Our position is 58:53.961N 17:57.268E

Distance covered 10.4Nm

After our cycling exertions we had a lie in the next morning, particularly as it was raining heavily and very overcast. We were planning a short sail to Nynashamn, a city and ferry port with a large marina with many facilities, including wifi, which had been unavailable at Oja, and water. We were warned not to fill our tanks on the island as it was heavily treated with chemicals. Nynashamn was the site of the sailing events in the 1912 Olympics and a special road was built by the coast so spectators had a good view of the events.

 Preparing for wet weather

Channel north of Oja

The sail there involved winding among rocky islands, and the rain, which had stopped for a short time, started again as we set off. However the passage only took around 2 hours and the rain did stop for part of it, starting again just as we arrived.

 Pavilion at Nynashamn

Typical boat houses

Mooring up involved yet another technique called booms. These are like a floating pontoon but relatively short and not able to support anyone’s weight. The idea being you hook the end to slow the boat down while a nimble crew leaps over the bow and secures bow warps, or, in my case, relies on someone helpful on the shore to take them.

It seems the Swedes have more difficult ways to moor up than any other nation. On booms the mooring rings are not even at the ends where they would be accessible and ropes have to be threaded through. Ted captured the loose end initially with our new hook but replaced it subsequently with led back warps.

After we arrived and had lunch we went ashore for a look round. The harbourmaster’s office was gathering statistical data about nationalities and we were able to see that there was one other British person in the marina, but probably not on a British boat, as we hadn’t seen any since we were in Kalmar.  The harbour has an interesting waterfront with many shops and restaurants, including a fish smoke house. It started raining as we were walking into the town, but there was nothing remarkable about it as far as we could see so, after identifying a bakery and food store to revisit tomorrow before we leave, we returned to the boat for tea and cake. We plan to eat ashore tonight, even though the food and drink is anything but cheap.

Something awful seems to have happened here

A whole new way to go cycling

Nynashamn church

 These ducks were guarding the slipway

Plenty of different boats in the harbour