Sailing Ithaka

"May your road be long and full of adventure" - C.P. Cavafy

Off to Bhutan

We said goodbye to Ithaka for the winter a few months ago, but wanted to squeeze in one last land-based adventure for 2024. We had been talking to our friends Lee and Janet about a trek to Bhutan for years, intrigued by stories of great hiking, Himalayan...

Reflections on a Sailing Season

David:

After a few days in Gothenburg decompressing from our canal escapades, we headed north along familiar coastline, exchanging new experiences for familiar ones. We sailed past the iconic castle at Marstrand, which we had...

They Call It the ‘Divorce Ditch”



I am referring to the Gota (pronounced yeu-ta) Canal, which we traveled in for 5 days between Mem and Lake Vänern. Tourists congregate at a...

Waiting on the Wind; Last Call for the Archipeligo ; Mem

The days were getting shorter, and it was time to start heading to Mem, the start of the Gota canal. The plan was to first get to the northern part of the Stockholm archipeligo and then work our way down the coast.

Kokar

The stormy weather that kept us in Mariehamn finally dissipated, and we had time for one last adventure before we left the Aland archipeligo. So we pointed southeast and sailed 37 miles toward mainland Finland to the Kokar (pronounced shir-kar, as best we can...

We Really Like Åland

After sending Katherine off to Stockholm airport and home, we made our way out to Åland (pronounced Oland), 25 miles off the coast of Sweden and 60 miles off the Finnish coast, and spent the next 10 days exploring.

Åland's Special...