Last trip to Childrens' beachI went out after lunch to the Childrens' beach again, and spent a wonderful time. I have noticed now that after 4:30 PM the beach is deserted. And since the sun sets at around 10:30 PM, you have a good number of hours to enjoy the environment all by yourself!
On a side note, I have changed my course to getting there. Rather then going straight up the coast, I now pass through the channel at the guest harbor, and cut across around the island of Tallholm (note: it is only indicated as Tallh on the navigational maps). This route is more scenic by far. You just need to keep an eye out for the rocks that are off the Northeast coast of Tallholm. When you arrive at the beach using this route, as soon as you round the island, clear the rocks, and are heading Southeast, the Children's beach is straight ahead.
I am not sure I mentioned this, but because it is so shallow, you will need to pull up your motor engine pretty much as soon as you approach the shore. You can either then row to shore, or jump out of the boat and pull it in!
Cleaning up
I began the melancholic task of cleaning and packing this afternoon, as tomorrow I will be leaving the wonderful island and community of Utö for another year. I just hope I remember to clean the grill in the morning...
Bus tickets from Arsta Brygga
As I mentioned in my entry on July 18th, it is no possible for me to get cash on Utö, as I do not have a Swedish credit card. I was therefore concerned about how to get from the bus stop at Arsta Brygga to the Pendaltag station at Västerheninge so that I could get from Utö to Stockholm.
As it turns out, even if I had cash, I would not have been able to purchase bus tickets! (As a side note, last year, the bus driver just waved me in, and did not ask for a ticket...). You cannot purchase a ticket, as it is no longer possible to purchase tickets directly on the bus!
If you intend on returning to Stockholm using this method (Silverpilen, bus, Pendeltag), you will be confronted with the bus ticket issue. Note that you can also choose to take a taxi, in which case you can indeed pay in cash., though it is by far more expensive.
One way to purchase your ticket is by calling 72150 on your cell phone and sending an SMS with the message « Ha ». This will automatically purchase the ticket for you, and your telephone bill will be charged for the operation. Then, you will get a confirmation SMS in return. This is your ticket! You only need to show this to the controllers. I do not know if this works for telephone operators that are not in Sweden.
The other method is to purchase tickets in advance, and then once you board the buss, the driver will stamp it. Once stamped, you have one hour to travel in the zone, by buss, train, etc. Since the trip to Stockholm takes well under that, you can therefore use the same ticket for your voyage home!
Cleaning up
I began the melancholic task of cleaning and packing this afternoon, as tomorrow I will be leaving the wonderful island and community of Utö for another year. I just hope I remember to clean the grill in the morning...
Bus tickets from Arsta Brygga
As I mentioned in my entry on July 18th, it is no possible for me to get cash on Utö, as I do not have a Swedish credit card. I was therefore concerned about how to get from the bus stop at Arsta Brygga to the Pendaltag station at Västerheninge so that I could get from Utö to Stockholm.
As it turns out, even if I had cash, I would not have been able to purchase bus tickets! (As a side note, last year, the bus driver just waved me in, and did not ask for a ticket...). You cannot purchase a ticket, as it is no longer possible to purchase tickets directly on the bus!
If you intend on returning to Stockholm using this method (Silverpilen, bus, Pendeltag), you will be confronted with the bus ticket issue. Note that you can also choose to take a taxi, in which case you can indeed pay in cash., though it is by far more expensive.
One way to purchase your ticket is by calling 72150 on your cell phone and sending an SMS with the message « Ha ». This will automatically purchase the ticket for you, and your telephone bill will be charged for the operation. Then, you will get a confirmation SMS in return. This is your ticket! You only need to show this to the controllers. I do not know if this works for telephone operators that are not in Sweden.
The other method is to purchase tickets in advance, and then once you board the buss, the driver will stamp it. Once stamped, you have one hour to travel in the zone, by buss, train, etc. Since the trip to Stockholm takes well under that, you can therefore use the same ticket for your voyage home!
