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Hidden Gems & Weekend Getaways
Inhale, exhale and enjoy the westernmost outpost With 365 islands, one for each day of the year, The Weather Islands make up Sweden’s westernmost outpost. This is a place where people come to just be, surrounded by crystal-clear sea, stillness, seals and porpoises. In other words: a destination to add to your bucket list. By Malin Norman |
Photos: Pia Wind
“It’s like nowhere else,” enthuses Pia Wind, who runs the inn on Storö, the main island. “There’s no TV, no radio – it’s like stepping right into a mini ecosystem where everything you need is right here. You could be standing in the pilot’s lookout with 360-degree views as the wind howls all around. We embrace nature – we’re right there at the heart of it.” And at The Weather Islands, they walk the talk. They have their own recycling and water treatment plant. There’s no fresh water on the island so they desalt it them58 |
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June 2022
selves, adding some minerals for a pure, refreshing flavour. “You don’t just leave the taps running here,” Wind insists. “It brings an awareness: there’s a desperate scarcity of drinking water on this planet, and we’re going to look after it.” In fact, The Weather Islands have been pioneers in responsible tourism for a long time. Everything is done with a longterm perspective, and the next goal is full self-sufficiency, including electricity. “We’ve got sun panels, we fish for our own seafood... We’ve got no one to rely on but
ourselves and that’s, in a way, what makes being on the island so unique.” Microclimate and wildlife Currently, there are 19 guest rooms ranging from family rooms to a number of small, en-suite rooms with west-facing terraces, perfect for watching the magical sunset. One of the little dwellings, an old historic pilot house next to the inn, has
