So, I have just had the most gorgeous holiday, courtesy of my brother and his family, with my trusty sidekick in tow. 10 days in a lovely, comfortable, wooden cabin, on an island in the Stockholm Archipelago: Runnmaro. So isolated that there was no flushing toilet (more of that in a minute!) and the nearest (and only) shop was a 5km walk away (and of course 5km walk back!). It was a 2 minute walk from the sea and a 20 minute walk from a lake, for those who prefer freshwater swimming. Glorious! The weather was amazing and our day trip to Sandhamn definitely a highlight. We found a gorgeous sandy beach and I had the most amazing prawn and crayfish open sandwich for lunch. Followed, of course, by Daim ice cream. Yum!!
Back to the toilet. Not inside the cabin, but in a hut over some rocks and down a slope (where it was easy to mistake the tree roots for snakes!). And not flushing: a strange device called a separator. You lean forward to wee, making sure that it goes down the hose into the bottle out back and for the other, you lean back to make sure it goes into the bag, yes BAG, which my dear brother and sister in law took turns to change....oh, I ask you! Well, it was a hoot...how we laughed, honestly! I've tried to upload a photo, but no dice so you'll just have to use your imagination.
So now back home and my annual clear out of the junk that accumulates in our house. What a way to spend my summer holiday!!
