It has been a while since our last blogpost and that is for a good reason. We have been sailing pretty much every day with little spare time to reach our next destination which is also probably our northernmost point, the Swedish high coast.
The high coast is geologically a very interesting place. 20.000 years ago, the land was covered by a 3 km thick ice layer under which the land got compressed by more than 800 meters. Since the end of the last ice age, a phenomenon called postglacial landrise has set in and has not stopped yet. Every year the high coast region rises 8 mm compared to sea level because of the weight of the ice masses taken away. There is no other region in the world rising this fast due to postglacial landrise, which gives this landscape it’s characteristical form. Small till topped islands with up to 280 meters of height, cobble stone beaches way above the current sea level and water formed caves which are now surrounded by a nice pine forest.
Inbetween these islands is a beautiful and well protected sailing area with many possibilities for docking. We have been to two bays where we had to enter a very narrow and shallow channel to get into a bay worth all the effort. Sometimes with a wood fired sauna but always with friendly sailors around us. It is fun and a little sad to think that it won’t take longer than 100 years and a sail boat like Desiree would have too much draught to enter these bays.
Speaking of friends, we have taken 3 friends from Copenhagen on board in Örnsköldsvik last Sunday and are having a good time hiking, sailing and enjoying the north with them. Paul will leave the boat now for 6 days to take the train home to Germany to celebrate his parents’ 30 years of marriage and Liv will have some free time in Örnsköldsvik before we will turn around and point our bow towards the south again.
Wishing you a nice week and sunny days,
Liv and Paul
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