After four days in Gothenburg it was time to head north again. We had a really nice sail northward and stopped at Mollösund for the night. Sy Matilda with Marcus and his daughter Matilda was there and we were invited onboard. They were also planning to go to Norway so we had a lot to talk about.

The next morning we continued north and ended up at Lilla Kornö once again. This time there were quite a few boats there but we found a good spot.

From Lilla Kornö we sailed the last bit up to Hamburgsund.

Finally it was time to get the bimini finished. We left Hamburgsund and sailed to Smögen and Rössy Kapell who were making our bimini. It is difficult to get things done this time of year but we stayed at Rössys jetty at Smögen until we managed to get Rössy to finish our bimini, it took two days.

From Smögen we sailed down to Ingegärdsholm outside Skärhamn where we anchored for the night. The next morning we continued down to Gothenburg and Lindholmen once again.

We spent some time with friends and family.

Our friends on sy Embla was sailing in the Koster archipelago and we decided to meet at Ramsö.

We made a stop at our favourite island Kalvö first. Nice sailing all the way and nice walks on Kalvö, Trossö, Lindö as usual.

We stayed for two days and then sailed to Ramsö and met with Viveka and Erik on sy Embla. We had some really nice time together on Ramsö with walks around the island and nice meals together.

We decided to sail to Väderöarna, Embla motored directly to Stora Hejen but we needed some provisions and sailed to Resö. The little supermarket had burned down so we had to continue to Grebbestad instead to get our provisions. From there we continued to Stora Hejen and reunited with Embla.

Together in Embla´s dingy we motored silently (they have an electric outboard) to Storön for a walk and lunch at the Inn. The weather was fantastic and we stayed for four days, swimming, socialising and doing boat jobs.

We had a nice sail back to Hamburgsund.

After a couple of days in Gothenburg we set the course for Hamburgsund.

The first stop was Hermanö where we moored to a SXK mooring buoy.

We inflated the dingy and went ashore. There are several nice tracks on the island.

From Hermanö we continued to Lilla Kornö. It is only a two hours sail.

We stayed for two days and motored to Näverkärrskilen in the late afternoon the second day. It was very windy but it is only 3 miles. We grabbed a mooring buoy for the night.

Early next morning we set off for Hamburgsund and after a 4 hour sail we arrived at our slip.

After a couple of weeks in Hamburgsund working on the boat and for a living we had another appointment in Gothenburg and once again we decided to take the boat. We left Hamburgsund thursday the 13^th of may. Nice but slow sailing, we took the outside route so we didn´t have to open the Soten bridge. We stopped for the night at Bohus Malmön where we moored in the fishing harbour.

Friday morning we continued souths towards Käringön. Very slow sailing and after only a couple of miles we had to start the engine. The marina at Käringön was packet with boats and we had to moore on the outside of the jetty, not really a problem as the weather was calm.

We tried to book a table at Petersons krog, a really good restaurant but all tables were booked so we had lunch at Lotshotellet instead.

We went for a walk and took this seasons first dip in the ocean, 12 degrees a bit to cold.

The next morning we continued to Dyrön where we moored in the south harbour.

We went for a hike round the island.

Next stop was Marstrand, motoring in strong headwinds. Not many boats in Marstrand.

Then finally Gothenburg where we moored at Lindholmen.

The first weekend in May we decided to leave the dock and motor out to Gluppö. Just for a change. The weather was nice but no wind. We did some boat work had a nice meal onboard and returned to Hamburgsund after a good night sleep.

After a couple of days in Gothenburg we sailed back to Grötö. The weather was really nice and there were quite a lot of boats around. The deep water berths were occupied and we had to moore alongside another sailing yacht. Saturday morning we left in a north-easterly wind. We made good progress north and only had to make two tacks before we reached Albrechtsunds canal and Marstrand. 14 nautical miles and average speed 5,3 knots. When we sailed down to Gothenburg we only saw two or three boats but here at Marstrand there were at least twenty sailing boats moored at the marina. Mooring fee was only 100 SEK including electricity, washing machine and tumbler, great. It looked like nobody had heard of covid-19, the bars and restaurants were crowded.

We left Marstrand at 09.30 on Sunday morning. Strong easterly winds and with only the mainsail we had nice sailing north.

Through Kyrkesund we had to start the engine but as soon as we left the narrow parts behind we could continued under sail only.

Our destination was Bohus Malmön which we reached after 32 miles and 6 hours, average speed 5,3 knots. The marina is very exposed to easterly winds so we decided to moore in the fishing harbour. A really nice and well protected harbour.

Water and electricity was available, mooring fee was 130 SEK.

There are several nice hiking tracks on Bohus Malmön and we spent two days doing boat jobs and hiking. This island is completely hacked to pieces and the granite quarrys has left scars all over the island.

On Tuesday the 20^th we motored the 4,5 miles to Smögen and Rössy Kapell to take measurements for a bimini and in the afternoon we continued north through Soten canal and sailed the last 14 miles to Hamburgsund. The wind was from behind and gave us a chance to try out our new boom brake by gybing back and force a couple of times. It still need some adjusting but seems to work well.

The trip to Gothenburg and back was really nice and gave a good hint of warmer days to come.

We had some appointments in Gothenburg and decided to take the boat. We left Hamburgsund at noon on Saturday the 10^th of April. Strong westerly winds and we rolled out the jib and left the mainsail in the stack pack. We managed to keep a average speed of 5 knots with just the jib. The seas were really confused and choppy when we passed Valö huvud, as usual but it only lasts for a short while. We motored through the Soten canal and rolled out the jib again after the canal. After Smögen we had the wind from behind and had smooth sailing. We stopped at Lilla Kornö, after 4 hours and 20 nautical miles of really nice sailing.

Lilla Kornö is a small island with a small harbour, in the summer it is packed with boats but now we were the only visiting boat. Water and electricity was available but no harbour fee, too early in the season.

This little island is so nice that we decided to stay another day. We went for walks and socialised with the locals, no one lives here all year round but there were a few people around.

Tuesday morning we left Lilla Kornö and continued south. We had a broad reach and made good progress, really smooth sailing and good speed. When we moored in the tiny harbour at Grötö in the afternoon our average speed had been 6,5 knots, distance 41 nautical miles. After supper we went for a walk round the northern part of Grötö.

Wednesday morning we motored into Gothenburg, we had a strong current against us but the sun was shining and there was no wind at all and the sea was completely flat.

We borrowed a slip at Lindholmen, close to all the places we had to visit, all reachable by bicycle.