There has been a lot to do on board lately. We have started to work on Saturdays since we are getting closer to the departure date.I and Robert have continued to install the sonar panels and regulators. Two of the solar panels have been connected to the batteries to maintain their charge. The electric system has gone a far way, and we are seeing the finishing of this part quite soon. Jimmy is installing the consumer side of the electrics, which includes lights and switches in all cabins. The Collingwood LED:s we use are fantastic, giving a lot of light to a small power requirement.

Greg and Rachel are almost finished with painting. The only pars of the ship left to paint are now the crew and officer’s compartments. Greg won’t be able to continue with too much work for the next month on the ship, though. Yesterday he and Jimmy were fooling around on deck and Jimmy started to chase him around the ships. When Greg tried to escape by jumping from Elida IV to the quay he missed the fact that there are mooring lines going from the ship, so he tripped on them, landing really bad on the ground.

He broke both his wrists and almost sprained one his ankles. In the evening he went to the hospital for X-raying, had to stay up all night until it was his turn, and then got both his wrists cast. His right wrist even might need surgery since that scaphoid bone is fractured.

The weather in Gothenburg has been very good the last week. The chill has turned into relatively warm weather and we are experiencing temperatures that surges up to 10 degrees Celsius.