Today turned out to be a perfect day for sun. Probably the best day since we have been here. We decided to go to an island called Brännö and do a walking tour. We walked from the apartment to central station about 15 minutes away. We bought a few new tram passes and we were on our way.

About 10:15 we arrived at Saltholmen. From there you can take a boat to any of the nearby islands for the cost of a regular tram ticket. The boats are part of the bus system and easy to use. We were 45 minutes early so we explored the area and ended up on top of the surrounding hills for a great view of the area.

The ride to the island was very quick at only 20 minutes long. We found ourselves on the North side of the island at the port called Rödsten. The first thing you notice as you exit the boat is there are no cars. The roads, rather walkways, are not really big enough for a vehicle. However, there is a single taxi that we saw a few people getting into. There are many mopeds with the front converted to a platform where they can carry 3 people or a bunch of stuff. Finally there are many bikes and lots of people walking.

We started exploring the island by walking to the center and finding the one restaurant on the island. We had an amazing fish dinner with some fried potatoes. That prepared us for our afternoon of walking. Here’s a picture of the restaurant.

Once we finished lunch we walked down to the South end of the island to the port of Husvik. The is not much on this end of the island. However, we did find a dance pier which is used in the summer. Also, we found lots of people just laying around on the rocks and shoreline soaking up the sun. It was a perfect day to be out.

From here we headed North to the center of the island and from there to the west side. It’s a little over a kilometer to the west. Once we arrived at the end of the main road, the next road turned out to be just a trail. It’s just a bunch of rock folded up and about with piles of muddy dirt between them. The trail was left in it’s original state and makes for an interesting hike.

Eventually we found a bay area with a great view of the harbor. We could see a lighthouse, many boats, and lots of different birds. We could even see where Rhonda worked on the mainland.

We spent about another hour taking photos from a high point and enjoying the great weather.

Here are more photos of the trip. (Hold your mouse pointer over the thumbnail to see the caption. We turned off all the java code, which includes picture captions, due to the long download times.)

Chad

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