Some time ago I
started to undertake virtual excursions with Google Earth along the
Gothenburg shoreline. This in order to discover areas of natural (and
photographic) interest that had escaped me so far. Very convenient to
explore the minor roads leading to promising places beforehand,
memorizing crucial landmarks and turning points. But this type of
exploration tells very little about the views to expect and what the
total experience might be like. That's why visiting the Lindås shore
at the southern city limits of Gothenburg was such a revelation for
me. I simply wasn't prepared for something as spectacular as the
scenery unfolding before my eyes... This first encounter on February
17th 2016 meant love at first sight...
Naturally I have been drawn to this area numerous times since the discovery. Lindås is the southernmost suburb within the Gothenburg city
limits. By car it takes half an hour from our place, cycling will take about 70 minutes. It is not often I do more than one image show on a particular area, but here I can't resist to do more, even at the risk for certain repitition.
Lena hadn't been at the Lindås shore when we decided to go
there together at the end of February, as one of our not too frequent joint photographic ventures.
Early in the day boldly shaped clouds promised visual drama at the
waterfront. But the clouds had pretty much receded into the distance
by the time we arrived. This meant sunshine - an equally welcome and warming
consolation on a very enjoyable afternoon.
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| Lindås Shore with Three Major Viewpoints |
Early in March I meandered between three different
viewpoints on treacherous and slippery rock. Luckily nothing worse
than soiled pants was the price to pay for the pictures in this
little show.
The Gothenburg area sports a fair number of nice
seashore locations. But to me Lindås stands out.
One feels a slight sense of magic at this place. The inner coastal
archipelago lies nearer to the mainland
and is more interestingly structured than when viewed from other places. An
uplifting wideness of scope unfolds, an almost majestic vista,
belying the fact that you are hardly more than fifty meters above sea
level. And strangely, almost all traces of the hustle and bustle of Sweden's second largest city have vanished at the Lindås vantage points. And where are
the people to enjoy all this? No tourist buses stop here, no guided
walks take place, I am all alone here, most of the time. This will
change during the warmer months, when small crafts buzz about and
people will go for a swim at the few small stretches where it is
possible at all on this very rocky shore.
The lighthouse in the closing picture is the famous
Vinga fyr, known from tales and songs of Swedish folklore.
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