining all in with the singing and dancing. From babies to…
It is a known fact that taking pictures of seals swimming just outside Ingmarsö harbour is one of the most challenging photographic endeavors ever. There have been no successful attempts in the past and the future does not hold much more promise either. Experts have been scratching their heads for decades…
We always avoided Sandhamn in the past as it has a reputation to be for the super-rich. Apparently they do sell more liters of champagne than beer during the midsomar parties, which does underline the point. And it is true, a lot of helicopters do land and take off from…
What makes this all possible is the G4 wireless network that the Swedish telecom infrastructure provides. It is truly amazing, especially for a fella like me who started into the golden age of the internet with 28.8 modems rattling their way through the connection process. Here 2 screenshots of speedtests.…
And more tinkering about with the new cupboard for the electrics. It turns out to be quite a fiddly job, but at least it is coming along nicely. The front is now almost finished, the hinges are there and the layout for the instruments marked and the corner-holes drilled. Now…
Yum, yum, tasty swan-babies it says. I watched a fox brazenly walk up to swan family and look-up the baby chicks yesterday evening. It was quite at a distance so I am afraid the image quality is not so good.
Yesterday was the perfect day to actually go sailing! I have been on the boat now for 1 1/2 weeks but only yesterday did I find some time to sail. Things are different this year and my workload is much more so that the holiday part is a much smaller…
It is done, the fridge is in place and switched on. Cold beer is no longer a thing of dreams but reality. More importantly really is to keep milk and food for longer as this was a real drag last year. In the tropical heat that we had in 2014,…
Vaxholm calls itself the capital of the archipelago. And true to this claim it lays it on for me. I arrived in windy conditions, some friendly Finnish sailors helped me to moor safely next to them. An extremely friendly welcome at the harbour office continued the good impression. The harbour…
The Austrian telecommunication department has triggered a flurry of activity on Akka and I am not sure if their very efficient clerk has any idea what he set into motion. By law an Austrian vessel is to carry a number of equipment that is suitable for the registered sailing area in relation…