What a
wonderful day for the last day of our holiday with all the family here! It dawned a bit grey and drizzly, but we set
off from Nynäshamn anyway …
… for one
of the islands in the archipelago – Ängsholmen, off Rånö. By the time we got there, the skies were
clearing and the sun beginning to peep through.
As my Granny would have said – there was enough blue sky ‘to make a pair
of sailor’s trousers’! A good sign.
We
identified a rock which looked like it went steeply into the water so we could
get our bow close. Gar made a
death-defying leap ashore! Caroline followed and hammered pietons into crevices in the
rock for us to tie the bow ropes to …
Meanwhile,
Charles let out the stern anchor (which we never use in UK – we only have one
at the bow) to hold the back of the boat steady …
Once we
were safely tied up, we attached the bow ladder so we could all go ashore (without making a death-defying leap!)
Somehow
we had found a perfect spot …
Perfect
for walks round the island with all its lovely trees, mosses and lichens …
Perfect
to sit and chat and look at the view …
Here’s
another nice view …
… and another
one – it’s all so empty and unspoilt …
Here you
can see the ropes at the bow attached to the rock with pietons, and the anchor
line going out at the stern. This is the
normal way to moor in the archipelago where there are many rocks and islands
going steeply into the sea …
The
weather got better and better – and it was a perfect place for jumping in from
the boat …
… and
swimming to some nearby rocks …
… a
perfect day for lunch in the cockpit …
… and
reading and sunbathing on the rocks …
Finally,
we had a perfect wind to sail back to Nynäshamn …
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