Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Photo shoot - My first winter coat






PS I am sitting here on my favorite furniture. 
I enjoy its texture as you can see in the left hand side lower corner in the pics ;-)

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Winter in Kemi Marina

Wintery views in Kemi impressed the crew as much as the Summer ones. 

The snow castle has taken over the strand boulevard. The boats hibernate in their marinas.






Friday, February 22, 2013

Tailwind


Who says that life on land is boring? 

Not at all.

One can f.e. set himself comfortably on a crew activity box 
and create some wind with a tail.






Monday, February 18, 2013

Tracks on the Snow

 ... that is my tracks. Last winter I did not feel like entering on the white cool thing but this year I am mature and confident enough to join to the long chain of my sno-going ancestors.

(The first mate believes that I am related to the snow leopards. I let her maintain the illusion since the exotic idea makes her very happy...)





Saturday, February 16, 2013

Helpin the Captain - Ordering spare parts and upgrades


Browsing the catalog and selecting...
Rather boring task... 
... that needs to be done...
Oh no, there is the first mate. She is always questioning the needs and requires
investment proposals with further explanations. How can I help the poor captain who
just does his duty to maintain the vessel safety?
No problem, I used my regular trick on the first mate: She cannot resist my golden luxurious stomach hair.
I just expose the hair and she will be agreeable with my investment proposals ;-)

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Helpin the Captain - Route Planning


One of the regular tasks at sea is the route planning. Both paper charts and electronic navigation is used. It is the captain's responsibility. Fortunately he is not alone with all those decisions as the first mate instructs him where the vessel shall sail and I help with the big picture, on the paper chart, literally. 

As a chief of the vessel I oversee the route planning. Looking good so far...
What happens now?

Oh no, this is not going well...

Captain, you need to pay attention! Look at what I show to you with my paw.

Here, here! We shall go here!



Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Far from the real thing - Longing for the Summer


It's February now. There are still two whole months before May, the month when Exter will be launched. We look forward the weekend visits to Tankar and miss the Sea.