Malma Kvarn Again

After all the Art we had a quieter weekend in Stockholm. We did the usual boaty things, filling up with water, diesel and parts for making a deckwash system. We also bought lovely  food from Sabis on Sunday . This was a mistake as we'd forgotten that Systembolaget liquor store was shut. We also had an OK but not great dinner in Hasslebacken - great looking place and good garden, food good in parts.
Our plans to leave early on Monday were scuppered by the need for a quick bolt to Systembolaget for more red wine so we actually left at 1100.
By this time the fast ferries and the motoer boatswere zooming about Stockholm Harbour with all the horribly disturbed water that implies. However by the tie we got to Baggenstaket 59N18.15, 18E17 the worst was over but we were very glad we'd encountered a very large local work boat a little earlier in the trip rather than in the canal. With a light SE wind we had little success in sailing and reaced our destination, Tyreso Slott at 1600, rather hot and bothered by the intense heat. Tyreso Slott is a very small guest harbour at 59N13.9,18E18.8. It is reached up a very long inlet which has large numbers of holiday homes but a pleasant place to visit. Just beyond the harbour is a very pleasant pool for anchoring. The toilets/ showers are good and a cafe operates until about 1700.
The main purpose of our vist was to look at the Slott ( or palace) because Prince Egen of ValdermarsUdde fame used to assemble a party of artists there for several years to paint in the grounds and enjoy an informal summer existence. The park is lovely with large numbers of mature trees but access to the Slott is difficult except at weekends requiring prior booking so we could not enter. We spent a pleasant time there wnd the set off for Malma Kvarn not far away.
On the way we passed close by Sma Dalaro again and a second vast plastic shed on a neighbouring island caused me some some navigational anxiety. We had seen the first one on our earlier visit to Sma Dalaro and found it difficu;t to accept that a secod monstrosity was being built nearby. The anxiety then turned t anger at the way overdevelopment is ruining so much of the ineere Stockholm archipelago.
We arrived early but hot at Malma Kvarn, put up our sunshade and eventually ade our way up to the lake behind to swim. Regrettably I forgot to take a thermometer but the water was unbelievably warm - at least 26C and we had a lovely wallow but the water had dried before we got back tot he boat. While the harbour is attractive, the lake is beautiful, with rocky sloping shores and surrounding pine and birch trees,
We spent two nights in Malma, eating at the restaurant bot evenings when the temperature had reduced a little and finally saying goodbye to two very bright young people, computer graduates, Rassmus and Amanda who were working at the restaurant but who will be off to more serious work next year.