On 9 August 1854 in the Baltic, Lieutenant Bythesea obtained permission to land on the island of Vårdö, Åland Islands off Finland with a Swedish-speaking crewman Stoker William Johnstone, to intercept important despatches from the Czar which were being sent via Vårdö to Bomarsund.
Vardo (gypsy wagon), the traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the English Romani Gypsies
Vardo Rumessen | Vardo (Romani wagon) | Vardo (gypsy wagon) | Vårdö |