Peter is working extra this weekend, from 7am to 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday. But that doesn't stop him from working on the boat when he gets home! "We are rebuilding the large room on the lower deck, where we have a bedroom, exercise room and wardrobe. The idea is to make it both attractive (with a bit of a ship's feel) and more functional.
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It has been quite cold in the houseboat when we wake up in the mornings. A bit worrying as I have heard that there will be colder months after August ...
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Here in Pampas Marina in Solna there are about 20 Aquavillas and 15 houseboats - all for permanent year-round living. I have mentioned the Aquavillas before and received some questions about them, so I thought I would tell you a little more ...
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What do we do on a sunny Saturday? Well, we are building a wardrobe. As you may remember, we have a "crawl-in closet" in the houseboat, that is, a large wardrobe where you can't stand straight. It's a bit hard on the back to stand crooked all the time when choosing clothes and getting dressed.
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Yesterday we bought some new furniture for the houseboat: a rattan sofa group. We have planned to have a living room at the top of the boat, and then it can be good to have some furniture ... Right now the room is quite small, but when we rebuild, it is this room that will be larger.
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We have received some questions about how it works with water and sewage in the houseboat. Do you release the wastewater straight out or do you have tanks, or how does it really work? We will of course answer that!
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Now it feels like we got some order in the houseboat! In time we will change and get some new furniture. We will also rebuild! But we have at least unpacked all the boxes and got some order in our stuff. Do you want to see what it looks like?
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Now we have packed almost everything, and now we are just waiting for Thursday to come so we can start the move to the houseboat. But guess what Peter hasn't packed yet? Well, his papers and colouring pencils. He is now sitting in the kitchen drawing the houseboat to get all the colours and details right. I promise the ideas are flowing!
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We're going to rebuild the houseboat, of course. I'm writing of course because Peter rebuilds everything he gets his hands on. First he spent a lot of time drawing what the boat should look like, and now it's time to get everything down in a building permit application. What, you need a building permit for a boat? Well, not normally, but our boat is located in Pampas Marina and is part of the city of Solna's urban planning. So yes, we have to apply for a building permit.
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There are only three weeks left until we move into the houseboat! We will take our clothes and utensils with us, but not a single piece of furniture. We have agreed with the current owner that he will leave behind the furniture he doesn't want.
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