Neil Hopcroft

On the first proper day of spring we headed to the seaside of Saltsjöbaden, though the sun was out and it was a beautiful warm day the sea was still frozen over in places.

The ferry over to Lilla Stenby crosses while the lake around is frozen.

Asknäs is a small village on the island of Ekerö.

I went for another explore around Nacka Strand. Noticing this time that it must have been an old car works, with a similar feeling to the old Mini factory in Oxford.

We went to the architecture museum on Skeppsholmen, the boat was making a good subject for photographers.

We found some more backstreets in Gamla Stan, always more surprises.

We went to Steninge Slott again…heres some evidence I was actually there.

We went back to the small island of Norderön.

The longboat was moored on the shores of Nörderon, next to where the ferry lands, waiting to be taken out of the water before the ice comes. The ferry is replaced by an ice road in the depths of winter. We were waiting for a large enough crew to hold the boat steady as it was raised on […]