We’ve been here a couple of days now. We’ve spent the time motoring around in our dinghy and enjoying the islands in this area. The dinghy allows us to visit areas that are too shallow to allow our yacht to pass. As usual, the islands were really pretty.



We manage to go into a lot of little bays and up to shore. I love being so close to the water and it is so clear that you can see to the rock strewn bottom and see tiny fishes darting to and fro in the shallows and to marvel at the underwater plants. I was reminded of a book I was reading about the French painter Monet, where he was talking about the difficulties he had trying to paint the long tresses of river weeds streaming in the clear water. The water is so clear that the long, green fingers of the weeds, moving just below the surface, can be seen easily but are impossible to paint. Or to photograph, I was also thinking. We also caught a glimpse of those less lazy than us who were sailing today.



This is a quiet little bay, almost fully enclosed – like a small lake. It’s very protected from waves and is very tranquil. On the far shore you can see a summer house nestled among the trees.



It’s hard to believe that the large town of Oxelösund is literally “just around the corner�.



I have to say, that this view of the town is awful. It looks like a huge industrial town and with the fires from the iron works burning all day and night it doesn’t look very inviting. I can’t understand why people would prefer to tie up there rather than enjoy the natural environment of the islands. Here we walked in the woods and Lars-Göran managed to find a lot of ripe raspberries that he picked and brought back to the boat for us to enjoy. I’m amazed that they grow here wild. They were really delicious and were quite literally everywhere.



After a couple of days of lounging around on the rocks, enjoying the wildflowers and the peace and beauty of this little bay, we’ve decided to move along further south. So it is a sad goodbye to Lökholmen and head southwards again.