Blidö - Stämmarsund

A last farewell to Lökholmen before setting North to Bildö. Sun out ,wind good - sail on!
Racing Ron took on any boat and "see ya'd " the day along.
We both were so excited to see a fellow Corsair F32. Big whoops and waving from both boats as we passed each other cameras in hand, taking photos of each other in mutual admiration.
Blidö was completely empty of other yachts. We wondered why? The shared facilities with the guest hostel ( mostly occupied by a group of middle-aged bikers)behind the restaurant had lovely hot showers, and no communal bathing required - so far, so good.
A wander around with lots of new development - a town having a makeover and new development planned for the waterside. The St Tropez cafe/deli was an incongruous surprise with many upmarket French and Italian foods . We obviously made a plan to pop back for a look in the morning to top up with some treaty provisions.
The large restaurant later that evening had very friendly staff & delicious herring! Vanessa, our waitress was doing her best to explain the menu from Swedish, and any word she spoke in Swedish instead of English was followed by 'shit' . Hence, she became known as 'shit Vanessa' .She was full of character, very gorgeous and so friendly. I asked about a post box to send some mail. She didn't know and went off to ask someone. Apparently, they were all too young to know what I was talking about 🤣 . How old did I feel !🤔
So, after a few drinks, we strolled down the hill to the boat . It was about midnight and a decent bedtime for grandparents!
The night was not over ... a young group arrived by small motor boat . Engine on and music going loudly . I think we got peace at about 3am . Was this perhaps the reason why no others stopped here overnight?
It was still a great spot and set us up well for our onward journey to the Åland archipelago, Finland .Læs mere