It’s New Years Eve and that usually means making a small retrospective, and I am no exception. The overshadowing topic of 2020 is of course Covid-19, but I believe that we all have had enough of that so I don’t need to cover that. It has, of course, […]

It has been almost two weeks since I posted last, and it is time to get blogging again! So, what has happened? Well, I have focused a bit on comfort lately, primarily sleeping comfort. The mattress that the boat came with is fully functional for shorter stays, but […]

There has been some long weeks in Sweden, even if I spent time meeting friends most of the time has been waiting for the bank and their papers to arrive. Since I haven’t been able to know when they would arrive and make sure that they were returned […]

I’m sitting here, in the sun watching it slowly descend behind the horizon while I have some delicious water melon. That’s when it hits me. I see more and more people getting ready to get back to work in social media, their vacations are ending. I realize that […]

This week has really passed by in a blink! Mostly I’ve been trying to finish off the necessary jobs I have to have in place before I leave for Spain. I’ve bought a 33 kg Rocna anchor, even if they said that it would be hard to get […]

You know, during all this time I have been here in Ireland working with my boat I have always felt a bit chased. Even if I have taken my time, I have always felt like time has been of the essence. My initial plan, get here and fix […]

Today I’ve been busy sanding down rust on the keel and painting it with primer, to be ready for the anti-fouling paint. I have some things to finish first, but I hope that I can at least get as far so that I can paint this weekend. The […]

Sometimes nothing feels really right, you know. I bet you’d had days like that too. When everything is just.. meh. This was one of those days. But even so I got some done, I’ve been attacking my helm station backingplate with a flappy disc and the grinder. And […]

After a calm day yesterday I took the time to do some near-time planning, specifically deciding what I want to do about the electrical system. I will most definitely rewire the boat at some point, probably sooner than later. Maybe it’s because I feel most comfortable with electrics […]