We are enjoying the traditional beer. The tradition is one cold one when we reach the harbour of the night.
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That’s Kasnäs.
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Wind E 3-7 m/s. Speed 10 kn. Course 287.
We’re moving
Hangö (Hanko) is disappearing behind us at the speed of about 9 knots as we head west. Due to the slow morning and late start we’ve decided to make this a short day on the sea. Our target is Kasnäs.
Hangö, Tulludden
The weather is usually dull and it is quite windy. We manage to pass the tower without incidents. The first time we passed it (the 2001 odyssey) the left roof hatch blew into the sea. The rescue operation lasted for about 15 minutes.
The toll officers probably had their day’s laugh as we were circling the floating hatch trying to get the boat into position for grabbing and lifting it up. The boat has a long keel and the turning radius is probably around 50 meters so precise positioning, especially in strong wind, is not easy.
WLAN!
It turns out that DNA provides WLAN access in the guest harbour on Smultrongrundet. Sadly you cannot get access for one day or so but have to be a subscriber. The service is not cheap. The fee for flat rate is 90 euros per month. There are cheaper alternatives, but they are not flat rate.
Public WLAN doesn’t seem to be a big thing here in Finland. At least not affordable WLAN. Perhaps the good GPRS access slows down the WLAN expansion. Many WLAN operators offer GSM and GPRS access too. Maybe they don’t want to eat market share of their lucrative GPRS traffic (mine is over 2 euros per megabyte).
Slow morning
The air in Hangö must be bad. It kept us awake until early morning and now we are suffering from extreme fatigue.
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Hangö by night…
Second port
Today we drove about 52 nautical miles to Hang� (Hanko). The plan was actually to go as far as Kasn�s, but we changed our plans to be able to enjoy sauna and eat before midnight. Here’s a selection of today’s photos.
The food of this evening, the very hot (chili) hash code-named disaster (which turned out to be more of a success than a disaster) was served with wine and sallad.
Some like it hot, some like it even hotter, and some just enjoy the pain. Pain is what our captain thought when he ate the food. Pain is his game. He took even more of the hash. Way to go!
