dan collier

Sledding in Bellevueparken

dan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:20:24 +0000

On the 31st of January, Jax and I went sledding in nearby Bellevueparken.

Henry

dan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:58 +0000

hanging out on a bed, playing with my computer

My nephew.
Taken October 18, 2009.

Pictures from summer

dan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:25:55 +0000

All pictures were taken by Naomi this summer in Bullandö.

Sunset northwest of Norrö

dan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:28:56 +0000

A beautiful sunset at about 10 pm last night, taken from the back deck of the boat.

Gadfly II: Fly Harder

dan — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:45:53 +0000

Yesterday sailing was great, blowing about 10 knots, and we made it up Rödlöga before deciding to stay nearby on an islet next to Storskäret. Today, the wind was blowing 15-20 knots with choppy seas, and sailing was a challenge but we eventually made it back to our anchoring spot from a few days ago on Norrö.

Below are some pictures of the last few days.

I haven’t updated the route we took yet, but you can find Storskäret here.

Stockholm Archipelago on Gadfly II

dan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:40:06 +0000

Johanna, Naomi, her friend Leah, Jaxon, and I are sailing this week (July 27 – Aug 2) in the archipelago between Stockholm and the Baltic sea on a Delphia 28 GT. The Swedish ideal of tying up to an unmarked (and for me unknown) rock cliff in just a meter or two of water takes some nerve, but so far so good.

I’m tracking the trip on Google Maps, if you’re interested.

Boats in Stockholm’s skärgård

dan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:30:38 +0000

Pictures of boats and the archipelago.

Volvo Ocean Race: Stockholm In-Port Race

dan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:26:03 +0000

The Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 came to Stockholm last week. On June 21st, quick “in-port” races were held in Kanholmsfjärden in the Stockholm archipelago (quite close to Bullandö). We went out to watch the races, some images are below.

If you’re wondering about Kanholmsfjärden, it is Kanholm’s fjärd – and a fjärd is “a large open body of water within an archipelago (particularly on the east coast of Sweden).

Midsommarafton

dan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:26:40 +0000

We spent mid-summer weekend in Bullandö this year. Because mid-summer is the biggest party day/night of the year in Sweden, dancing around the midsommarstången (mid-summer pole or Maypole) was held on Friday.

Here are some pictures from midsommarafton.

Naomi and Jaxon 2002

dan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:37:43 +0000

Naomi and Jaxon 2002