On Sunday, we ventured out of Stockholm. It was relatively easy to get out into the wilderness. We just took our first bus trip southeast of Stockholm to Hellasgården. It was a quick ride, and since I haven’t taken a bus since our days in San Francisco, I was impressed with our ride:

Hellasgården was like our old boy scout camp on the lake. It is a rustic park with swimming, kayaking, canoeing and paddle boards. It was an absolutely gorgeous setting:

After we found a good spot, and finished our negotiations with the Cinnamon Sticks, we enjoyed some swimming. It was cold at first, but we enjoyed it since it was a very warm day.

Afterwards, we enjoyed warming up in the sun.

We also enjoyed some canoeing.

There was a little island in the middle of the lake that the girls enjoyed exploring. Here they are awaiting pickup:

Unlike my old boy scout camp, this park has a fantastic restaurant! Colleen had a wonderful salad and Quinn got meatballs:

I, of course, had a cinnamon bun…

We followed it up with some “lunch desert”:

It was really relaxing just to enjoy the scenery.

And to top it all off, we enjoyed a rousing game of miniature golf. Turns out Mrs. Cinnamon Bun is a semi-professional mini golfer and she smoke yours truly. A good time was had by all:

Hellasgården, we will certainly be back:

To be continued…