• We were greeted by a field of wildflowers upon arrival at the Stockholm Archipelago island of Utö

• A water-filled former iron ore mine, dating from the 12th century, on Utö

• This windmill, of Dutch design, was built about 200 years ago and is a well-known landmark on Utö

• Utö wildlife

• Captain Oliver Kruess and part of the staff on Utö

• Vinnie Butler driving our Zodiac

• Fellow Zodiac passengers

• Back aboard after our excursion to Utö

• Back aboard after our excursion to Utö

• Our very comfortable cabin aboard the Explorer

• Our cabin

• Our cabin

• Our bathroom

• Our bathroom

• Cruising through the Stockholm Archipelago to Stockholm

• A pilot boat delivering a pilot to the Explorer to navigate the ship through the channel into Stockholm

• The pilot boat

• The islands in the archipelago had many homes on them

• The Explorer is the third incarnation of this vessel.

• Some of the group chose to ride Zodiacs on the last stretch into Stockholm

• Some of the group chose to ride Zodiacs on the last stretch into Stockholm

• Arriving in Stockholm, which is built on 14 small islands with numerous inlets, canals, and waterways. Bridges link the islands together.

• Pulling up to our docking point at Stockholm's 'Gamla Stan' (Old Town)

• Pulling up to our docking point at Stockholm's 'Gamla Stan' (Old Town)

• The National Museum is across the water from where we docked

• In dock at Gamla Stan

• Arrival of the Zodiacs in Stockholm

• Arrival of the Zodiacs in Stockholm