Vormö

Vormö
Originally uploaded by Greygriffin.

Yesterday we borrowed one of the rowing boats and went for a short trip that turned into a longer one. We set off round the south coast of Vorm̦, which is all shallow bays and islets, very picturesque and sheltered. The terns warned us off when we went too close to their nests, and a swan guarded its bit of shoreline. Eve asked me to find a place to go ashore Рas you can see, I found a gap in the rocks that fit our rowing boat perfectly.

After a while, I proposed that we continue on and do a lap of the island – when you’re on an island, it’s a shame not to row all the way round it, and we’d already made a good start. At the east end of the island we found a swimming beach, but the water was too full of algae, which is a problem all around here. Rowing back along the north side of the island was much less fun (especially with a bit of a headwind), but after a long hard row we got back to the Nokia harbour. And only one tiny blister – I was expecting much worse. Perhaps the sailing is toughening up my hands.

Today we had the first afternoon sauna turn, and hence the responsibility of lighting the fires, so we’ve just hung about near the cottage, read books and dozed. I’m not sure what we’ll do tomorrow – let’s see how active we feel. We’d like to visit Inkoo, but that will probably be later in the week.