Don't knock it 'til you try it,
We had to eat a whole tub -
It's the cheapest way to buy it!
DAYS - 30 -34 Distance 182 km
Pargas - Stockholm
With a total of about 15 hours of ferry rides we island hopped our way across this amazingly huge archipelago to Stockholm, and of course our dear friend The Rain accompanied us most of the way! The ferry ports are quite small here...
In the small town of Nagu - after sheltering for 2 hours in the supermarket from an absolute deluge - we managed to find some slightly higher, soggy-mossy-spongy ground to pitch the tent.
We thought Nagu was a small town until we turned up on the island of Kokar...really not a lot here...
The main island is Arland, and the 'capital' Mariehamn is a proper sized town. Arland is a home-ruled, Swedish speaking territory belonging to Finland. It's had its own flag since 1954 and joined the EU in 1995 although it still remains outside the EU tax union.
Here we found shelter in a restaurant run by Iranians, and wasted a few hours eating falafels before we could pitch the tent.
From here it's a 7 hour ferry ride to Stockholm, and quite mind-boggling how these numerous, huge ferries weave their way through this island labrynth.
We found a super spot to free camp in Stockholm, just a few kilometers from the city centre - with our very own tree protection!
We seem to have left the rain behind for now, and had a great bike city tour - especially as we hadn't realised the hour time difference so navigating the empty streets was easy!
Heading south now with more water-crossings zig zagging through the Swedish coastal countryside...
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