Sunday 20th July

Morning campers!

Today we planned a lighter day. We were definitely going to the beach! After another leisurely and a farewell to Jan and Christina, we headed off to the beach for a quick dip, just to say we’d been in. It was pretty warm and amazingly un-salty! There were already dozens of people on the beach sitting in their favourite places and we broke the etiquette by dumping our gear in the wrong place. But hey, we’re tourists!

What a motley crew!

So, after a quick dip and a shower back at James’s, it was 1.00 o’clock before we headed off fo lunch in a cafe near Skurup.

After an excellent bagel and a few ice creams off we set for the Johanna Museum http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johannamuseet.se%2Fen was an amazingly eclectic array of things past, tools, sewing machines, cars, toys etc and was a fascinating foray back to days of yore. We spent an hour or so wandering round touching things (a novelty to be able to touch the exhibits!) before we had to rush off and find a supermarket to grab some BBQ stuff for the evening.

Just some of the many exhibits at the Johanna Museum:

This evening we had the pleasure of Dave’s BBQ cremating skills and we enjoyed another al fresco dinner before adjourning inside for a slideshow of all the pics from the week.

And now, the week is coming to an end and we have had an excellent time. James has been delightful as a host and his patience with us as we’ve taken over his house has been much appreciated. It has been an honour to spend time with you James and here is the prose written by Keith that we all echo:

I met a man

I came to Sweden to meet a man
(Jag kom till Sverige för att träffa en man)
I met a man of humour
(Jag mötte en man med humor)
I met a man of generosity
(Jag mötte en generös man)
I met a man with a big heart
(Jag mötte en man med ett varmt hjärta)
I met a man
(Jag mötte en man)
I look forward to meeting that man again
(Jag ser fram emot att träffa den mannen igen)

We will be very sad to leave James for many reasons. Thank you for everything you have done for us, thank you for being you.

Tack. Until we meet again.