Hanö (4)

The island has several quite different types of vegetation and landscape. There are forests on stony ground, the moss on the stones taking thousands of years to form:

A bizarrre feature at the northern tip is a promontory of rounded stones. This was washed away by a storm in 1976 but re-formed within a few years.

And so we came back into the, er, town. Although there are only 60 inhabitants, some of them live quite comfortably, in places like this:

Here’s a back street:

Transport here is a bit thin on the ground. There are no cars. Free wheelbarrows are left near the quay for shifting goods and tourists’ baggage; you just take one.

Of course if you’re rich, or lazy, you have a wheelbarrow like the above; this must be the nattiest transport on the island. The day moves on, 4pm comes around and the traffic rushes down to meet the ship:

And so farewell to Hanö. As a yoga advert shows, you can get the most amazing photos here, in good conditions.