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Being at home in the houseboat in Stockholm again

When you've been on the road with the motorhome for as long as we have, four months, it feels very unusual to come home. At first it was almost reluctantly that we turned from the west coast. Then we must say that it is nice at home in the marina too!

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How is our houseboat?

How did we dare to leave our houseboat for so long? Well, we have several neighbours who live extremely close by and look after it every day, so it feels quite safe. We don't leave any valuables in it either ...

We also had craftsmen in the boat on two occasions. One time it was to install a new fire alarm and the other time it was to change one of our windows to a fire protection window, which we suddenly learnt was required to meet fire safety regulations.

This meant that the boat almost felt fresher when we got home than when we left. Nice! Then there are some other things we need to fix and replace over time, but that's always the case when you live in a house ...

Does it look like we got a little rubber boat? That would be funny, but it's not that funny. There is simply someone else who has their boat there at our gangway ...

What about the marina?

How is this in Pampas marina then? Yes, it's much the same as before we left. Between neighbours there is of course always a bit of gossip about who has moved in or out, or together or apart, or who is involved in some conflict or has been on some exciting trip ... but of course, as usual, we leave that out of the blog out of respect for our neighbours ...

However, we can tell you that many neighbours welcomed us home and stayed for a long time on the bridge to talk, which was nice. We have many nice neighbours here!

The tavern in the marina, K4 Pampas, has expanded with a new outdoor seating area, and it has really been so good. There are often lots of people, so it seems popular. And the weather has been fantastic too!

What do we do in the houseboat all day?

What do we do now that we are home? Well, first of all, we drive so many washing machines. Although we did laundry at some point during the trip, we came home with a huge amount of laundry.

And so we work! It's everything from bookkeeping to samabets, remodelling the blog, board meetings in the journalists' association and external assignments. Yes, and of course we repair bicycles!

What about the bikes?

Peter and I (Helena) now each have a new electric bike, and it feels like great. These two will accompany us on trips, while Peter's trike will serve as a shopping bike here at home. If you are wondering what the black and yellow thing behind the saddle is, I can tell you that it is a small bag where we store the locks.

We have already had time to test the bikes in the neighbourhood. Really fun!

Yesterday afternoon I waved goodbye to Peter as he cycled to a board meeting. So perfect to be able to cycle when going into town!

What are our plans for the near future?

We will continue to hang out in the marina for a while. In a few weeks we will be on the road again, and that feels good because we are a bit restless. Soon we have to prepare for Elmia Husvagn Husbil in Jönköping 7-11 September. Are you going there? Maybe we'll see you there?

We are enjoying the summer heat for as long as it lasts. Because it's so hot right now!

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