I took the train Saturday morning from Lund to Kungsbacka and met up with Carin at the station. It didn't feel at all like we were meeting each other for the first time. She gave a tour of the center of Kungsbacka, which took less than five minutes, and we stopped for lunch at her favorite restaurant in the city.
Fjord salmon with potato puree and shrimp
During lunch we decided to go join her parents at their best friends' holiday house in Orust. We stopped for a coffee at the great mall of Kungsbacka then got on the train to Gothenburg. We weren't always sure we were going to make it, but 4 bus rides and about 3 hours later we reached the ferry stop to Härmanö just at sunset.
Carin and I caught the ferry then met Jonas and Lotta and the twins, Rutt and Josef, across the water. I immediately felt like I was hanging out with Aunt Debbie and Uncle Craig.
Lotta and Urban's house is beautiful to say the least. I told them that their house is how everyone imagines that Swedish people live and that they even have the perfectly blonde Swedish children to complete the image. We spent the evening laughing (mostly about the differences between American and Swedish culture) and eating amazing food.
The next morning I woke up to perfect weather and even tried to tan!
After breakfast Jonas had the brilliant idea for me and Carin to put on their drysuits and go for swim. I obviously could not pass up the chance to do that!
Looking a bit like astronauts...
The paparazzi
Superheroes
After the swim everyone (except for Urban, who was one of the first ones to get the stomach bug) walked down towards the end of the island for lunch.
Lotta, Jonas, Carin, and I said goodbye to Catti, Urban, and the twins and then made the drive back down to Särö. While Carin and I went to check out the sunset, Lotta and Jonas cooked us an amazing dinner with salad and barbecued salmon. Yes, to the Bourghardt family, 30-40F weather is barbecue weather. And I have not been so full since from a meal since the last time I was in America.
The next morning was another beautiful Spring day, but unfortunately Jonas was the next one of us to catch the bug.
The view from Carin's house in the morning
We finished breakfast, including the Bourghardt's own farm fresh eggs, and made our way to the Kungsbacka station to say goodbye after a whirlwind weekend.
Me and Lotta
Me and Carin
I had an absolutely incredible weekend and can completely see how the Bourghardt family was friends with my relatives, the Lucas family. Even if I ended up being horribly sick when I got home, I would do it again to have as much fun as I did with such warm and generous people.
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