Came home from Stockholm last night with the ferry MS Amorella from Stockholm to Turku. As it was Saturday it was obviously crammed with young drunk people. Actually they didn't in the end bother us at all, the boat was so big they were invisible. The problem came at night. I woke up by the rocking of the boat. It went up and down. Up and down. When i fell asleep the weather was calm, when i awoke it was less so. I got scared and started thinking about Estonia, we had seen the memorial only the day before, next to the Wasa museum. The cabin was above car deck, and above water level, but in a maze of corridors with a tricky way to the emergency exits. The kids were sleeping. Should I awake them and get up? Should i get dressed and check the weather situation? No, if i left the cabin it might be worse, i immediately imagined the kids alone in there, trapped. I felt almost paralysed.

I did not sleep much last night.

The boat arrived on time in pouring rain the next morning.

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