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The marina in winter splendour - living in an ice-free marina

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The world is beautiful in winter, isn't it? Here in the northern part of Europe, the landscape is embedded in this soft white. We live in a houseboat and many people wonder what happens in winter. Does it get cold? Does the water freeze? No, we can tell you that the water does not freeze. We live in an ice-free marina.

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An ice-free marina

Let's start with the more concrete question. Many people wonder if it freezes in our marina, but it doesn't. There are propellers that keep the water moving at all times, and this ensures that we have an ice-free harbour. You can see it in the picture. There is ice outside on Lake Mälaren, but Pampas marina is ice-free.

The fact that we have an ice-free marina is of course good for all the boats and houseboats that are here, but the ducks also like it. In recent days we have had large groups of ducks, at least ten of them, hanging out in the open waters here.

En isfri marina, men utanför ligger isen på Ulvsundasjön
An ice-free marina, but outside is the ice on Lake Mälaren.

The marina seen from Hornsberg beach

We took a walk in the beautiful winter weather yesterday and went over to Hornsberg beach on Kungsholmen. From there you can see over to the houseboats in Pampas marina in Solna. There is ice on Lake Ulvsunda, but the ice looks thin.

The ducks choose the open areas where they can swim. People walk or jog along the waterfront promenade. We like this walk on Hornsberg beach!

På andra sidan ser man husbåtarna i Pampas, i en isfri marina
On the other side you see the houseboats in Pampas, and the apartment blocks in Huvudsta in Solna.
Det är inte helt lätt att se vår husbåt, men vi hjälper dig lite... dääär ligger den
It's not easy to see our houseboat, but we'll help you out a bit... there it is

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