We Love Skype on our Last Day in Nykyrke

So this is our last day here, we are sad. We are very comfortable here. Spent the day cleaning house, doing laundry, packing. Took a ride into Motala to the beach, but it was cold! (another perfect Swedish beach day!)

So we went to the harbour where the auto museum is, and there was little flea market there, where Dan bought a little thing for our upnorth house. Came home and showered, and went into Linköping because Dan needed another book and that was the nearest town that likely had books in English, and that was open, on Sunday. How nice things are closed, Dan says, yet we did go to a mall!

Came home on an alternate route that we tried to do without the trusty GPS, got a little lost, then put her on, and she steered us home. It was a beautiful road, so much like the roads upnorth! (can you guess the route, Per?)

We ate at home, just leftovers, and just relaxed. But the other fun part has been calling our family, and Per, on Skype. Today is my brother's birthday, and he was so surprised and pleased that we called! We talked to Adam, Melisa, and Floyd, and will do a video conference with Jason in a few minutes.

So Hi to Floyd and his friends, we hear you are following this! And also to you, Melisa, Marcella, Jane, Paul, Per, and anyone else. There, you are named publicly! We have no idea how many people are reading this, and we are writing it for ourselves, so if it seems to long, wordy or detailed, sorry. Pat

We would like to know if people are following this, so feel free to leave a comment, or to email either of us to let us know you are reading it. danklim1@gmail.com or pathaber@msn.com

We have a few pictures for today, but we will add them later, as I put the camera away.

Final thoughts on Motola. This is a charming area that is still primarily rural. Farms here look much like they do in northern Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The town of Motola is a vibrant working class, small city. Lake Ventern is a very nice large lake, larger than any inland lake in Michigan, but still much smaller than a Great Lake. It is over 300km around. The most striking thing about the area at this time of year is the sun. The long hours of sunshine are very cool. This must be what allows such a long growing sesason for the strawberries. The Göta Canal is also a highlight of the area.

The house we are staying in is also very interesting. It is over 400 years old and still very sturdy and liveable due to the loving care of Per and Inger. It was so nice to share it with them and have a base for our visit. We also enjoyed the cats. I am sorry to say that food in Sweden is very ordinary and expensive in restaurants. We ate most of our meals at home.

We really enjoyed ourselves, and now look forward to two days in Stockholm before we return to Ann Arbor on Wednesday to be met by Per and Inger.
Dan