I am getting good at waking up without an alarm. I expected a nice sunrise and planned to get up at 3am to paddle to Dalaro to take pictures of the lovely houses there. It was 03:01 when I woke up. Just in time for a fantastic scenery.
Angelika and Christian have arrived on board Akka and we picked up where we left off last year. Lots of fun, great food, interesting stories. To top it, they have friends with several summer stugas vis-a-vis Saltsjöbaden. We had coffee and cake on the bryggan, got a tour of the…
I have been coming to Stockholm for 15 years now. And one thing that does not change is the construction site at Slussen. I don’t know what they are building there, but boy it sure is going to be good. It seems that even churches in the area are not…
I have been at Stockholm for a few days now. Not too great weather, work-work and the arrival of the next guests made it worthwhile to stay put. My office is rather limited but has one big advantage – the drinks cabinet with the bottle of rum is just a…
The night walk and the full moon a couple of days ago gave me an appetite for more. Unfortunately, it was very overcast and rainy last night, but tonight it looked promising. The moon come up! And as it is a Buck Moon at the moment (a full moon during…
I finally got round to replace the rollers guiding the mast lines into the cockpit. The originals were installed in a way that the angle was too steep to for the rollers to work efficiently. A little wooden plinth should solve the problem.
I woke up at about midnight and could not go back to sleep. A giant moon was setting at the time, and I decided to grab the camera and go for a walk. Here is what I saw.
I have been very quiet the last few days. The reason for this was new arrivals with my grand-child. As you can imagine, this kept me very busy. We had a great time and the little-one is just a treasure. Most remarkably, a baby that does not (yet) know what…
Akka is build number 120 of the Kings Cruiser series. Nice to see that the builders used this build number to mark the various ceiling parts.
Akka has a lovely textured material that covers most of the ceiling and sides. It is a mottled white-ish texture that has seen better days. Surprising actually that there are no tears or anything. I tried a thorough clean, but it did not make any change. Also, some screws left…