Phew, it has been a pretty tough and stressful week. We only just managed to get home from Elmia exhibition, it was time for me (Helena) to start working full time again. At the same time, it was time for blog events and a lot of other blog work.
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When we're not travelling, we live life on a houseboat, and even though it's pretty quiet and peaceful, things happen. always something. Here are some updates from our houseboat life. Latest news: houseboat up in the air and the heron has a mate.
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Yesterday you could read our post about the first renovation of the houseboat - what we did while the boat was still in the water. Today is the continuation. Here's what happened when we lifted the boat onto land and started to work on the real challenges.
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If you've been following our blog for a few years, you probably remember when we bought and renovated our houseboat. It was an absolutely hysterical job we embarked on, and in retrospect it seems almost unlikely that we managed to complete it. Here's a little summary of the first part of the renovation - the one we did while the boat was still in the water.
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We had thought that we would have time to experience the summer in the houseboat. Now we have flown around more than we thought perhaps - in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland - but we have still had nice summer days in the houseboat in between.
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We have had a nice weekend in the houseboat with sunny days and evenings on deck. We also had some unexpected guests and were invited home for dinner. Now we are preparing for this week's trip to the Czech Republic.
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Right now I (Helena) work from home. It's incredibly convenient to have a job that I can do from home and get paid by the hour. At the same time, it is a bit difficult to get time off when many other things are demanding your attention ...
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In Pampas marina in Solna, where we live, there are four really beautiful vintage boats from the early 1900s. I have just read the fascinating story of one of them, which has actually been lying at a depth of 100 metres for more than 30 years ...
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It's not surprising that ducks and swans hang out in the marina. But we don't really know what the heron is doing here. At least he (she?) comes almost every day this time of year and walks around the piers.
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What a summer day we had on Sunday! The thermometer showed 28 degrees and the temperature did not drop even though it was evening. We spent a lot of time on deck, of course, and there are always lots of interesting things to look at. Today we present a selection of boats, birds and ... a strange airplane.
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