Kood Koffee in Kemi

 

If you go to Kemi and feel like having a good cup of coffee there is a place to go: A roastery and coffee shop called Aito Lapin Paahto, that is Original Lapland Roast. 

For some reason, when sitting and sipping the coffee the crew felt like being in a scene of Norther Exposure, very nostalgic.

How to spend stormy Sunday on land in Kalmar?

Kalmar castle park is lovely for jogging and also works well for Sunday walk.

Söderport's brunch is a tasty treat for the crew.

Table guest.

Restaurant Söderport is located very close to the castle park. 

This time the crew did not swim.

Lighthouse visit to Garpen

It is international lighthouse weekend - we celebrated Garpen.

It was really really nice cold avocado soup.

Bye bye Garpen, I hope to see you soon!

This is what the crew calls Räksmörgås

Smoked salmon salad had the first mate ingredients: Avocado,
beans and veggies.

Do visit Villa Lavendel in Borgholm. Great food, welcoming atmosphere.

WIntery Sandhamn - Part 3 On the way in Skeppsholm

To get into nautical feel the crew recommends to pick a hotel where you can channel your internal naval officer in 17th century naval barrack building, http://www.hotelskeppsholmen.com/. Lovely surroundings and great place for feeding crew, superb breakfast.

Thai food in Kalmar

Follow the pier to the sail boat and you can find the most delicious thai food at http://mythaikalmar.se/bilder/.

Delicious sashimi dinner

The captain was so busy with the boat that he ate his dinner uncooked. He warmly recommends Kama Sushi in Kalmar, http://www.kamasushi.se/. 

Surströmming

The first mate had set a target for a culinary adventure - she wants to try surströmming, that is baltic herring fermented according the traditional process and skill that Höga Kusten has kept up. 

Ulvön is famous for two things: the Ulvön regatta in July and the surströmming so it was excellent location for the tasting. Unfortunately I did not get to participate this event as the crew had this treat for lunch in a restaurant. 

However, the first mate reports that I probably would have enjoyed the smell that is very unexpected one for a food item. And the taste was reported to be for an advanced pickled herring eater. As a conclusion the crew stated that they enjoyed this strömming preparation that was served on thin crispy bread with boiled potatoes, red onion and sour cream.  

Happy Birthday!

A temp crew member has birthday today! 

Roses, cake&coffee and KittyKats from Höga Kusten!

Mazarines at Cafe Måsen are just the best ever.

Cafe Måsen has the cat and all.

Celebrating Siikli

The new crop of local potato is here! King of them is Siikli. Boiling it carefully with sea salt, butter and tons of dill makes a treat that is on par any international delicacy.

Boat cooking

The first mate wanted to share some boat cooking with you. 

I would not eat this preparation, I had my pilgrim mussel sashimi style. However my observation on the captain was that he considered this dish at least edible, maybe even enjoyable. 

The recipe can be found here.