Forest Day

An abundance of accessible wild spaces is one of the things I love most about Sweden — the country has a principle called Allemansrätt which gives every person the right to roam free in nature.

You may think we travelled some distance out of Stockholm to find a lake surrounded by forest but this is in the city! Quiet, litter free and wild enough to feel like adventure; our first little big adventure since arriving. These photos were taken the weekend before last, but I’ve been a bit slow to sort through them.

We’ve only ever visited Sweden once in warm weather. And we’ve never experienced the transition from Sweden’s famously long, dark Winter through to Spring, until now.

Feet stomping on spongy, hollow earth is one of the best sounds!

These rocks looked a fair bit higher in real life! After an undigified scramble up the left hand side, a man came over and told us we should try climbing up the right — the white spots were magnesium from other climbers.

Scott thought this was a farting seagull warning but it actually said,

You are now at one of the places Stockholm City selected in the project Guide to Silence. The city sounds are all present, but relatively quiet places are still nice.

All the best adventures are fuelled by cheese… fact. We perched on a log and dark clouds loomed over us while we ate, holding the rain just long enough for us to finish the last bite of knäckebröd.

Feeling lucky to have this space so close to home. Looking forward to a Summer of lake swimming and outdoors meals!