Category Archives: From Sweden

Tiger’s whisker’s

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Tim

A warning sign graphically describes what you will get if you get too close to the bars below. Now the hole in the bars was just big enough to rest the camera lens, for a long range shot of Shere … Continue reading →

Posted in At home, From Sweden, Holidays, Natural phenomenae, Nature, Sweden | 6 Comments

Pilot off

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Tim

[youtube _5A8QE-uB3o] The Brofjorden Pilot stepping on to his lift home, and away they go.

Posted in From Sweden, Maritime, On the ship, Pilot, Pilotage, Youtube | Comments Off

Icing

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Tim

I’m the one in the lovely orange suit, the deck cadet is in blue, he is the computer expert and it’d his fault I got into wordpress, however he was not the one complaining about the wireless internet. Anyway, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Cork, Engineers, From Sweden, From the ship, Ice, Scotland, accident, as gaeilge | 2 Comments

Snow & Irish flag & Whats another year?

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Tim

I don’t know how often the Irish flag gets to see blizzard conditions but today in Sweden it had to share air space with lots of the snowy stuff. The locals gave a few odd glances at the strange flag … Continue reading →

Posted in At home, From Sweden, Ireland, Irish, Irishness, flags and emblems | Comments Off

Behind Bars

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Tim

The Chief Officer from the Wilson Garston http://timstimes.net/2007/12/30/drunken-sailor/ that ran aground on Christmas Day received a prison sentence of 3 months for “grovsjöfylleri” as they say in Swedish. For being drunk in charge of a ship in other words. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulkers, Dodgy ships, From Sweden, Grounding, Sweden, accident | 1 Comment