Day Forty Five Friday 2nd September

This morning I was brave enough to trim Geoff's hair with the new hair trimmer - I refused to do it before we went on the cruise - and he is pleased with the results. We had a lovely walk before leaving through woods to a third weir/dam which also had salmon traps, and we watched the amazing sight of huge silvery salmon leaping fully out of the tumbling water, glinting in the sunlight,as they swam downstream. The island, Laxon, takes its name from the salmon. We drove for just under an hour down the coast to the little seaside town of Oregrund, where we were early enough to snaffle the prime place of 3 designated free camper places on the little harbour. Sitting out is like having a private waterside balcony. A poster outside the Turist Byro (now closed at the end of the season) says " this charming little town from 1491 is one of Sweden's best preserved wooden settlements and is the only town on the east coast where one can watch the sun go down over the sea.. In the 1870s Oregrund became the east coast's most popular beach resort and spa town - a sparkling summer idyll which is alive throughout the year." We have indeed watched the sun go down over the sea, and the little yellow ferry going backwards and forwards across to the island of Graso opposite. And it is indeed all very charming. Now that the nights are drawing in the DVD player has come out for the first time, and two episodes of Yes,Minister have been duly watched and enjoyed before bed. We have been much relieved to know that our grandson Toby is home after a night in hospital following a general anaesthetic and bronchoscopy to remove some peanuts he had inhaled. I don't expect he will be tempted to help himself to peanuts without permission again for a while, poor little chap!