I like winter and I like spring, but I'm not so keen on the stuff in between. That which is neither one nor the other. We have been more or less sick for almost four weeks and we are longing for spring, for everything to crack open, for us to be healthy...
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Some days are nicer than others to live in a houseboat in the Pampas marina. The air is still cold, but we've had several days of clear blue skies and bright sunshine. The ducks are flocking around our boat and people are sitting outside the Sea Restaurant enjoying the sun. So far, only the icebreaker occasionally chugs by, but soon the water will probably be filled with other boats as well.
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Houseboat life is never uneventful, indeed never. In the summer, you'll see all sorts of craft moving through the water: sauna rafts, submarines and people standing on boards and paddling. In winter, it's the icebreakers, skaters and divers that make you look up from your breakfast table. And then there are all the animals of course... and all the unexpected drama.
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Now we have made sure to pack for the cold - early in the morning today we fly to a wintry Helsinki. It's time for The Nordic Bloggers Experience - a whole week in Finland with a pre-tour to the Turku archipelago, a travel blogger conference and Northern Europe's largest travel fair. We have a lot of exciting (and interesting!) things to look forward to... and we've done our best to pack right!
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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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Storm Helga blew in yesterday. Of course, it was not as bad here as in western Sweden, but it was always noticeable, the storm. Not least for those of us who live in houseboats. So what is it like to live in a houseboat during a storm?
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Ängelholm was covered in 20 cm of snow when we left today, and it didn't feel good considering we were driving from Skåne to Stockholm with summer tyres. We crawled along the first snowy road to the E4 motorway.
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We have now found a pitch in Pozzallo, Sicily. High season and 35 degree heat is stressful when travelling, and Sicily is probably better at another time of the year. Campsites are of course also significantly more expensive during the high season and we would like to find affordable pitches, but asphalt parking without shade is tough in the heat ... One positive thing is that despite the high season, it has not been full anywhere.
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For three days we have been planning to roll on from Porto Pino in southern Sardinia, and for as many days we have given up the idea and simply stopped. Why? It's too hot to move!!! We have 36 plus degrees today and are parked in a relentlessly sunny spot where the air is completely still.
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What everyone is talking about right now: the heat. Anna, who blogs from Qatar, thinks we are exaggerating a bit. In Doha it's about 43 degrees, as usual. But, we inexperienced Swedes are a bit shocked, so we gratefully accept various survival tips.
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