Paradiset

The Paradise, that is what they call our current location (which is 59.476215 18.802629). It is a fairly large bay between Ingmarsö and the largest island of Finnhamn. It is secluded from the rest of the sea and feels like a small inland lake. There is protection from every wind angle and there is no space for wind to really build.

We left our lovely spot in the natural harbour next to Träsko Storö in the morning. After some creative thinking how to sail away with a drag anchor and all the boats on our lower side, we cheated by looking at another boat leaving. They just cut all their front lines, push off and collect their anchor while floating over it. After that they start their engine and go away.

We were not so keen on using our engine, both because we like to sail and because we do not really trust the engine. But it went fine and we set sail for Finnhamn. Not directly, no, but with a nice out-lap to get some mileage. The wind was fantastic and we got to know the boat a bit better. We had a terrific morning sailing by Möja, our target for tomorrow, and back to Finnhamn. At first the bay looked perfect, then there were some doubts about bugs and then it just was nice to relax.

The water is pretty cold, especially this morning when I jumped when I woke up. The heater was not on yet and I had to swim quite vigourously to get comfy. It was a hell of a way to wake up though. Most of the Swedes to the same thing, jump in at the end of the afternoon to cool down and refresh before dinner and wake up with a small dive. But they are not immune to the 19 degrees: "Fan vad kalt! Men skitbra." is heard quite often.

No problems with bugs this evening, we slept like babies.