Pingu Travel

Pingu meets a lady bird.


Pingu finds some iron age stones and then proceeds to hold court with Hanne Lawrie, left, and the ships cook, right.
Pingu visits the memorial to a world war two bomber crash site on the island of Als. All the American crew survived and two returned recently for a reunion meeting at the crash site.

James, having repaired the “bear” and we are now on the move again.

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Pingu has now arrived on the Danish Island of Als and is invited out to dinner, however he is somewhat confused by which knife, fork and plate to use.
He also anticipates that the Ancient Mariner is going to be a little grumpy in the morning.

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Pingu keeps his distance; The "bear" has gone poorly. Waiting for a new throttle cable, should be available on Monday, maybe lack of marmalade sandwiches!

Pingu finds a vintage tractor; Ferguson 20, made in Coventry, UK, in late 1940 and early 1950. Exported world wide and began a revolution in modern farming systems. Now very much a collectors item. This one was near Ystad in Sweden. Pingu wanted to take it home but the Ancient Mariner said no; when the Ancient mariner says NO others around him do not regard that as the opening point in the discussion!

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Let us get one thing very clear. I am the senior crew member on the Yacht Paddington IV. I have sailed for 26 human years, that is 52 Bear years, and I have over 60,000 sea miles under my duffle coat.
This year there appears to be yet another young upstart on board, Pingu the Penguin. He may have his own blog and be on face book. I have television programmes about me.
And finally just remember that I eat Penguins for breakfast without even a hint of a belch.....

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All taken in the Visby, Gotland area.

There is pedal power and there is flower power; this bike needs both!

The is horse power and flower power; come back "Herbie" all is forgiven.

Pingu takes up construction work, or demolition work:
"Which one shall I pull next"

Visby on a foggy morning.

I am not sure who you are but you do a good line in cuddles.

I "smell" a party coming on.

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If you think I am going sailing in this fog then think again.

Pingu is trying to learn to tell the time.

St Mary’s Cathedral

The Gotland symbol is a sheep; Pingu this one is not going to move very far!

Pingu is proving a little fickle. It was not long ago that he had had enough of towns and tall ships; all he wanted was rocks and anchorages. He has now heard about Visby on the island of Gotland; an island with a distinctly young feel to it. Haunt of young Stockholmer's wanting a boisterous holiday.
It is also one of the original Hanseatic League Cities with wonderful old buildings, narrow cobbled streets and old city walls.

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In case it has not been explained I would like to let all my many fans know that I am actually passenger on a 11.5m sailing yacht cruising round the Baltic for the summer. I left the East Coast of England on the 4th May and expect to be back in early September.
It is not all posh marinas with hot and cold Pingu baths!
Here we are tied up to a rock in typical Finnish style.

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This is me with the Archipelago in the background.

King Pingu- on my new throne.

I now understand why the fairy did not like sitting on top of the Christmas tree; how would you like these spikes stuck up your ....

Next time I think I might go the other way.

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On the island of Gullkroma there is a nature trail with a "fairy forest with many exciting surprises for children"

Pingu and his elderly custodian both believe they qualify as "children". One of them certainly behaves like one!

Any way pingu found what seemed like a space capsule and climbed all the way to the top of it, how ever he got a bit of a fright when he went to look inside!