Semper In Viam

Along the riverfront in Gothenburg, the destroyer “Småland” is anchored next to the submarine “Nordkaparen” and a few other ships that together make up the museum “Maritiman”. On our first day in Gothenburg, we went down there, knowing the kids’ fascination with submarines, but sadly, we discovered that the submarine had been closed off until further notice due to small amounts of radioactivity having been detected aboard. At least, we were able to thoroughly explore the destroyer “Småland” and enjoy some great views of the harbour from its external bridge.

Now aboard SJ high-speed service 432, I was reminded of the Latin motto of Nordkaparen which translates into “always underway”. After a tasty lunch, I just submitted a slightly overdue review to the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, and I intend to spend the remaining eight hours up to Umeå with similar academic tasks that have been accumulating over the course of the spring semester.

Tomorrow, however, is the National Day of Sweden which I plan to celebrate by doing the “Russian” version of the “Battle of Ratan”, consisting of 13 km of running and 2x100 meters of swimming in water that is expected to be about six degrees Celsius...