Nynäshamn. Always different from what you expect!

Last night we witnessed a supposedly typical Scandinavian 'ceremony'. We were on a small guest jetty at Dalarö with only 4 boats (from 4 nationalities, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Dutch). On the Finnish boat someone was playing the saxophone, quite softly. A few minutes before 9, the volume increased and he played a specific tune after which - at exactly 9pm as is the correct etiquette - he took down his flag. According to one of our pilot books this is quite usual at moorings 'in the wild', but it was new to us. Nice!

This morning, after filling up with diesel at eye-watering prices (€1.95/l but at least it is 'boat diesel' which does not have bio additives and therefore is less susceptible to the dreaded diesel bacteria), we left Dalarö. First we encountered a fort:





It was almost still, good for us but not for the yachts trying to sail:





When we got close to Nynäshamn, we saw quite a big regatta, involving small (26 foot) keelboats:





And suddenly there was one of the 'Costas' (undoubtedly without captain Scettino on board):





They were taking the guests ashore. We are not sure where to, maybe by coach to Stovkholm? Or a skärgård trip?





And then from behind an island this one appeared:






The Nynäshamn marina has a brand new jetty, which is reserved for the regatta we passed, but we were allowed to tie up at the end anyway. At the end of the day, the yachts came in and now there is a nice 'regatta atmosphere', with live music ashore and lots of people milling around.

Tomorrow, we'll leave early. The weather forecast is (again) good and we plan a long (43 miles) trip to Arkösund (where we also were the day we left the Göta canal).

Location:Sjögatan,Nynashamn,Sweden