Karön

We woke up around 7 to the sounds of activity on the jetty. The wind had dropped during the night and people were getting ready to leave. We looked at the short term forecast, and indeed there was a nice 'gap' for the morning. We had coffee and breakfast and just after 7:30 we were on our way. First nicely sheltered in the Karlskrona skärgård, then through the Hasslöbron (bron= bridge), which is 4m high so we could pass underneath with the mast down whilst the yachts had to wait. Then we got to a bit of open water, but the wind was light and the swell that remained from yesterday's wind was not a problem as it was long. No water on deck in spite of the waves being quite high. Then we got to Ronnebyhamn, where we had a choice between the main marina on the mainland and the jetty on the Karön island opposite. Needless to say that we opted for Karön. We were the first to arrive, then our Danish neighbours from last night (unfortunately their English is only slightly better that our Danish, they are very friendly people!) and finally two other motorboats. So here we are:





The weather currently is a bit unstable with lots of rain showers. But for tomorrow it looks like we can carry on, at least to Karlshamn which is just 17 miles to the west or - if the wind and waves are kind - to Hällevik, to the South West.

Location:Ekenäsvägen,Ronneby,Sweden