6-5 Island visit to Skarhamn, Tjorn

 Today we are heading to an island just off the coast (not part of either the North Islands, or South Islands) called Tjorn to visit the town of Skarhamn.  

As we headed out of town we passed by the Amusement park that my grandson, Arti has been talking about.  I don't remember the name of it.  

Heading for the bridge to the island of Tjorn.

Once on the island we headed for the town of Skarhamn.  There were many bucolic scenes along the way.

Entering Skarhamn.  Damm - it is very picturesque!

We decide to drive through the town - to the outskirts and then make our way back.

Oh, Oh, I guess it is road construction season here!

We stopped along the road just outside of a parking lot.  Michael was trying to park as close as he could so I did not have to walk very far to take photos.  This is becoming a reoccurring theme - as Michael says - got off your foot and I say - but I need to get this shot!

I notice these starfish.  What does this mean?  One of the road construction people comes by and tells us we must move our car.  Michael moves it into the parking lot.

We are finished photographing here - and ready to have lunch.  We had passed a restaurant earlier and will go back and find it.  Michael walks back to the parking lot to get the car.  No other road construction machines have arrived in this area - there was no need to move the car!

We found the restaurant.  It seems like this area has a lot of retirees.  One of them came up to us - as we already had food and I am sure asked in  Swedish - was it good?  Above is the picture of our salad which Michael got from the salad bar.  The red cabbage Cole slaw was very good - not near as mayonnaisey as the one from the grocery store.  

We got two mains - the fish and chips which had a very light breading on the haddock.

And the curry haddock - with mashed potatoes around it.  Both were good.  

Then we walked across the street to take more photos.

We saw this sign which said that until the 1950's this area was much more commercial.  And now it is all about boats and yachts and tourists.  

There was this ode to the boating industry.  There is a close up further on.

The island is actually quite rocky.

Proof that people in Sweden wear shorts!  I think the temperature is at 64 degrees - but the winds are crazy.  Always windy with gusts of strong wind.  Enough to almost knock me down.

More starfish.  It seems these are marking a walking/biking path all around the island.

A better closeup of the ship statue.

I thought that was a church across the way - but why is there a smiley face?

And now we are heading home - back to the rural parts of the island.

The bridge from the other side.

I can't remember what this is called - a kite surfer maybe?  We saw them in El Campello, Spain.

I kept taking photos to show the Archipelago of the area.  This is not great in showing what we were seeing.

Now heading back into Gothenburg.  On the other side of the road is this big rig truck filled with I think are graduates.  They have the same hats as the doctorate graduates we saw on Goteborg Square many days ago.  They are yelling and people passing by in cars are honking at them.

Our GPS seems to be putting us right through downtown Gothenburg.  I a have no idea what this statue is about.  It seems to be a women high up in the air.  If I find out what it is about I will let you know.