In Stockholm we prepared to be a real tourists and do some sightseeing but things went differently from what we planned. After a very nice Sunday with friends it was time to come back to the real world. Eve had
Stockholm 12.6. – 16.6.
Saltsjöbaden 16.6. – 18.6.
To finish up the visit to Stockholm we made a small sightseeing tour with the boat in front of old town and Royal King’s palace. We missed by one year the royal wedding of the crown princess Victoria but that’s
Broken mooring line 18.6. – 20.6.
From Saltsjöbaden we went towards the south and Nynäshamn that is located in the southern end of the Stockholm archipelago. The weather was nice and we sailed pass the Dalarö until the wind changed from broad reach into closed hauled.
Night Sail Nynäshamn – Visby 20.6. – 21.6.
After Midsummer we will sail the most challenging sailing leg on this summer when we will cross the Baltic Sea from Gotland to Lithuania. The Baltic Sea crossing will last over 24 hours so we wanted to prepare ourselves for
Open to Southwestern 21.6. – 23.6.
On Tuesday after the night sail we went to sleep and it felt like somebody just turned off the lights. After sleeping and refreshing showers we were ready for the Visby adventure. Tuesday evening was a leisurely time we spent
Midsummer in Visby 24.6. – 27.6.
On the Midsummer Friday morning sun was shining and there was still some wind left as we walked on the beach and through the parks towards the Visby’s Midsummer Party. As we passed the gate into inside the city walls
Crossing the Baltic Sea, Vändburg – Klaipeda 27.6. – 29.6.
Old Hoburg was probably busy with the boys in the navy as he did not visit Suwena during our pass of the Gotlands southern tip. We turned north and continued for another 7 miles to a quiet fishing harbour of
Klaipeda 29.6. – 3.7.
We arrived on Wednesday evening into the warmth of the south. The air was hot and moist and twisted around us like we would been arrived in the tropics. Klaipeda is Lithuania’s the only harbour city and the Juru riverside
Neringa and Curonian Lagoon 3.7. – 9.7.
Suwena reached the southernmost point of this year’s voyage by arriving into Nida on Sunday evening. Nida was one of the highlights on this summer and we are really satisfied with our visit there. Without Suwena we would not made
Latvia’s Liepaja and Pavilosta 10.7. – 13.7.
After a time spent in Nida we stopped in Klaipeda for bunkering Suwena. On Sunday it was time again for a new country, Latvia and our first stop will be in Liepaja. As we drove on the river of Juru