This little tiny rock out in the Baltic was not on Surain's and my original plan for scattering her ashes. But we had carried our folding double-Nautiraid kayak twice in the vicinity and loved kayaking in this incredibly rich archipelago. In addition, we had used a little dingy to motor out to the little Österskär group of islands a few miles southeast of Sandhamn.

This also gave me an opportunity to share the scattering of her ashes with my nephew Carl-Fredrik af Sandeberg.

We took the same little dingy out to Österskär. The sea was reasonably calm, so we ventured out another mile and a half. We managed to land on this tiny rock, surrounded by sea and no protection from the wind. On top of the rock we had a nice ceremony, and I could reflect on how much Surain and I loved to kayak in conditions like this.

Though Ghislaine and I had been back to Sandhamn several times since, we had not ventured out to the little rock to revisit the placement of Surain's ashes. It is in a very exposed location and we wanted to come back in a small boat or kayak.

July 27, 2011, was a very calm day, though. With a little dingy we crossed over to a few small islands with a lighthouse, Österskär, placed right where the Baltic takes over after the Archipelago. Further out yet is Surain's small rock.