To the South again

During last Saturday we drove to the southern parts of Sweden. It took around twelve hours, with just over nine hours driving time. We stopped after every hour and a half to switch driver, and every other stop we also had a longer food break. A little scary to realize how much we filled the trunk with our bags, but being away from home for three weeks means different kinds of clothes will be needed (rain or shine). Not to mention how full the car will be when driving up north again, when we probably will bring some stuff more.
The drive wasn’t too bad, but it took the whole day.

The coming days we spent at Olle’s parents’ house. All of last Sunday rained away, more of a socializing day. Monday we spent outside instead, i.e. cutting some brushes on the house lot and a long walk.
In the afternoon Maria went to pick blueberries for dessert. Together with the taste of strawberries with milk, as well as the gooseberry (“krusbär”) pie we had another day, these are true summer tastes.
A sauna can be enjoyable even in the summer, especially if there is a lake nearby. We went swimming a couple of times during our stay, even if it’s not only nice that the water lilies (“näckros”) like the lake as well, hard to find some area to swim.
We also meet some old friends, who we hadn’t seen for some years (not time for all friends during March).

Today we passed IKEA and Biltema, neither of which are present in Umeå, on the way to Maria’s parents’ house. In their attic we found two bags with hangers, which we missed to bring with us in March (we do need them).
When you opened the door, you have to be careful so the (outdoor) cats didn't slipped through the door. Anyway a welcoming view, and during our stay the cats got less afraid of us.