How far have we gone in exploring the Baltic? 19 January 2020

After 12 years sailing in the Baltic, the first seven with La MaLouine, un brise de mer 31, and then an OVNI 445 for the past five years, as we are considering moving to the Adriatic sea in the coming year(s), I used the long dull and dark evening of the Swedish winter for entering in Google earth all the routes that we have followed along the 7,OOO nautical miles that we have been sailing in the Baltic with Belisama, since 2015.



And this is how it looks like in the Baltic. The map above includes the intended routes for 2020, which will see us sailing through Latvia and Estonia...

Alexandre de Chaumont sailing to Siam - 1685-1686

While Belisama crew was charging solar panels in Thailand over new year, we ended-up in Lopburi castle, where Alexandre de Chaumont, the ambassador of Louis the XIV, met the King of Siam in 1685. this was the result of a round-the-world trip shown on a map displayed in the palace.


 And indeed, this was quite a trip...

Baltic sailor in Thailand - December 2019

As Belisama is quietly wintering in Wasahamnen, we decided to take some rest and some sun in Thailand for the end of the year break. An interesting experience where we discovered the longtail Thai boats that surprised us much.

With their truck engines mounted on the transom, the propeller shaft directly connected to the crankshaft, they look a bit crude in design. But don't get fooled, they are much smarter than they may look...

Artipelag, 1 December 2019

Artipelag is always an interesting place to go to for an exhibition, a nice walk in the nature, and eventually very good meal!



These days, and until the 26 January 2020, there is a fantastic Fornasetti exhibition Inside Out Outside In...

Wintering in Wasahamnen - 10 November

Finally, mid-November, we place Belisama in her winter quarters in the centre of Stockholm, alongside the quay where the new Viking museum is located...

4 November - Lid and Floda churches

Lid church

Floda church

A weekend to visit two new churches decorated by Albertus Pictor...

Steninge, 15 Septembre

Steninge palace situated in a park on the bank of the Mälaren. The palace itself cannot be visited but the park is opened to visitors. The architect that built the palace is the same as the one who conceived Drottningholm in Stockholm.