Kungalv

We've arranged to meet up with Tracy in Gotaborg on Monday so we want to have a good day today to leave a short distance into the city tomorrow. The plan was to catch the ferry to Fiskebackskil and come down the west side of the island of Orust.
Oops ! First problem , it's Sunday and the ferry doesn't start until after lunch. The weather doesn't help, it's trying to rain and it's also freezing !!








We head back up the main road awhile ,until we find a vehicle ferry which will take us to a road down the centre of the island. The ferries are all free between the Swedish islands and very regular .( usually ) We're on roads through this section but they're quiet being Sunday morning








Over this bridge is the town of Henan. It'll be 10 am by the time we reach it , hanging out for some hot coffee.


The wind has increased now and is blowing us along. FAN -BLOODY -TASTIC. We roll up to the ferry at Svanesund just as its loading . This will take us to the mainland just north of Stenungsund, our goal for today





It's only 2.30 when we reach it so after another tea brake we decide we'll carry on to Kungalv to make it a really short day tomorrow


I'm getting a bit too smart , taking all these pictures as I'm moving.
Then disaster ! One photo too many, I slowed down too quickly and Christine ran up the back of me. CRASH !





We both went flying, me with my camera still in my hand. A lady driving along the road above us saw it all and came running down to help. Luckily we were OK. Christine's got a few grazes though.


At Kungalv we came across the Fars Hatt. A beautiful old hotel right next to a 13th century castle.
Peter the receptionist , gave us a special deal and then ,when he found out what we were trying to achieve he upgraded us to the 'grand' room.


He's just pointing out that this hotel was here before captain cook came to New Zealand