Archipelago Adventure Sweden May 14-17, 2026

 
joyful reunion in Sweden May 2026 




May 14-17, 2026

Grateful for the unpredicted blue skies!  

   
The long, vertical, darker, narrow blob at the bottom is Landsort 

 

Stendörrens Naturreservat 

  

 Stendörrens Naturreservat 



 
Lichen so plentiful; now I understand how reindeer can subsist on them.
 
Thrilled to see 3 different goose species in one small spot.
 
Canada Goose in the back
 
Barnacle Goose
 
Greylag Goose

Spotting the Northern Lapwing that I'd only heard before.
Northern Lapwing
 
 
Kids playing on play cow in a boat kept me entertained while I ate skumrak. 
 
 
Skumrak: quality chocolate shell with quality marshmallow-like light filling.
 
 
Moose face or???
 
 
 
Joyful tree hugger
 
All the above photos taken at Stendörrens Naturreservat, where we started our Stockholm Archipelago explorations. 
 
Ferry to Landsort Island 
 
 
East Harbor Landsort 
There's a lighthouse with the best door I've seen on the island. 
 
Lighthouse with door close-ups 
 
 
Other doors on Landsort 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Very old labrinith: walk it for safety at sea

 
 
Daisy 

 
Harvesting wild garlic greens (not like ours in US)
 
 
Wild garlic greens are used in pesto and it was delicious on fish
 
John and Chris enjoy the sunshine Landsort Island 


Drain Landsort Island
 
 
Sunset looking east on Landsort Island
 
Next & final stop: Mariefred, Sweden
 
 
Impressive Gripsholm Castle 
 
 
Apple orchards in bloom in around Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred 

 
 
 
Impressive decorations on cannon 
 
 
  
back end of cannon
 
 

 
 
 
Fallow Deer imported in 16th century, Gripsholm Deer Field Nature preserve 
 
We stopped twice to visit 1000-yr-old runes




 
 
 
Thanks Magnus and Chris for a fabulous, blue-sky time!!
 

 

 
  

 

 

 




 

 

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