tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post8534511615939153195..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THE GULF OF BOTHNIAAlden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-3263548415172234032015-03-01T10:17:13.252+13:002015-03-01T10:17:13.252+13:00Yes, and I was thinking about that lovely little b...Yes, and I was thinking about that lovely little boat when I was doing this blog post. I have found the photograph that you mention and it certainly is a fabulous looking little boat - I am going to blog about it soon. What is great about the Scherenkruiser is that it is such a beautiful mixture of 'form' and 'function' - its beautiful and fast, but with the minimum accommodation inside for weekend and short holiday sailing.<br /><br />No, I did not know that you could ice skate on the sea there. Does this mean that the whole of the Gulf of Bothnia freezes over in the Winter? or does it just freeze around the coastal areas?<br /><br />I would dearly love to go to Aland Island and sail there as well as in these two wonderful archipelagos.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-50652156181525986892015-03-01T03:04:22.023+13:002015-03-01T03:04:22.023+13:00The coast with thousands of islands you are talkin...The coast with thousands of islands you are talking about is called a “Scheren kust”. A special yacht designed for that pleasant cruising in that area is the “Scherenkruiser”. You know that type of yacht because you made a photo of that elegant yacht in Hoorn. Blog post November 1st 2009. <br />Believe it or not Alden, your island is in winter a favorite spot and center for ice-skating on the sea, not only for the Finnish people but also for some Dutch. Nice blog.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337494349546448043noreply@blogger.com