Winter Beach

I noticed a very dark, blue gray sky and figured a visit to the beach at Årsta Havsbad was in order. No real problem riding the e-bike on the roads, despite a bit of ice here and there, at least if you don't consider the cold. Top photo shows two islets where the ferry passes almost every day on its way between Årsta brygga and the archipelago. In the background, a bit of a golden sky at the Gålö peninsula. I took the second photo down at the beach, which is a bit more crowded in the Summer, always fun with a snowy beach. The third photo shows the Hårsfjärden bay towards Muskö in Nynäshamn, and it got me really confused, as I couldn't figure out why I was seeing the big cranes at the port in Nynäshamn. And I'm still unsure what, or where, those cranes are.

The Lone Fisher

I visited my favorite beach earlier in the week. No one was sunbathing just yet. But I did spot a lone fisher out on the Horsfjärden bay. In the background war ships at the the 1st Marine Regiment at Berga.

S/V Ariel

The S/V Ariel on the Hårsfjärden bay. The ship was built in Norway in 1917 and used as a fishing boat. During WV II it came under attack from German aircraft. Later the ship was used by smugglers and it was during that period that it sunk off the Norwegian coast in the 1970ths. Some time later two brothers, called Jernelius salvaged the ship and in 1984 the Haninge municipality bought the Ariel, which has been used as a training ship ever since.

Hooked on angling

Some anglers take their fishing seriously. This guy stood there in the Baltic Sea during my whole visit to the beach. The sea was so calm that the fishes probably saw him so I don't think he got any fish. From my visit to Årsta Havsbad.

Boats at the pier

A small pier in Haninge called Söderby Brygga. This is the Baltic Sea. Some 20 years ago the Swedish navy were trying to bomb some submarines in the bay here, Hårsfjärden. They say that they never found anything, and many people believe they were actually chasing seals! However, the military people that I talked with (who was there at the time), claimed that it was Russian subs and that they had them cornered when the government stepped in and decided to let the subs sneak out from swedish water. These days there isnt much going on here.