Did you run away?

… was the question the bus driver asked me when he picked me up 2 miles from Ramsmora, my final destination, with all my luggage.

I arrived safely at Akka after a very quick journey across the continent. I was in Stockholm at 9am and took a taxi to Akerberga. From there a 1 hour journey to Lillström on Södra Ljüsterö and then another 2 minutes to the marina. Apart from lots of waiting – super cool. The waiting was the downside though and I only arrived at the marina at 2pm.

Here a view from the flight over parts of the Skärgården – my home for another summer.

Akka made it very well through the winter! Apart from a lot of dirt on the outside, I could not find any damage due to the Scandinavian frost. I am sure that the marina staff did re-tie the odd knot of my Christo-covering artwork.

Inside all is well too. It did smell a bit but no mold, no water ingress or any other damage.

It does feel strange to be back on-board. A lot of things feel very familiar. But I also need to get into the swing of things again. For instance the making-a-coffee procedure at home is “fill the coffee maker with water and coffee and switch it on.

Here it is somewhat more complex at the moment.

• Get the kettle
• Climb down the ladder and get some water from the marina toilets (abou 100 meters away)
• Climb up the ladder
• Put the kettle into the galley
• Go to the bow and switch on the gas
• Back to the galley and fill the coffee maker
• Once finished – back to the bow to switch off the gas

But do I care – hell no 🙂