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 Kayaking
In Stockholm
If you’re staying in Stockholm for more than a day, do what the locals
do whenever they get an opportunity: Get out to the archipelago, which stretches
nearly 50 miles east of Stockholm. Many of the islands are uninhabited, rocky
outcrops that are homes to birds. Others have quaint red-and-white Swedish cottages.
I ventured out to the archipelago on a boat that departed near Djurgarden with
Magnus Lonn, whose company, Event Seven, specializes in active excursions. We
cruised on a bright day for about two hours to Sandhamn, a small village where,
after a wonderful lunch at Sandhamns Vardhus, we set out on kayaks for smaller,
uninhabited islands just a few miles away. The water was calm, the paddling easy,
the experience quintessentially Swedish.
Bicycling In Stockholm
 If
you’re sea weary, join John Grankvist for his
guided bike tours: three-hour tours begin at 9:30
a.m. and include refreshments -cost is SEK 270; two-hour
tours begin at 2:30 for SEK 190.
Or on your own rent three-speed bikes at Skepp & Hoj
(near the bridge at the Vasa
Museum) and pedal through Djurgarden, once a Royal
deer park that is now home to Ekoparken, the world’s
first city national park.
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