Birthday present

Annual rose competition

The first mate has an annual routine of the Ainola park rose competition; she selects her favorite rose.

 The purpose of this to alleviate the symptoms of returning to the land, leaving the life at sea. To my experience the competition goes like this: For several weeks she checks out the roses on her way through the park. She considers carefully. In the end she decides that "Summer lady" is her favorite and the loveliest of the roses. 

I will report if the competition takes different course this year...

Summer lady.

Raw apple

This is what the crew calls Räksmörgås

Smoked salmon salad had the first mate ingredients: Avocado,
beans and veggies.

Do visit Villa Lavendel in Borgholm. Great food, welcoming atmosphere.

Stockholm vistas from a ship

Recovering

After two days of car travel I need couple of days for relaxing. I don't feel like doing any visits or such and prefer to rest well. I set my beduin tent under the palm tree (actually a monstera but a palm tree sounds better to set one's beduin tent under ;-)) and retreat. See you later...

Instagram

I have started it at Instagram, you can find me at http://instagram.com/ourcatatsea.