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Tour of our houseboat - welcome in!

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Welcome to a little tour of our houseboat! When we recently wrote about the Pampas marina where we live, we got a request to show our houseboat a bit more properly. We may have done it once before, but it was a long time ago. So here we are again, taking you on a little digital tour through the different rooms of the houseboat!

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Pampas marina in Solna - all you need to know

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Pampas marina in Solna is a marina, where you will also find houseboats and a restaurant. Nearby are canoe hire and walking paths. We have lived here, in a houseboat, for almost seven years and now we thought it was time to write and tell you about our marina.

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Snow in Stockholm? - photo evidence from five winters

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Does it never snow in Stockholm? I (Helena) long for the snow. I'm not sure that Peter feels the same way, but ... you have to have some snow, right? The snow lights up, and it will be like that. cosy. But this year I'm almost giving up hope for snow. What does it usually look like? I have checked the archives ...

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Things you lose at sea when living in a houseboat

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When you live in a houseboat, you sometimes lose things in the sea. Or things blow overboard the second you look away. We really try to avoid that happening. But sometimes it does, and yesterday was one of those days.

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Houseboat life in November - here's what we're doing

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When you tell people you live in a houseboat, they often say "it must be wonderful in the summer". This is true, but I enjoy boating in all seasons - even in November! Here are some photos that tell the story of boating in November, from different years.

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New fenders - houseboat ready for autumn storms

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Now we've got new fenders for the houseboat, so it's ready to face the autumn storms. Living in a house always involves some outdoor work - it's just that the work is a bit different when you live in a floating house.

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Our houseboat - past and present

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Our houseboat has a long history, and there are many gaps in that history that we are not aware of. The other day when we were in the office here in our marina, we got an old photo of the staff on our houseboat. Great! Of course, it brought back a lot of memories, so here's a little picture cavalcade ...

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Snowy weather in Stockholm - and a leaning houseboat

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What a snowstorm in Stockholm! On Sunday morning, we woke up in a world that was tilted, inside window panes that were completely blocked by snow. What had happened to the world outside?

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at home in the houseboat - after storm Alfrida

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Now we are back in the houseboat after our trip in Sri Lanka, and it is clear that the storm Alfrida has been raging. It was not quite the same in the houseboat when we came home... Luckily we have thoughtful neighbours who check on the boat when we are not at home!

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Winter in Pampas marina in Solna

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Now we have winter here in Pampas Marina in Solna. Well, not just here of course, but this is where we notice it the most. In the central parts of Stockholm, the cars and houses melt the snow to some extent, but here, here it is white and beautiful.

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