A commenter asked me about the labyrinth on the sand dunes of Fuerteventura, and it reminded me of another labyrinth, on another beach. Now, it´s buried in feet of snow, but here are some pictures of what has been summers past and what will be again in another six months. I give you Sandön (Sand Island) and Sandgrönnorna (The Sand Reefs), summer of 2010, in the Luleå archipelago, where the sun (almost) always shines!
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| The Marina at Klubbviken, a popular spot for boat people and daytrippers, like us. |
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| You don´t need to bring a picknick, there is a good restaurant here. I always have fried herring and mashed new potatoes. |
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| Follow this path... |
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| ... end up here. (I sometimes give the camera to my husband, to prove I was there, too.) |
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| It´s shallow here, and you can walk far just pulling your skirt or pants up a bit. |
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| Strandvial La´thyrus mari´timus |
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| And you know you are in Lapland... |
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| ... when the reindeer come by. |
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| Home-made labyrinth. |
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| Tall Pi´nus silve´stris |
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| This strait is man-made. It used to be a beach with sweet river water on one side and salty sea water on the other. |
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| One weekend a year one can visit Sandgrönnorna, due to bird protection regulations. |
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| There is no natural harbour, you must run the ship aground. |
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| We joined a twitching tour that started in the rain, but it soon cleared up. |
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| The only picture my husband managed to take of a rare eagle-ish type bird. I didn´t even try... |
lovely! looks like fun :)
ReplyDeletewe are quite far from the ocean here. we have lakes and the mighty mississippi river, but we are 6 hours from the gulf of mexico and twice that far from the atlantic ocean. i have loved my beach vacations, but i haven't been often.
Well, the Gulf of Bothnia isn´t exactly an ocean, but it´s certainly larger than most lakes. I grew up by a lake in the south, played as a child by and on the water/ice all the time and have that kind of intimate knowledge of it that you only get when you´re two or three feet tall. Compared to that, even our tiny sea is exotic!
DeleteI have seen the Mississippi once, when I spent a Thanksgiving weekend in St Louis with friends - almost 30 years ago (omg!). It is mighty indeed.
Loved the photo journey! I can even pronounce the names! I would love to visit Sweden some day. (Have studied Swedish diction and sung Swedish art songs in recital.)
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