How nice it is to wake up with the sound of ice gently crushing against the hull and the salute of the geese in their daily commute to their feeding grounds. The snow and now the sharp crisp weather is a nice change from the blistery north wind we had those last days. It made the going in and out of the boat a challenge for me somethimes as Röde Orm lays perpendicular to the dock and we have to step on the bow pulprit. Though it is cold.... minus 5 to 6 centigrades at night, and barely above zero during the day. The diesel heater keeps us warm at head level... since the floor is so cold despite the rugs. It is also a daily fight with condensation, which occurs mostly under the waterline level. Those are the inconvenients of a winter in cold climate. We are at the stage where we dream of opening up the boat, let a warm draft sweeps away the good old boat smells ! But patience, there is still a few weeks of winter ahead. Meanwhile, I will try to enjoy some of the few moments when Mother Nature is at her best.
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