Our position is 57:06.562N 12:14.610E

Distance covered 40.7 Nm

It was time to make some more progress northwards, so we were up early and were soon motor sailing in a light southerly, with just the mainsail. It was a lovely hot, sunny day and the sea state was calm so it was a pleasure to be sailing along wearing shorts and relaxing after the rough passage to Torekov. Matters were helped along by a favourable current and we arrived at Varberg in time for a walk around before tea.

    Goodbye to Torekov

 Skipper relaxing on the passage (but no shorts for him)

  Thought there would have been sunburn on this boat when they finished fishing

Varberg is quite large and we spurned the big marina in favour of the town harbour. We were only planning to stay one night and thought we could put up with the ferries and industrial activity in favour of easy access to the fortress overlooking the harbour entrance.

  Evidence of the commercial activity at Varberg

  The fortress on the headland

It was a bit of a big step up alongside tyres but the Norwegian on the next boat happily sat in his cockpit watching me struggle before we were safely tied up in the well sheltered inner harbour near the many camper vans but a long way from the harbourmasters office and the facilities.

Moored alongside the tyres

Once we had walked round there and paid at the machine (very few harbourmasters seem to operate at this time of year) it was time to head off past the little beach, being enjoyed by many families, across to the imposing fortress standing on the headland.

  Old wooden boats in the harbour

The pretty pier and the sandy beach

  Walking up to the fortress – inside the outer wall was a complex of houses as well as the original fort, now a youth hostel and museum

Views from the fortress walls

  The fortress was used a a prison at the beginning of the 20^th century; now youth inhabit the cells;

  Obviously gulls feature large in the life of the town