We caught this ferry to Nagu from Turku, takes about 2.5 hours, lovely voyage through some of the islands.The ferry was the Saaristolinja’s M/s Norrskär. The route was the blue one above.One of the ships of the maritime museum collectionOne of the boats along the riverThis ship the Bore is a hostel and museum ship now, you can stay there.One of the thousands of islandsNagu harbourWe had lunch at this restaurant, the waiter was a really nice guy. The Finns do tend to be rather reserved but when you talk to them they’re lovely.The hotel Stallbacken. It was a cow barn, converted in 2007
The hotel was about 4 kms away from the town, so we caught the bus. We were the only people staying there so we arranged a time to meet Johanna and she let us in and gave us a key and showed us the bikes we were hiring. She then went home and came back about 18:00 to cook our dinner. After dinner she went home again so we had the hotel to ourselves. She came back in the morning to make our breakfast. I’ve never experienced anything quite like this before. She was very nice and the meals were great, as was the room. I think it was a highlight of the stay, having that place all to ourselves like that.
The grounds of the hotelWe had dinner outside. We were the only people staying at the hotel, we felt a bit bad about it really but it was very nice. The book Pauline is reading is a history of the building and how they converted it. They really built this to last. The cows had to be kept warm in the winter.To get from one island to the next in the archipelago they have these free ferrys.The ferry is electric, pulls itself across by cable.We rode these bikes about 35 kms on dusty roads with a bit of a climb occasionally. I was quite happy when we got off them! But they did the job.
We biked across a couple of islands and then to Smörasken which is a scenic spot up a hill which is rather scenic.
The view from the top was panoramic. Leaving Nagu
Farewell Nagu, lovely place to visit, would come back for sure.
That was a very satisfying weekend, most enjoyable, thanks to all the people we met along the way.
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