So for the second day of our free Sommarland pass we woke to.... more cold and rain... but undeterred the brave trio (Roger, Megan and Daniel) donned their swimsuits and braved the waterslides. They all decided that wetsuits were much more sensible before attacking the Wipeout course on the lake. I was cold in my jumper just watching them so I was very impressed they persevered but even more impressed with those who stuck with the swimsuits. In Spain we were lau...

So, Midsummer Day was the opening day of Sommarland next door to our campsite and we had free tickets. We had been eagerly awaiting this waterpark since leaving the UK, but Midsummer Day started grey and cold. Nevertheless we headed for the park hoping the rain would pass - only for it to get heavier and heavier until we decided to abort and return to Bob for full waterproofs! Luckily Sommarland had numerous other activities as well as swimming so we spent the...

Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden by raising a maypole and dancing around it. Girls and ladies often make wreaths with flowers they've collected. In the evening girls collect 7 different varieties of flowers to put under their pillow and then they dream their future husband. We spent the morning on the campsite and then went into town to join the celebrations. I dressed up brightly and put flowers in my hair. Me and mummy walked along the beautiful lake with mi...

Another school morning including a Daddy science lesson before taking Daniel's "Sea Hawk 2" onto the lake. As the lake was so big we rowed close to the shoreline trying to avoid usual obstacles such as rocks and boats but also unusual obstacles such as teenage boys hitting golf balls into the lake!!! The 2-man boat with myself, Daniel and Megan is quite cramped so after a while everyone starts getting a bit restless. To create some room, I decided to jump...

After it rained most of the day (and reading about hottest days since 1976 in the UK - what?), we headed out late afternoon to food-shop like it is almost Christmas (well actually Midsummer). The shops are closing for 2 days and so we have bought more food than we could possibly need - just like Christmas except we forgot the turkey - ridiculous really as we generally have enough food for a couple of days as we never know when we'll find a supermarket but...