Goodmorning we're still parked at the same place and still waiting for snail mail which is even slower than in the USA. Mail is only delivered twice or three times a week in some places and as far as we know there's no FedEx 

Oh well, it's not that we're uncomfortable we have everything we need and are being well-taken care of by our host.

This is the "dhoodad" that needed to be fixed and it looked very complicated for both of us. Good thing there are people who know how to

Yesterday we went for another sightseeing tour of the island and we stopped at a farm with all kinds of weird animals.

For a couple of bucks, you can ride on these tall guys and Mom got an offer to but declined which I'm glad she did.

I tried my best not to look at them because I heard the owner talking about how they barf on you if you upset them.

This guy reminds me of you, Mom said

WHAT!!!! I'm not that ugly.........must be the underbite?

Talk about giving me the evil eye as I walked by...........I wanted to tell this thing off by barking at it, but Mom didn't let me

The donkeys were ok in my opinion they didn't do much of a fuzz. I decided to ignore them too despite them being quite interested in me and wanting to snuggle..........no Thank You I said 

I have no idea why these two were so angry and hissed at me? All I did was walk by and sniffed the grass on my side of the fence and all hell broke loose.

This is another kind of spitting animal so I decided to stay far away here too, Mom thought they were cute. She said it inspired her to get the knitting needles out to make a sweater.............I think it'll make a smelly sweater 

Mom tried real hard to pet the babies with no fear of a spitball ...............Either she was brave or she had forgotten about the risk...........from what I know about Mom, I think she forgot

This little guy was more to my taste he seemed gentle and was quiet so we said hello

On the way out I saw a guy who had his head in the toilet ? or has he passed out from over exertion?  weird I thought, but then again a lot of stuff was weird to me here,

Leaving the farm we took a short ferry ride to a town called Stenungsund, which holds the largest chemical cluster of its kind in Sweden, producing plastic in primary forms and basic chemicals, it was once only idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast and home to several industries and business, with a total of 2000 registered businesses.

 
The power plant in Stenungsund was commissioned in 1959 and was for decades an important part of Sweden's electricity supply. A petrochemical facility was erected around the plant which currently employs around 3,000 people

this factory stuff is not one iota interesting for either me or Mom, but to you, that is, here's a website explaining this stuff.............https://history.vattenfall.com/stories/stenungsunds-power-plant

Continuing on to the waterfront harbor looking at boats 

here's a yacht from Turkey.........maybe an oligarch? ............haha

The island of Orust and the archipelago has many interesting and beautiful places to explore and shipbuilding has been

the essence of this region can be traced as far back as 1253.

Back at our Lucy we went for a walk and these cows came charging happily to see me.

Mom is smiling and I can see how this is reminding her of her puppy time when life was slow with no worries 

Life has been pretty slow for a week now I reminded her................not that I'm complaining 

Life is great

wet kisses to ya all Henry

Mom and I must be the luckiest people in the world. The repair man (Ralph) came to fix the battery problem and invited us to move Lucy to his house so he had easy access to all the tools needed to ensure everything was working well.

He really tried to educate Mom on how Lusys electrical stuff works, but I don't think Mom got it

The battery store wasn't open so in the evening Ralph cooked and we had an impromptu crawfish party.

He also invited Lasse who had helped Mom pull out the battery the previous night.

They were delicious and Ralph peeled several tails for me...........crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters (to which they are related). In some locations, they are also known as crawdaddies,,mudbugs,baybugs,yabbies, 

Only shells left after a few hours

This island where we are is called Orust. and thanks to the Gulf Stream, the summer waters along the coast are about the same temperature as those in Southern California, and Swedes make the most of the welcoming sea—Sweden has among the world’s highest per capita boat ownership, and most families have at least a little rowboat or kayak for getting to nearby uninhabited islands for picnic lunches, swimming, and sunbathing

Mom always stops to admire the wooden boats that she considers a work of art and great craftmanship 

After all, repairs were done Ralph drove us to Mollösund an old fishing village located on the southern tip of the island with 236 inhabitants in 2010

 the guest harbor has over one hundred moorings and along the quayside, there are cafes, restaurants, and piers with outdoor refreshments. Fish and seafood are always on the menus to be enjoyed at their best with views of the boat life in the bustling fairway

There Mom ordered a shrimp sandwich and Ralph had a bucket of mussels

To Ralphs's big surprise I ate three mussels ..............Mom wasn't surprised at all she knows I eat and drink everything offered to me.

The present harbor and guest harbor were built during the Second World War. Fishing declined more and more in the 1970s and these days the village is mainly known as a summer idyll, even though there are remains from the heydays of the herring era here and there.

Herring fishing started in Mollösund in the 16th century and within the following hundred years, the village grew into Bohuslän’s largest fishing center. Then came a period of harsh winters, poor fish stocks, and poverty. Not until the end of the 19th century did the herring fishing recover, and at the beginning of the twentieth century a road was built out to Mollösund

This is not a road for Lucy, she would get stuck on these narrow cobblestone streets. The cars must have been much smaller back then?

There were roses climbing on houses everywhere and I could hear Mom thinking of her own wilting garden in Florida

so many houses had a design of what Swedes call "carpenters joy" which is this ornamental woodwork around the windows and doors

I asked Mom if we could trade Lucy for a boat? never in a million years, Mom said but that doesn't mean we could go for an occasional ride. I do have a life jacket in Florida but haven't had an opportunity to use it yet.

Jack Russels seems to be the breed of choice here? wonder why?

Sailing schooners are also a work of art but look a little complicated to sail for a landlubber like Mom  

This church was built in 1920 and the architect Adrian Peterson hired for the assignment left a clear mark on the central church, which has the shape of a Greek cross and is partly inspired by longhouse churches. It is the only church he made of wood. From the beginning, there were also Old Norse features outside the church where dragon heads adorned the roof and tower. They were removed in 1929 because the wood was damaged.

There is no time to build like that anymore Mom says

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we had a great day with lots of new views and this morning we woke up looking at a deer gracing outside Lucy

Life is great

wet kisses to ya all

Henry

Early morning as usual. 

We are now at a small boat marina for the second night waiting for the mail and repair of Lucy's power source.

On the drive here we stopped at a gorgeous rest stop overlooking the Westcoast cliffs 

    After oohing and aaahing we continued to the marina for the night.

We are in a small village called Henån and there are many RVs and great sailboats. Apparently, a very popular place that Mom never heard about before.

If t wasn't for the fact that the repair man lives here she still wouldn't know

A walk around town is done in 5 min so it's not very big but there are a lot of very nice people living here so what else does one need?

this log is painted in gold and placed here as art?

The name of this sailboat made Mom giggle, I don't know why?

I made friends with a guy with a huge RV that provided a lot of shade underneath and that is needed in this scorching heat. It has been in the 90ies for days but fortunately, the temperature drops down to the sixties at night so sleeping is no problem.

This looks like something real tasty so I decided to wait around and see what happens ......................yes I did get a taste

this is the cutest littlest car I've ever seen  ................Mom said it was not a car it was a moped? ??

Looks like a car in my size to me?

In the evening we went for a walk to the beach and I thought Mom was going for a swim, but nooooo it was too cold for her.

Still, a gorgeous sunset that takes place around 10.30 pm now when we are so far south.

 Sweden’s west coast stretches from the amazing Gothenburg, through to the Norwegian border. Though the concept of thousands of granite islands might be difficult to imagine at first, the western archipelago of Sweden is a truly phenomenal place.

Roses on this house made Mom stop and admire..

Girls driving the ambulance came down to the boardwalk for an icecream break 

Lucky me that also had special icecream with meat flavor............a very nice treat in the heat 

The seagulls are making noise all the time, but suddenly they were screeching louder than usual and that's because one of their babies must have fallen out of the nest. He couldn't fly and looked very distressed. We wanted to help him but didn't know how, and no one else seemed willing to do anything either, sure hope he'll be ok and learn to fly soon.

When we got back to Lucy and as soon as Mom opened the door she smelled gas..................In a panic, she called our friend Lasse who came by and said it isn't gas it was the battery.

At first, Mom felt relief because propane scares her, but when the repair guy called to let Mom know about the dangerous gases that emit from the battery she started to feel panic again. Luckily, Lasse in the big RV had tools and came to help Mom take the battery out and we opened all the doors and windows to air Lucy out.

We are so lucky there are so many nice and helpful people and later today the repairman who's an expert on this kind of stuff is coming by to heal Lucy. After all this, we're keeping our fingers crossed that nothing else can go wrong so we can start our trip south on new adventures.

All is well, and lif is good

Henry