team yellow takes on tiny islands with german team

pictured: team yellow - when is too much, too far???

Off to explore the archipelago we said! Unfortunately, it was already 11am, and all the boats to the further out (nicer) archipelagos had departed. So, Fjäderholmarna it would be...

The archipelago near stockholm is a chain of different sized, yet really small, rock-like islands. For locals, they are a place to escape the city during long summer days and relax in tiny red houses on the ocean drinking really expensive alcohol. And Fjäderholmarna is the closest (not the nicest) archipelago to Stockholm – only 30 minutes by ferry.

While only a handful of people rode the ferry with us, and even fewer were already there, Fjäderholmarna is quite populated – by birds. there are sea gulls, small tiny birds, and ducks, but then there’s a whole ‘nother kind of bird. One that has taken a stance against visitors with a vengeance. One that’s filled with pure hate. it's some kind of goose-like monster.

These angry, tongue-showing, charging, wanna-be ducks look calm from afar. But once your eyes meet theirs, all you can see is hate - and you can’t help but feel a bit anxious - for good reason. As soon as you trespass into their self-deemed territory, they begin to tuck their heads close to their body, stick their tongues out, and hiss at you. And you must be sure to watch your back – as they will charge you and if they are really lucky, bite you.

Alex and I happened to stumble upon what looked like a nesting area of goose-creatures - and boy were we sorry. From every angle these angry beast-of-a-geese were giving us the stink eye and tongue. Let’s just say they didn't make for the idyllic archipelago image portrayed in brochures and on the world wide web.

pictured: the coastline // friedemann, myself, and alex // battle of the birds // skull and bone slide boat

But, besides angry geese, Fjäderholmarna provided us the space for a nice day. We had a picnic with our german pals - amelie and friedemann - walked around the island more than once, and slid down Nordic playgrounds. Not bad. Not sandhamn (a pretty nice archipelago we visited last year). But not bad.