We had a lovely drive south to a motorhome aire beside the Göta Canal. Unfortunately, when we arrived on our prebooked pitch we couldn’t see the canal because of the embankment! We could just see the top of the boats as they passed by!
The weather has been very pleasant again with sunshine and clouds so, after lunch, we made the most of it. We walked along the towpath in an easterly direction towards the next lock down, Tegelbrucket Lock.
The canal was busier than when we previously visited (further inland) in mid June, with a few cruisers and yachts coming past. At the lock we were lucky to see a German yacht come in and go up.
Although it was originally constructed in 1832, the 2.3 metre lock is now electronic and operated at the push of a button by the lock keeper using a remote control. It was a much quicker and smoother operation to raise the boat than when we used the locks on the Rochdale Canal!
We turned around at this point because it was another hour’s walk down to the next lock, which is in fact the first lock after the Baltic Sea. We carried on past Molly Moho to the picturesque little town and were surprised how busy it was. There were big pleasure cruisers, as well as lots of private yachts and cruisers, moored along the canal opposite the bars, restaurants and ice cream parlours. The place I’d discovered with lots of ice cream flavours and sundaes had an enormous queue. Therefore, we carried on further to have a beer in a brewery pub and people watch instead.
After trying a couple of beers we thought it wise to head back. There was still a queue outside the ice cream place, so we decided to have cornets from the take away rather than the sundaes we’d looked forward to. The ice creams were tasty but we agreed they weren’t the best we’ve had.
Back at Molly we cooked tea and had a quick look at the church in the park before eating and relaxing. We plan on having an early night because we intend to try and make Parkrun in Linköping in the morning.
Ramblings 
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