Day Thirteen – Boats in January, Conquering the Mountain, Last night in Gothenburg

If you would have told me that I would've taken two boat trips in January in Sweden two months ago, I would have thought that you were crazy. It happened.

A Ferry and Ice

Yesterday morning we walked out of the hostel into the -8° C weather and found our ferry to get to WirelessCar, a startup tech company in 2000 which provides a service very similar to OnStar. The boat pulled up to the shore through the icebergs and without much assistance we seemingly leaped onto the boat just before it took off for the other side of the river. Martin Lundh gave us a company profile at their corporate office which was an immaculate modern office built on the old shipping industry right on the harbor. Since 2000, the company has been bought by Volvo and offers service on a variety of different automobile and truck manufacturers.

 Conquering the Mountain

After our meeting with WirelessCar, Bryan and I decided to explore the Archipelago Islands. Unfortunately, yesterday was the coldest day of the trip but nevertheless another ferry plowed through the surprisingly thick ice out to the first Island. For all my former poké enthusiasts, the Islands reminded me almost exactly of the Seafoam Islands. Bryan and I checked out the mostly deserted summerhouses and climbed through the ice and snow to conquer the tallest peak which we dubbed K2. Two frozen hands and feet later, we waited for the ferry to take us back to Gothenburg.

Last night we had a great dinner at an Italian restaurant compliments of JJ and Susie. Only problem is that I ate way, way too much at the three course feeding frenzy. Once I recovered from the temporary food coma, the whole group went out to the college union bar to meet up with some students that we met in class. After pairing up with Swedes to get through the door, we saw how the college students at the University of Gothenburg have fun on Wednesday nights. It was a great time.

Bryan and I got back to the room in time to do some late night packing for our trip to Copenhagen today and jumped on my suitcase just enough to get it all zipped.

I'm writing this from the Gothenbrug airport as we wait for our short commuter flight to Denmark. We have a day full of exploring to do in a brand new city. Can't believe it's almost over.