Day in Haga and on Vrångö island

On the third day in Sweden, we finally got the cold weather we were expecting. The 85-90 degree temperatures we had during the day dropped overnight to about 55-60 degrees and breezy. This had been anticipated, and rain had also been in the forecast but luckily this did not occur.
We had set the day aside for a visit to the Swedish coast and beach. We were told that this beach would not be what we thought of as a beach, and this proved to be true: it ended up being very large rocks that were pressed up against the water that serve as a traditional gathering ground for sun-bathing Swedes. Due to the weather, and due to it being a workday, the beach we went to was relatively abandoned.
The act of getting to the beach was interesting in and of itself. We ended up taking all three forms of Gothenburg public transportation to get to the beach, since it was on the island of Vrango. We took a bus into the city, the electric tram to the coast district of Saltholmen, and then an hour-long ferry ride to the island of Vrångö. Thankfully, these rides were fairly uneventful, even though we had three children 7 & under accompanying us. The boat ride was beautiful, however, since there were numerous tiny islands we navigated around; it reminded me of pictures I've seen of a boat ride off the California coast.

We took a trail around the southern coast of this small island; it was quite beautiful, and practically untouched since the entire island is a nature preserve. There are only around ~330 people living on the island; it only makes sense to live there when one is retired, since it takes an hour ferry ride to get there, and an hour ferry ride back. We ate lunch at a crest overlooking the ocean from the southern tip of the island, and then traveled over to the western side to see if we could see Denmark. Though we thought we saw it, after looking at google maps and the distance between these two points, I don't think it was Denmark that we saw.
It was a fairly long hike that we took, and a good number of our group took naps on the ferry ride back to Saltholmen. From Saltholmen, we headed into the city to the historic Haga district. According to wikipedia, this district is well known for its 19th-century architecture and cafes. It was teeming with people who were exploring the narrow brick streets of this quaint section of town and its little shops. We spent quite a bit of time just strolling down one particular street and window-shopping, after which we headed into a cafe for a mid-day snack.
By the time we were finished with our snack, it was about 4:30, making a long 8-hour day for the group of us. We headed back to the Brinson's house for the evening.