After a very busy day replacing the solar panel’s control box, getting the electric bilge pump finished and removing and partly installing the holding tank, I went to the sauna with my Finnish neighbour. They are a very nice couple (+ dog) that like the Stockholm archipelago as much as…
Getting to know Akka, means also trying to improve things. One thing I installed in the last few days is a tiller-brake. It gives me the freedom to let go of the tiller for at least a few minutes. For a single-handed sailor a real help Akka also has a…
This was a wonderful day on the water! Istarted relatively early from Ängsö, but there was already a little wind and since I wanted to get to Norrtälje I wanted to get started as soon as possible. Initially there was very little wind, but we managed to make 2-3 knots…
That’s what my desk looks at the moment 🙂 Nice teak decking on which I am working.
I have a number of little ailments that bother me at the moment. Top on the list is mi finger where the nail-bed seems to be inflamed. It is quite swollen and mysteriously has turn green today (I will wash it in a minute and see if it goes away)…
Ängsö is one of the oldest nature reserves in Europe. It is a very small island left in peace where nature can just do it’s bit – it is one of the most beautiful places I have been to.
Sailing in the Swedish archipelago has a very unusual way of tying up at the rocks. Since the Schären are partly very steep, it is possible to sail right up to the rocks and dock as if it were a jetty. This is a bit nerve-racking as you never know if…
I sailed from Ramsmora to Ängsö today. Well, actually I motored the first hour, since it was quite early and there was no wind yet. After an hour I docked at Linanäs on Södra Jlüsterö to stock up on veg, fruit and diesel. I am getting quite good at handling…
What a great setting for a new sit-com “Rastaborg” 🙂
On my walk I also saw some wildlife, some of which I could take a picture of. I missed a heron and a woodpecker. The wildlife is much tamer here. I could fallow the woodpecker for a while and he just hopped from tree to tree and hid on the…