Ready for a fast ride – Kara, Me, Robert and Jim.
My cousin and her husband came into town for a four-day visit to Stockholm from the US. Given their limited time, we did a quick mini tour of Stockholm, hitting as many of the highlights as we could. And we really wanted them to have a glimpse of the archipelago, so it made sense to do a RIB tour. A RIB is a rigid, inflatable boat with big engines on it that enable it to go fast on the water. Thus we could leave Stockholm on a RIB and have a look at the inner archipelago on a boat in an hour and a half.
Sunday was a sunny autumn day – perfect for a boat ride. Our tour left from the dock by the National Museum and we headed out on the water past Skeppsholmen, Kastellholmen and Djurgården, checking out the Vasa, Gröna Lund and Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde along the way. Then it was on past Gamla Stan, Södermalm, Nacka and Fjäderholmarna before we could really take off on the boat.
I’d never been on a RIB boat before and I was surprised by just how smoothly the boat glided over the water, not pounding it as I expected it might. It was fast, of course, and our driver did some tight turns to give us a few thrills along the way too – I wouldn’t have minded a few more! We made our way out to Vaxholm before turning around and heading back into town via the Djurgården canal. For a fast look at Stockholm’s inner archipelago, a RIB is a great way to go.
Our boat eye's view of Vaxholm.
And the Vaxholm fortress.
As well as sailboats.
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