Visby på 35mm
We hit that point in the year where we could no longer resist the call of Gotland. I packed two cameras for the trip: my usual digital camera plus a 35mm Agfa Silette Pronto (1958) that belonged to my Grandpa. Paired with Kodak Tri-X 400 because I love it and Dubblefilm Solar for Summery light leaks.
Our previous Gotland trips have all been outside of Summer. This one was last minute as we only had a small window of opportunity — we've had so much going on, we didn't think we'd be able to squeeze in any sort of break at all. It was only two days, but two days are better than zero.
The ferry was much busier than normal and we couldn't figure out why so many people were wearing funny clothes... and then we remembered... medieval week! And just like that, we felt very under dressed.
I love the ferry journey. It's a good opportunity to hunker down with a good book but I was too tired to focus this time. Instead, I alternated between zoning out in my seat, eating chocolate and wandering out on deck to fill my lungs with Baltic air. Scott managed a little sleep.
It was nice to see so much open but we decided we enjoy this island more off-season — fewer people and moodier weather. Although medieval week was an excellent time to visit from a novelty perspective!
We did one of our favourite walks; we have a fika tradition on the veranda of this old beach house (also where we ate noodles on Christmas Eve). I dipped my feet in the sea and it was surprisingly warm.
I love looking out over Almedalen at all the old rooftops; it's like seeing Visby from a different era.
Our second day on the island was very relaxed. We really didn't do much of anything at all, and that was just what we needed. The weather was good so we sat on the pebbles for a while — I raked around for sea glass and Scott looked for skimming stones.
The night before, a lady spotted Scott skimming and was impressed, so she asked him to teach her son how to do it (he was doing really well by the end).
People in medieval clothes cooling off in the sea! I was hot in just a sun dress so they must have been boiling under those layers, even if they were linen.
This was our chosen spot for a takeaway pizza dinner. As we sat watching sun dance on the sea, I laughed at the stark contrast between this trip and the one we made back in January when the sea froze.
We took a ferry back to the mainland the next morning. Light Summer mornings definitely make getting out of bed early a little easier — although I never feel ready to leave.
