One of the best things with living on Gotland, in Kappelshamn, is that we can go to the most beautiful places and have lunch or supper. We have a lot of different places to chose from within 30 minutes by car.

Today we drove to Stenkusten/the Stone Coast. You go to Bläse, passes by Bläse Kalkbruksmuseum and follows the handmade signs with Stenkusten. Be prepared for a very bumpy road! We’re talking BIG bumps. Drive carefully! Just follow the main road – any adventures with trying to take the smaller roads outside the main road may end up in places you might not really want to go to by car…

So, what’s so special with Stenkusten? Well, it’s stony? Actually, that’s the whole thing. Lots and lots of stone, packed together in sea banks, stones that has been there since the beginning of time… Actually, 400 millions years ago Gotland was built by coral reeves by the equator. That’s why you can find a lot of fossils from the Silurian age but be careful, it’s not allowed to pick fossils and take them home if you are on beaches like Grodde (on the way to Bläse). Even so, it’s always interesting to try to find fossils, pick them up, try to figure out what kind of fossil it is and then put it back on the beach.

Maybe this was not a good explanation of what’s special with Stenkusten? I try one more time. When I visit Stenkusten I get a strong feeling of freedom. The blue sky, the bay meeting the open sea, the steril stones, the dwarfed pine trees and the birds. It’s a good place to relax. A place where your senses can rest.

I got a small shock when I read this article and saw the photo in the local paper, helagotland.se. My first thought was ”What is Julian Assange doing on Gotland?” but then I realized that it wasn’t Julian, it was Sten Tolgfors, the Swedish Minister for Defence.

Sten Tolgfors Photo: Mona Boholm, from the Swedish Government’s homepage.

Julian Assange Photo: unknown?

So, what do you think? I think they are very alike.