Posted in Uncategorized, tagged archipelago, photos, sailing, sweden, Väderöarna on June 6, 2017| 5 Comments »
On Sunday we took a boat ride to the Weather Islands in Sweden’s western archipelago, Väderöarna. The drizzle didn’t stop us from enjoying a walk around and eating very fresh cod for lunch. Stuga 40 took all of the pictures seen here but the wooden sign.
We will be thinking about these views as we fly west over the Atlantic.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, Burning Cloud, children, danish, Europe, homework, photos, postaday, sailboat, sailing, ship, wordpress on May 11, 2016| 2 Comments »
Erik’s sister and family are off on their five-month European sailing trip. The three children have homework to do during the first part of the trip, when they would ordinarily be in school. All five family members are contributing to a WordPress blog they call Burning Cloud. Four write their posts in English; the youngest sometimes writes in Danish. The entries are a lot of fun to read.
Here is the oldest child’s May 11 post:
this is a word for word conversation.
Klara : the first qustion is, why are we not moving
Klaus: because we are waiting for our gear to come back from the repair shop
Klara : the second question is: when are we going to move?
Klaus: on Friday
Klara: the third question is: what is wrong with the motor?
Klaus: the gear is leaking a bit of oil.
Karl-Oscar: how will they fix the gear?
Klaus : it will be repaired in Køge with some spare parts that are cominng form Gottenburg.
written by Axel.
Join the fun at Burning Cloud Blog. You can follow the route on maps the family posts periodically along with other entertaining pictures. (Don’t miss the photo of everyone making sushi on shipboard.)
Photo: School at sea.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged boston, fishing, harbor, james hook, July 4, lobster, sailing, schooner, tall ships, world ocean school on July 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, a group from work set out at lunchtime for lobster rolls (and shrimp rolls and crab rolls) at James Hook & Co., whose golden lobster weathervane appeared in one of my previous posts.
Then we joined the crowds on the Harbor Walk to luxuriate in tall ships and a gorgeous sky.
A vessel flying the Jolly Roger was dwarfed by the triumphs of modern capitalism. (I won’t say “piracy” because I have no idea what goes on in those buildings.)
A teaching schooner called the “Roseway,” from the World Ocean School, was taking tourists out.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birthstone jewelry, Luna & Stella, sailboat, sailing, sweden, swedish, vastkusten, veddo on July 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
To recap, I started this project in May, having been asked by Suzanne and Erik to write a blog affiliated with Suzanne’s birthstone jewelry company, Luna & Stella. This first post explains.
Folks who have been reading know that Erik is from Sweden. He and Suzanne often go sailing when they vacation there in summer. Erik’s mother recently sent along this photo, writing, “Suzanne, Erik and Jimmy leaving Veddö hamn [harbor]. Sailing along the Västkusten shore in beautiful weather.”
Soon they will be sailing for the honor of Sweden.
OK. Maybe not right away. I like Jimmy’s boat better anyway.
Suzanne's Mom's Blog 