Cockpit living |
My berth |
We had arrived in Vastervik, a provincial seaside town
five hours to the south of Stockholm, and the temporary mooring place of our
boat. Cold, wet and windy, we were marooned there for a couple of days waiting
for the weather to change, giving me plenty of time to hit the summer sales.
New pillows and duvets arrived on the boat, together with bright duvet covers,
cushion covers and a small blue and white cotton rug that neatly fits both in
the saloon and the cockpit and which I cannot now image being without.
Citronella tea-lights glow in colourful glass holders in the evenings,
deterring mosquitoes and adding to the ambiance - mosquitoes are ubiquitous
when living on the water and being confined with one for the night in a very
small space is to be avoided at all costs!
Anxious to avoid yet more shopping, he insisted we set out as soon as the weather improved, heading north towards the Stockholm archipelago and completely different way to see Sweden!