Nésophilie

With islands being a recurrent theme here on Rawls & Me, I just had to borrow my dad’s copy of Anders Källgård’s Islands, fresh off the printing press. In chapter 22, the author recounts his colourful interactions with my dad and his rail travel agency over the years, and all the help he has received in planning his trips to the most remote of European islands.

Before leaving Kalmar, I of course had to play a round of “Ticket to Ride” with Eddie and walk out to the old pilot station turned café (“Lotsutiken” or “Lotsen” as it is colloquially known). Long before any of that, I did 10k at dawn across my old hometown, and went for one last swim in the public swimming pool which is soon to be demolished. Now on the train back to Gothenburg, I have tons of work to catch up on so I am afraid I will not be able to plan any bold new island trips for now.