It looks like our arrival in Aland at the weekend is going to coincide with the first really summery weather of the year there. The 5-day forecast is glorious – wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures up to around 16C. Not quite as warm as it has been here today, but that’s probably a good thing especially for the distance runners. Don’t forget to pack the sun cream!
The scene (above) was captured by the webcam overlooking Mariehamn’s Western Harbour early this afternoon. It shows how glorious the weather was, and also how busy the ferry terminal is at this time of the year, with ferries and cruise liners coming and going 24 hours a day. It will be even busier over the next few days with many of the Island Games visitors arriving by sea on Viking Line ferries. I will be on the Saturday morning ferry from Kapellskar in Sweden (about 50 miles north of Stockholm) to Mariehamn, and if the weather is like this then it should be a really enjoyable and scenic 2-hour crossing past hundreds of little islands.
I haven’t had much time to update the blog at any length over the last few days, but I am working on the features on Harriet, Sarah and Hollie. I hope to get these published before I leave on Friday morning.
3 days to go…
The scene (above) was captured by the webcam overlooking Mariehamn’s Western Harbour early this afternoon. It shows how glorious the weather was, and also how busy the ferry terminal is at this time of the year, with ferries and cruise liners coming and going 24 hours a day. It will be even busier over the next few days with many of the Island Games visitors arriving by sea on Viking Line ferries. I will be on the Saturday morning ferry from Kapellskar in Sweden (about 50 miles north of Stockholm) to Mariehamn, and if the weather is like this then it should be a really enjoyable and scenic 2-hour crossing past hundreds of little islands.
I haven’t had much time to update the blog at any length over the last few days, but I am working on the features on Harriet, Sarah and Hollie. I hope to get these published before I leave on Friday morning.
3 days to go…
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