England & Sweden 2004

Sweden, Part 1

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In between the previous picture and this one, the whole EG rendering symposium happened, which is in another album. Kate, Julie, Veronica, & Erik.
Captured June 24 2004 10:32:24a

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Kurt & me. We were all piled in a taxi to the bus that will take us to the train that will take us to the bus that will take us to the boat that will take us to the lake. Unfortunately, Alan didn't come with us on this leg of the journey, as he had some friends he wanted to see in Stockholm.
Captured June 24 2004 10:32:39a

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We had a short walk from the bus stop to Veronica's dad's company's boat.
Captured June 24 2004 11:33:04a

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It was drizzling rain.
Captured June 24 2004 11:33:27a

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Here we are at the dock, where Janne (Veronica's dad) put our baggage in the boathouse for safe-keeping.
Captured June 24 2004 11:34:49a

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Here's a nice shot of the Kristina, taken by Antonis.
Captured June 24 2004 11:39:11a

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Waiting to board.
Captured June 24 2004 11:36:51a

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Tomas checking out the boat's steam engine.
Captured June 24 2004 11:39:21a

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We traveled on this small river connecting two lakes. Don't ask me the names -- even if I heard them, I'm sure I wouldn't remember them.
Captured June 24 2004 11:45:35a

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Julie holding up some very old pictures of Veronica, which her grandmother had brought along.
Captured June 24 2004 12:41:59p

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Max, Francisco, & Julie.
Captured June 24 2004 12:42:05p

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We had all stopped by a supermarket in town before the ride to pick up some victuals. Kate & Erik were happy to see each other again, but Erik had to head home the next day, so didn't stay on for midsummer with the others.
Captured June 24 2004 12:42:37p

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Captured June 24 2004 12:49:07p

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Kate, Antonis, Kurt, Max, Gavin, & Tomas (hiding).
Captured June 24 2004 1:04:18p

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Janne
Veronica's dad, Janne, and brother Anders (in the background).
Captured June 24 2004 1:04:25p

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Captured June 24 2004 1:06:01p

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Captured June 24 2004 1:23:51p

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Stand-in Captain
We each took turns at the helm.
Captured June 24 2004 1:27:36p

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Julie was eager to take over.
Captured June 24 2004 1:27:51p

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In control at last!
Captured June 24 2004 1:30:16p

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Captain Kate
Captured June 24 2004 1:33:46p

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Erik was the last to take a turn before Janne took over for the homeward leg.
Captured June 24 2004 1:36:10p

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Feeding the fire.
Captured June 24 2004 1:32:02p

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The furnace below the boiler. I'd never seen a wood-fired steam engine. It was hot.
Captured June 24 2004 1:40:02p

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A close-up of the engine, which had a high-pressure cylinder from around 1940. The low-pressure cylinder was a little newer.
Captured June 24 2004 2:19:06p

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Life in the Modern Navy.
Captured June 24 2004 1:35:38p

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Julie filled in the log (with doodles).
Captured June 24 2004 1:39:50p

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The RPM guage was stuck, and I offered to see if I could fix it. I couldn't. I guess my future as a ship's mechanic isn't bright -- better stick to computer graphics, then.
Captured June 24 2004 2:13:19p

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The sun was very nice when it was out. Antonis wanted to ring the bell after taking this photo, but we succeeded in stopping him.
Captured June 24 2004 2:15:52p

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Captured June 24 2004 2:17:22p

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Kate & Antonis
Captured June 24 2004 2:26:12p

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Anders & his grandmother
Captured June 24 2004 2:27:11p

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Veronica & Julie, with Gavin on lookout.
Captured June 24 2004 2:27:23p

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After the boatride, we lugged ourselves back into town to catch the bus to Motala right before the rain started pouring down.
Captured June 24 2004 2:52:29p

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