Beaching in Seskarö, 2nd July 2019

Beaching on a sand beach is not something that you will do often in Sweden. However, in Grotviken, Seskarö island, this is the practice as there is a sand ridge on which sailing boats can beach, even if they have keels, as the slope is stiff. You therefore need to draw an anchor on the back...

But then, what an experience during the midnight sun nights. Despite the mosquitoes...

Well, the following pictures are quite similar and lack maybe inspiration. In fact, there is not much to do in Grotviken but to enjoy being on the beach from your boat, sipping a glass of wine while waiting for the sun to set up north for an hour or so before rising again. The low sun lights creates a unique ambiance that we have experienced a lot in the Baltic.

A "coups de coeur" as would say François from Cybèle 17 (and has indeed).

There was supposed to be a pontoon in Grotviken according to the SXK pilot book. As in many of the places we have visited so far, the pontoon was destroyed during the winter, either because of some storms, for maybe just by the ice.