Sorttisviken Sunset

Can it get better? I doubt...

Sunday Ride to Sorttisviken

Some weeks ago it was again a Sunday when I needed some time to myself. As usual, I sent the crew for an outing. This time they selected to drive up to Seskarö and have a render-vous with Sorttisviken, now in its wintery form of existence. The bridge, it is large one but my vessel unfortunately  cannot make it and I have to take the souther route to get around the island. But it is a nice route I would recommend even Exter's would manage it under the bridge.

For comparison, check out the summer pics in Sorttisviken here.

Top 3 moments of the last summer - Crew's No 2b

Here comes the second part of the Seskarö sands, Sorttisviken. Sorttisviken is a small bay, almost like a secret lagoon behind a narrow, winding fairway. Air view here.The steepness of the sand bank does not stop at the waterline but it continues as a lovely pine forest. The first mate has a thing for pine forests, I think it is the "intoxicating scent lingering in the Nordic pine forest in sunny, late summer afternoons" that enchants her. Also, she often mentions how she loves "the coppery colors that the setting sun paints on the pine trunks". However I need to keep monitoring to get more comprehensive view on this - as a chief of the vessel I need to understand my crew's likings  to be able to motivate them to better and better achievements in my service.

Summer Vacation 2012 - Sorttisviken in Seskarö

My summer vacation production is getting closer to its culmination, the islands of Seskarö and Huvön and their magical anchoring bays my crew has been dreaming about the whole winter. I have lived with my crew only since last October and yet these destinations feel so familiar to me because my crew has been talking about them so much.

This is first of the three, Sorttisviken. The unique thing in the Seskarö anchoring bays is that you actually drive the boat up to the beach. The sand bank is so steep that when your keel hits, or actually smoothly dips, into it your crew can walk to the beach in knee high water (I don't go to water, I enjoy watching it). The anchor is used in the boat stern and the ropes are connected from the bow to the beach pines or rocks.

The journey to Sorttisviken was partially unpleasant - the old waves from yesterday's high winds were coming from south and we had to manage them in the narrow fairway on the east side of the island. Bumpy drive. I stayed in my sea bunk all the way. Fortunately the rest of the sailing was smoother.

The island is located here, see the map.