Neil Hopcroft

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 […]

We took the ferry over the water to Norderön.

The small town of Sigtuna is situated on the shores of the lake to the north west of Stockholm, was at one time an important city, albeit a small one. Its population has grown significantly in recent years with the arrival of the nearby Arlanda airport.

Beyond Rindö Redoubt I was looking for Fredriksborg Ruin, an abandoned castle, but ended up missing the road and heading off into the countryside – eventually I figured out I’d gone too far along the main road and headed back to find the track to the ruin. There were a number of other people there taking photographs.

The nights are drawing in now, giving me a chance to head to Gamla Stan and take some more pictures of the city lit up across the water.

We found some lunch at the harbour at Nyköping.

The paddock at the World Hovercraft Championship

The World Hovercraft Championship came to Stockholm, so we had to go and see. In many ways it reminded me of the old karting days, with a number of heats of different class craft culminating in a final at the end of the day. It was an exciting day out, with some fantastic races, the smell of […]

Beyond Norrtälje is a small peninsula with a port on the end of it. From here you can catch boats to Helsinki, Turku and various ports in Poland and Estonia.

We visited Norrtälje, a small industrial town to the north east of Stockholm.