Midsummer Part 2

Saturday was of course another relaxing day, with more great weather.


[Sitting out on the lawn]

Before lunch, my mom had designed an American Jeopardy game for all non-Americans to play. It ended up being harder than we thought it would be, but it was a good game.


[Kerstin being Alex Trebek]

Some people also went fishing, with Ludde making the big catch. He caught a pretty big pike, and his mom gutted it for him. The most bizarre part was when we was spicing it before putting it on the grill, and it began to have muscle contractions, even without a head!


[Ludde with his prize-catch]


[Inga cleaning the fish]

Lunch was another big meal with lots of delicious quiches.


[Another big meal]

Since Saturday was my Dad's birthday and always the day that Maria's birthday is celebrated (since the family is together anyway), we made a couple of real American cakes with sugary icing for the occasion. They were well received.


[The cakes]


[Cliff and Maria opening presents]


[Cornelea (being fed by Aunt Inga) is really enjoying that chocolate...]

After lunch, quite a few people went home, including my parents who were going to go hiking in northern Sweden with some friends.


[The boats going back...]

The rest of us continued by sitting out, swimming (or just lying in the sun), and relaxing.


[Maribeth and I getting ready to swim... although we never made it in...]

In the evening, we had a great Lebanese and Middle-Eastern inspired cuisine that was probably the best food of the weekend; lots of hummus, borek, olives, couscous and other good food.


[Almost midnight on the island]

On Sunday the island vacation was finally coming to an end. Although more people left in the morning and right after lunch, we had to stay a little bit longer to make sure that all the tents and sleeping bags were put away, and that everything went back to its right place as only 2 of 30 people were going to stay longer on the island. There were also some final rays to be caught.


[Almost done packing]


[Last view of Ramsen, the island]