The navigation mark ‘Vakupp’ in sunset. I left work early today to make time for some photos. Finally after several weeks of clear skies there were some clouds. Clouds just brings more life to a picture. Wind is picking up and I got that fantastic splash as a bonus.
Mark the way to the light, ha de Gött!
Waves pushed up to fountains over the shallows.
Navigare necesse est, ha de Gött!
Väcker lighthouse and Enslingen in calm weather. You’ll have to agree that she makes a great focal point. The 14 meter tall, lady from 1939 is a beauty.
Steer to the light, ha de Gött!
Sunset over the natural preserve Tjurpannan on a stormy day.
Stand firm, ha de Gött!
On the highest point of the island Hällsö, 42 meters over the sea sits the small pilot hut. In this hut the pilots could sit in a warm place shielded from the weather scouting for ships in need of assistance. The station served pilots that guided ships through the dangerous waters outside Tjurpannan. The pilot station was operational until 1960. Hällsö is situated outside Havstenssund, separated by the 40 meter narrow strait, ‘Sunnegapet’.
We all need help to navigate sometimes, ha de Gött!
Picture from a busy Saturday in Göteborg with tram congestion in front of the old central post office. Straight ahead is ‘Slussen’, the lock for the canal ‘Fattighusån’. At the end in line with the high rise 900 meters away lies the building that named this canal, ‘Fattighuset’, the Alms-House. The canal has a name that implies that is a small river, ‘ån’ in Swedish. Why this name? Guess it’s an evidence of the humor in Göteborg.
The work started in 1620 but the king stopped the work due to lack of money. I wish a certain ruler of today will run out of money fast. The work was re-started in 1639 and finished in 1641. Connecting the Main Harbor Canal with the small river ‘Möndalsån’ became very important for the trade and development of the city.
As they say in Göteborg, ha de Gött!
I had the beach all to my self. Light clouds, some wind, zero degrees in the air. A bit warmer in the water with 5°C. Care for a swim?
Nice with sand between the toes, ha de Gött!
Some more pictures powerful waterfall and a beautiful stone bridge over the river Kynne Älv. I’ve tried to find a name for the waterfall in Sundshult Bullaren, but I can’t find one. One suggestion is ‘Brudfallet’ but I can’t get that confirmed. It was a challenge to get any good pictures as the beaches are steep and slippery rock or overgrown with dense bush and trees.
Don’t get swept away, ha de Gött!
I have kept it from you. The mighty Älgafall with its 46 meter drop. After a few weeks with storm and rain there was quite the water flow. Luckily I was there early to get the first rays from the sun over hill hitting the ice formations from the night frost.
Even the hardest ice melts in the sun, ha de Gött!
Näcken is a humanoid shape shifting water spirit in Scandinavian folklore. He appears in all Germanic peoples folklore and the English name is Nicor. Näcken sits in the stream or a lake and tries to lure innocent people, mostly young women and children to drown. He does this by playing the Violin, the Devils instrument. There is also female Näcken that lures young men to the same fate.
Näck translated to English means, nude. Yes, it’s true we Scandinavians living in the country side love to do some nude swimming, specially after the Sauna bath. After all, there is usually not very many around to see you.
One dress makes us all equal, ha de Gött!
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