.... of my Mercedes' electrics has gone on since January and might well end with a perfectly good car going to the scrap heap because of an electrical fault that no one seems to be able to pin down. Even the much vaunted Mercedes 'Star' diagnostic machine didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, in fact it told me to replace the crankshaft position sensor despite the fact that it had already been renewed. At this point the engine was running but not so well that you'd trust it on anything but a local journey. So I borrowed a regular code reader and plugged it in to see what it had to offer. 4 faults came up: Crankshaft position sensor, camshaft position sensor, mass airflow sensor (MAF) and exhaust gas re-circulating thingummy (EGR). I replaced (or had replaced as the crankshaft sensor is all but inaccessible) everything - except the EGR which I cleaned out - and started up. The engine ran for about 2 seconds, stopped and hasn't run since. It turns over readily enough and although fuel is getting to the injectors, it sounds like the injectors aren't firing and consequently, no fuel is getting to the cylinders. I gave up at this point; electrics (and rulers) are just not my thing. If anyone has any ideas......

I managed to complete a stone trap - there's a couple on order - before I was whisked off to Halden in Norway. I'd been there before a couple of years ago but hadn't had the time to have a look round.

On this visit, my room had a slightly more interesting view than the last time (see April 2015) - every little helps.

The marina was a bit busier and, having a car, I was able to nip up to the castle (on the left of the picture) and get a handle on the layout.

The Nexans Skagerrak cable layer wasn't due to arrive for a couple of days so we had time to kick our heels and get settled in. A bit like the other parts of Scandinavia I've visited, trees, granite and lakes are the staple diet and, unless you're an outdoorsy, running, jumping, pedalling sort of person, finding something to chew on is not easy.

An interesting building in the market square....

... a charming public park,

and it looks like they're building some sort of gallows up at the castle so I know I'm not the only one who's finding things a bit slow.