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Travel inspiration: Mary of Rövarhamn

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We are certainly not alone in following the fascinating blog Mary af Rövarhamn. Linda, Ludvig and their children left Sweden in their sailboat four years ago and since then they have been... everywhere! You have been able to follow them in the South Sea as well as in Greenland.

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Windows with privacy protection

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We have a large window in the bathroom with a nice view of the water - but of course it has also been just as good a view. in in the bathroom. So far we've used a curtain, but that's a bit boring. Now Peter has put up solar film on the windows, which he bought at Mekonomen and which is usually used for car windows.

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Many readers drive the Bürstner

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In August, we wanted to know what makes of motorhome you drive. A total of 154 people (!) answered the question and 27 per cent answered "other", which is of course due to the fact that there are many different brands of motorhomes. For example, we did not include Solifer, Polar, Rapido, Nordic, LMC, Frankia, Laika, Carthago, Niesmann Bischoff or Pössl ...

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New arrivals in the houseboat

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Then we have moved back into the houseboat, after ten weeks in the motorhome. There were 12 (!) moving boxes from the motorhome. Completely incomprehensible considering that we don't even move household goods with us ...

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The houseboat before and after

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We've shown pictures of what our houseboat looks like now, and we know it's a bit hard to remember what it looked like before. Even we have trouble remembering! So here are two before and after pictures ...

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The houseboat back in the water

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Today the houseboat has been lifted back into the water. I (Helena) thought it was so nervous that I couldn't even be at home, but luckily Peter was. Now it is back in its usual place at the jetty.

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Boat stability test

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Now we are almost done with the renovation of the houseboat and the launching into the water is fast approaching. One last step, which we wanted to do before launching, is to test the stability of the houseboat. We simply have to do a stability test on the boat!

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Stairs in the houseboat

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When you enter the houseboat, you enter the kitchen almost immediately. Then there are stairs down to the bedroom, and stairs up to the living room. Both staircases were previously very narrow, and the ceilings were low. In other words, you had to try to fold yourself double and pull your stomach in - at the same time. Not super practical!

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Relaxed at the Grodhavet restaurant in Stockholm

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Last night - the first night in almost ten weeks that we didn't put on our work clothes and go out to work. Instead, we met up with a friend of a friend and visited the Frog Sea restaurant. Located just 300 metres from the Pampas marina, the restaurant extends out into the water, gently rocking on the waves.

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The new living room

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Now the new living room in the houseboat is ready! It has been a lot of work with all the details, but now it is also ready. Lamps, mouldings and ventilation are in place. Peter has also fixed a small computer table and put up roller blinds. And the stove is in place, but I think you have seen it before.

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