Marinas have a pleasingly relaxing air.
Men affect a seamanly lumber, women cautiously step over ropes, children after repeated warnings stop trying to fall into the water. Lucky Sweden has a canal with 58 locks - as well as regular marinas where the water level doesn't change. Imagine a vacation resort with restaurants and small hotels that stretches through 190 kilometres of forests and lakes. It entertains passengers on luxury cabin cruisers for four or six days, sailors for a week and keeps bikers and walkers happy even longer. I regretted that time made it necessary for me to drive, not sail, along the Gota Canal.