Well Mats Åke headed off to Sweden before me and headed to Gamleby to his sisters summer house. I went a week later and went to Norrköping to collect Mats Åke's mother and travel down to Gamleby with her to the summer house.
The flight to Stockholm Skavsta from London was smooth, minus some teenage Swedes kicking the back of the seats. I always feel like I am in Sweden when I get on the bus, the scenery is wonderful and the roads are empty.
I got to the summer house with Inga and everyone was there, along with a hot sun and great stretch of water. Some of the family came along for a barbecue in the evening and I spent some time in the water - even though it was 24 degrees in there.
We spent a few days at the summer house and spent most of the time in the water and being sociable with Mats Åke's family who have summer houses dotted around the woods. On the weekend we drove into Gamleby where Johannes was teaching at a 'Band Camp' like summer school and listened to the end of school concert. Johannes is a great guy, he plays Cello in a Swedish Progressive Rock band - Diablo Swing Orchestra.
It all feels so strange, the people in Sweden, especially families are just so damn friendly. This time I was able to understand more as I had been good and practised with my Swedish course.
We drove back to Norrköping with Christina and Hendrik, Mats Åke's sister and brother in law, and stayed with his mother for a few days and the weather changed from sun sun sun to rain rain rain. However, a dark rainy Norrköping is just as scenic as a sunlit lake.
