Life in Motala

This is Motala’s famous (well, in the 40’s anyway) beach, four km long! The south end is shallow, but farther north on the beach it gets deep with a great sandy bottom. I snorkle a little, don’t see any fish but I like looking at the water.

Vätterviksbadet is 15 minutes south of Motala. The water doesn’t look that great when you step in, but if you wade out a bit it gets deep with hard packed sandy bottom. It is an open spot, so it feels a little like being at the seaside.

Just a few minutes farther south lies Vadstena, perfect for an ice-cream and a stroll. Vadstena is so very, very, pretty, we could walk around there all day.

August and the sun came back with a vengence. Over 25 degrees and the only place to be is in the water. We’ve been testing lots of swimming places- Twenty minutes north of Motala on RV 50 lies Hargebaden, which combines swimming in Vättern with a warmed up pool and slide. Fun!