This weekend was the return of Belisama to her homeport of Wasahamnen in Stockholm after more than three months away. Strong winds up to 16 m/s were announced, along with some rain. Friday, with winds ranging 10 to 12 m/s, we made it from Nynäshamn to Napoléonviken, 30 miles in four hours, meaning around 8 knots on average.
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| Anchored in Napoléonviken, well protected from all winds |
But what was Napoléon doing here...?
The search for the reason for the name requires a bit of effort, using Google translate extensively. Finally, we learned that it is Napoléon III (Louis Bonaparte) who came here in 1869, as a tourist, visited the bay, had a swim and gave his name to the place. Not even related to the Crimean war that saw French and British navy fighting along the ottomans against the Russian ten years earlier in the Baltic. So we swam!
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| Swimming in Napoléonviken... |
Across Napoléonviken, on the NE, there is the Tvättfatet natural harbour, where one can enter through a 1.5 m pass (indicated 1.8 m on the map, but instruction provided are advising against trying it above 1.5 m). Those two are very well protected from all winds.
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| Napoléonviken, screen capture from Navionics |
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| Tvättfatet natural harbour |
This group of small islands is very close to Stockholm, but gives a real feeling of the archipelago life. No wonder that the bay was full even though the season is finishing. We will certainly come back there with short time visitors!
On Sunday morning, we picked a friend in Saltjöbaden, 5 miles north of Napoléonviken, and headed to Artipelag, for the latest exhibition and the brunch, of course. We were the third sailing boat in Artipelag despite the borderline weather.
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| One display of the open air "Detour" exhibition in Artipelag |
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| The pier at Artipelag, free of charge, but without service. |
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| Dead oak tree leaves because of the dryness |
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