As I have stated before, you can't go wrong taking a boat tour on the water. This delightful 1.5 hour ride was no exception. After our second refuel stop at the Old Market we boarded the boat tour. It was also part of the Helsinki card which made it super easy. All we had to do is show our card and we were in. We got to talking to the folks checking us in. We laughed about their summer is colder than our winter. A bit of an exaggeration but not too much The boat was not crowded at all and we had some green tea while we rode along. I refilled the cups with hot water without paying an additional 5 euro. We are not sure if we were stealing, but I will keep my head down at immigration control just to be safe. The ceiling in the boat was about 6 foot 2 inches and I am taller than that. So for me it was a sit down cruise. I went up stairs to see us go under the first bridge and the mate told everyone to sit down while passing under the bridge which was my cue to go back downstairs. Got to keep my head on my shoulders at all times. After we got off the boat we noticed a couple getting ice cream. They had taken two steps from the ice cream stand when seagulls attacked and knocked the ice cream cone out of their hand. Within seconds is swarm of birds had consumed the entire ice cream and Cone and the couple was standing there shocked 
The boat we rode, of course we had fewer passengers
Lots of highlights on a 1.5 hour tour
One of the mates
Looking back over to yesterdays caviar experience
Ja the big ships are in port
Our spirits were bouyed
Sweden built an impenetrable fort on six islands in the bay. They said it was never defeated from the sea. However when the water froze over, troops could walk over the ice and attack from the back
A church and a lighthouse
We saw kayakers but it was windy and choppy
Party boat
Canoes
Hikers
Heading into the canal system
Fishing
Tight fit in the canal
I had six inches clearance for my head and there was only six inches clearance on either side of the boat
The zoo is on its own island
This boat looked abandoned
But it just had a cover on it
This is one serious
pleasure boat
Icebreaker navy vessels. Finland is not in NATO so the have their own armed forces
Cool wooden boat
Viking cruise line terminal
Back to the city
We did go upstairs when the wind died down enough
