Summer! The first swim!

Ok. I live in Paradise. And today summer came to Gotland!

Time to climb into the cab and head for the beach!

This is Svarthäll Beach in northern Gotland. Kilometers of white sand and..no people.

My niece Stella is the first one in the COLD water! She frolics and splashes around for quite sometime! Brrrr..

Then my sister joins her..

As for me?OH no -over my dead body! Too cold! I pretend cowardly be very busy watching the beautiful scenery of this lovely island!
Tomorrow I am off heading for Midsummer celebrations on the smaller island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago..Maybe there, I will dip a toe in or so. Anyway the rumors are that the turbot is on in the Baltic. I will for sure go fishing instead. At least some encounter with this element!

After all, it was not sooo long ago the Baltic looked like this!! Ha!

Two cottages to let at Sandhamn during the Gotland runt races..

Two cottages to let in Sandhamn, each with two beds, with small equipped pentries, hot outdoor shower, close to the sea and beach, during the Gotland Runt (Eurocard Round Gotland Race, 6-10 July) and Sandhamn Race (3-5 July) week. (Baltic Classic Race)
For further info contact me at: piaehrenpreis@hotmail.com

A 2009 Gotland Runt winner is honoured the traditional way!!

Eurocard Round Gotland Race is a classic offshore regatta - one of the largest in the world. Start and finish is in Sandhamn, in the Stockholm archapelago. To the 2010 race the following classes are invited: IRC Endorsed, ORC Int. SRS and One Design Classes with more than 8 participantes. Baltic Classic Race are held at the same time. This is a regatta for classic yachts.