Sailing with S/S Maria in Lake Mälaren, Sweden
Maria was bought as a renovation project by a friend of my brother, a first mate in the Swedish merchant navy. After a year or two, she was condemned by the ship inspector, due to too much rot, so she was scrapped.
The owner was a pen pal of a school class in Stockholm. On this day, he took the class on a trip to Björkö in Lake Mälaren. On this island was the viking age town of Birka, established in the end of the 8th century AD, the first town in Sweden.
Re-edited in July 2019
Sailing with S/S Maria in Lake Mälaren, Sweden
Maria was bought as a renovation project by a friend of my brother, a first mate in the Swedish merchant navy. After a year or two, she was condemned by the ship inspector, due to too much rot, so she was scrapped.
The owner was a pen pal of a school class in Stockholm. On this day, he took the class on a trip to Björkö in Lake Mälaren. On this island was the viking age town of Birka, established in the end of the 8th century AD, the first town in Sweden.
Re-edited in July 2019