Today we made it to Sweden's coast and the Gulf of Bothnia. Our
destination - Birgetta and her family's summer house near Kromfors.
Our plan was to meet up at the "really really big bridge" and we
spotted this feat of engineering, from a few kilometres back; Linn's
description "our own Golden Gate" was very apt.
Then around the next corner we were meet by our hosts as they
frantically waved us down!! I guess our lumbering "big red bus" is
easy to spot. They had been waiting by the bus stop because the two
boys and a friend were returning to Ostersund, so our timing was
perfect.
After a short drive around the High Coast area (this coast line is
growing upwards at 1 cm a year), we parked Pat, but we still weren't
there - we had another 20 minutes of walking through the forest to get
to a secluded little patch of grass and a very cute 'dolls house' type
summer home. Supplies/building materials have to be driven over the
frozen lake during winter, there is no electricity here and until this
year no running water but if you want to get away from the rat race of
the outside world, this would be perfect!!
That evening after dinner we walked to the top of the hill with views
over the bay, and checked out the neighbours' home further round the
coast. We also saw plenty of moose droppings, but no mooses [sic]
unfortunately.
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