4th February 2021 – Today we put the parquet in the kitchen. It’s nearly finished but the rain prevented me from continuing.
3rd February 2021 – A rainy day and hard to work. Every time I had to go outside to get something, I had to put on dry clothes. I finished most of the hardwooden lists and did the tiling in the kitchen.
2nd February 2021 – I mainly worked in the living room and gave the bedroom a second coat of paint. Everything is now ready for the hardwood finish around the windows and skylights.
In the late afternoon, I cleaned the wheelhouse with the idea of tiling, but I ran out of energy to continue.
1st February 2021 – I had an issue with my car and ended up with no car. My father came to pick me up in the garage. I loaded his car with some wood and tools so I could at least continue aboard the Stern. I did some small jobs in the evening but I need to do a lot more tomorrow.
The bedroom needs a second coat of paint, but it is to clear. I will have to add some darker wood to make it look better.
1st February 2021 – I found a remaining lot of parquet for sale yesterday evening. I called the owner, we agreed a price and I went to pick it up. The plan is to put it down on Thursday.
31st January 2021 – The plans for moving Tordino to Oudenburg are getting more serious. For a few days now, water has been very high and very low. The Government managing the waterways claims that it is very undeep near the sides. It was the perfect moment to have a look and see it myself. Believe me, I don’t want to end up on these remaining walls from the early days…
30th January 2021 – Just like in Bruges, water is high on most rivers and canals at the moment. I had a check on Tordino to make sure everything was fine.
30th January 2021 – I painted the bedroom after a good inspection. There was no damaged to the ship after last night. Once the bedroom was painted, including a few bits and pieces everywhere, I realized any further work was impossible until the paint was dry. We made plans of moving the ship but the wind is to hard.
29th January 2021 – I have never seen the water so high as today. I was glad to be at home so I could keep an eye on both my ships. The Stern nearly ended up on the wooden beam on the side of the canal. Watergeus is much deeper in the water. Since water was raising quickly, there was the chance that Watergeus could lift up its gangway or gets stuck underneath it. None of this happened!
29th January 2021 – Most of the woodwork is now finished in the bedroom, ready for painting. My mother cleaned the old doors of the cabinet and the bathroom.
28th January 2021 – I emptied the bedroom, so I can finally finish it, building a kind of a bulkhead between the front compartment and the bed. Now I have a lined out room, ready for t&g.
27th January 2021 – Having done nothing was not a good feeling. I went aboard the Stern, gave a second coat of green paint on the wall and painted a part of the bedroom. I took away two heavy toolboxes and put them in my car since I have no other place to store them at the moment. Everything is now ready for tomorrow.
27th January 2021 – The idea was to have a quick look on the wheelhouse of the Julie. They are building a new roof and I wanted to see how it was being made. We ended up having a few beers, then Port and in the end we had a pita. A whole day wasted, but it was fun.
26th January 2021 – The new pellet heater is installed. It took some time to build the chimney. It was in no time 20° aboard! Let just hope the power aboard is strong enough to hold it.
25th January 2021 – I quickly checked Tordino and unloaded some of the books I bought last week. Everything was fine. I just hope they will be able to deliver the heather tomorrow and that my power supply is strong enough to hold it.
