Waxholm and Trosa, Sweden
12 July 2007 | Waxholm and Trosa, Sweden
Yesterday we did a two-fer. Stopped for lunch in Finnholm, then we went on to meet Beth and Dave on Rhumb Line in Waxholm , where we stayed the night. With our marina fee was four hours of free internet, but it was only available in a block of four hours - log on and when your four hours is up, that's it. After no Internet access for so long, four hours just wasn't enough time to even upload pictures, let alone post everything I wanted to post. Oh, well, the next place perhaps,.
In the morning Peter went to the little shop to buy breakfast rolls and bread. He came back to the boat to tell me that everybody's got an attitude. They told him that four almond breakfast rolls were very good, but they were not very good FOR him. He asked for white bread, to which the lady reminded him it was not good for him.
Today we are traveling with Rhumb Line to Trosa, supposed to be a lovely little town, and it's via the inland scenic route south. The rest of the boats are headed for Stockholm, which they would like to see before continuing on. Unfortunately, it is raining and visibility is not good. It's quite cold, too, with water temperature 55� F.
Even running the engines for the last 5 hours, the inside of the boat isn't particularly warm, about 66�. We've gone through two locks, one just outside of Stockholm, which I believe serves to keep the salt water out of the fresh water river and lake system, as in Norfolk, VA. The second lock was about 2/3's of the way, but just a minor lowering. This would be absolutely gorgeous if the sun were out. On the other hand, if we're going to have bad weather, I guess it is best spent traveling, saving the sunny days for sightseeing in port.
We arrived in Trosa at about 3 in the afternoon, and we were amazed at how huge the marina is, and how many boats there were in there. This marina is a bit different from what we've become accustomed to. First, there is a long wooden dock with pilings set fairly close together, the boats tend to be around 24 feet, with a few longer. A sign says "Private Dock." In the center is a very long soil and rock peninsula/promenade with a wooden walkway/dock on either side. The boats on the port side of the promenade tie up side-to, and there are some rather large boats there. This side goes far back into the canal into the town. The starboard side is what we've seen most places - a mooring ball to which the boat ties its stern and then comes in bow-to to the dock. There is one more dock on the other side with piles as well.
It cost us 140 Krona for the night, about $20.00 US. Electricity is extra, but we didn't need it. They have just installed WiFi, but the signal wasn't strong enough for me to use all the way at the end of the dock, and by the time we had walked through town and had dinner I wasn't enthusiastic about taking my computer to the dockmaster's office to connect.
Trosa is a very lovely town, and would have been worth another day, but we planned to be off again in the morning to get to the G�ta Kanal.