Summer guests at Landsort: 1 weather and 30 does

Landsort Lighthouse is located on a small island called Öja in the southern part of Stockholm archipelago. There's been a lighthouse here since 1651. The island is 5 km long and 700 m wide. To keep the landscape open, one weather (castrated male goat) and 30 does (female goats) will do the job with their appetite during summer 2019.

Today's Cod Catch - Before and After

I prepared our freshly caught and bought cod for lunch in two ways:

- tempura style

- fish and chips style. Due to a lack of bread crumbs onboard I used crushed onion and sour cream chips!

For the tempura cod dish I used the yellow part of eggs, flour, Danish export beer and salt & pepper.

Both cod dishes were served together with a potato gratin á lá Tore. All in all an excellent meal according to the food jury onboard this sailing vessel.

165 NM to Stockholm, Sweden

We have now started on our last leg of this long sea voyage - nonstop sailing from Borgholm to Stockholm. If everything goes well we will dock in the Wasa Harbour close to the ship with the same name which sank on it's maiden voyage. Estimated time of arrival 4-5 PM on Tuesday. June 4th.

Gert - the Cod Fisher Man

Early this morning a noticed a small red dot far out at sea surrounded by seagulls. 

A fishing boat! 

A fresh fish possiblity!

I decided to meet up with boat as it entered the harbour to ask if I could buy fish directly off the boat. And yes, no problem! Gert, the captain, asked if I wanted him to clean the fish. Yes please! I paid him SEK120 for a kilo of freshly caught cod. 

Today's Jennifer lunch: butterfried cod with potato gratin!

Hull cleaning time...

...in Borgholm harbour. Our voyage through the English Channel has left yellow and brown stains on Jennifer's white hull. Ingemar and Lasse has launched her tender for a better hull reach from seaside. 

A clean yacht is a proud yacht,  a must before entering the Royal Capital of Sweden!