Day 2. 19/07
Öja - Grötlingbo (16.5 kms)
It was hard to leave Öja Församlingshem. We felt to be at home after having a breakfast in the garden. Around 11:30, we started to walk along the road to Fide. We did eat lunch there. After a short siesta, we decided to continue the route along the cost for enjoying the sea and taking a bath. It was nice at the beginning, a few kilometers the coast became a swamp. The swamp became a forest full of brush. We got lost. With good humour and positive energy we went out of the Gotlandic jungle. Very different it was to walk on Ringsvägen, an old road surrounding by nice houses and farms. We met Doris Hansson when we reached Grötlingbo Bygdegård. She explained about the place, a big house with a scenario and dancing floor... We were tired for dancing but we used the kitchen with the same passion.
Around 19.30, Gesa Schoop has joined to the pilgrimage. And the first thing that she experienced was a delicious smoked flundra. It was a present for us by Jan and Doris Hansson.
The second day is “finito”.
- Öja Församlingshem. ©Juanma González
- Breakfast in the garden. ©Juanma González
- Ready to start the second walking day. ©Juanma González
- Pilgrims around St. Jacob´s figur. ©Anne Sofie Scherrebeck
- Looking the wall paintings. ©Juanma González
- Inside of Öja church. ©Juanma González
- On the way. ©Juanma González
- On the way. ©Juanma González
- Åsa picks berries. ©Juanma González
- Fide church. ©Juanma González
- Resting at Fide church. ©Juanma González
- Detail from altar-piece of Eke church. ©Juanma González
- Getting lost int he forest. ©Åsa Hjortzberg Lie
- Making our own path. ©Åsa Hjortzberg Lie
- On the way. ©Juanma González
- Pilgrims with Doris Hansson. ©Anne Sofie Scherrebeck
- Doris gave us smoked flunda for dinner. ©Gesa Schoop
- Dinner at Grotlingbo Byggdegård. ©Gesa Schoop
- Delicious smoked flundra with pasta. ©Gesa Schoop