Jokers Cave of Games

The trip to Gotland turned out to be fascinating and interesting for several reasons. Some of the more surprising travel memories were constituted quite incredulously. We started from the house in Svalsta in the wee morning hours, actually quite some time before the Sun even pondered getting up. I wouldn't say I was flabbergasted by the mood in the vehicle, but not far from it, as all were sparkling happily and busy chatting away. Except for the ones snoring, but I think that's only common sense. Anyway, Nynäshamn, where the ship arrived at the break of dawn for boarding.  The first stop, after landing on the island and having been forced through the mandatory smoking pit-stop, was Lummelunda Grottorna. There are some really famous caves on the west side of Gotland, something the explorer in me just had to see. If you go there, I recommend you bring warm clothes. Temperature outside was about 30 degrees C in the shade. Inside, it's around 8, and you will be there fo...

As many might have noticed, it has been some time since my last input here. This has not been due to lack of events that have transpired, but rather the opposite. In fact, I have a somewhat horrendous backlog of things to write about, if I could just find the time! Some of the happiest moments of my life thus far have transpired, and some of the most sad ones. I have wed my beautiful wife (she helped a bit, naturally... I mostly said... "I do") and been on a very interesting honeymoon... week. Matters have not really calmed down yet. Even though the touching ceremony of the double funeral is now behind us, there remains a lot of stressful matters to attend to. Papers, papers, papers everywhere dealing with debts, accounts, bills and other economic matters. Add to this the more physical things that need to be sorted, moved and so on, and it amounts to a lot. Such a thing is rarely discussed, so it's new for everyone who has to go through it, unfortunately. Death is somet...