Day 9 – Svolvær – Crampons, crampoff!
We are embarking on a bus excursion today from Harstad to Sortland in the Vesterålen Archipelago and will travel around mountains and fjords just north of the Lofoten. The ship will continue on without us…
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Day 8 – Hammerfest
Going into Hammerfest was a last a minute decision as we wanted to grab some fresh air and walk around for a while. The ship had to dock a little way from its usual place…
Day 7 – Kirkenes – We Got Crabs!
We are in Kirkenes (pronounced sheer-keh-nays), in the Finnmark county, a 15 minute drive to the Russian border. There is a Russian soldier monument commemorating the area’s liberation from Nazi occupation by the Red Army…
Day 6 – Honningsvåg / Nordkapp (North Cape)
On a whim I booked the excursion to the North Cape (Nordkapp in Norwegian) considered the most northernmost point in Europe at 71.1695° N, 25.7832° E. I knew if I missed this photo opportunity, I…
Day 5 – Tromsø – Laundry Day
This was a lazy day. We even slept in for a bit. We bought tokens for the washing machine. Soap is included in the washers and the dryers are free so we needed one each.…
Day 3 -Trondheim – Nidaros Cathedral
It was time for an excursion. We were told that the Nidaros Cathedral was a must see and I’m glad we did. We are in the city of Trondheim. Nidaros is the medieval name of…
Day 4 – Crossing the Arctic Circle / Bodø
January 14, 2022 @ 7:48 am we sailed across the Arctic Circle. We gathered outside on the back of Deck 7 with music and waited for the ship’s captain to sound the horn to make…
Day 2 – Ålesund – Chasing Coats
Back in Bergen the weather was a drizzle and we spotted several women wearing these cool rain ponchos. Yordie conducted an internet search and discovered they could be found in Ålesund, our next port of…
The Back Story and Ship Details
A short cab ride from the hotel gets us to the Hurtigruten cruise terminal with time to spare. They registered our credit card and took our luggage then invited us to the upstairs passenger lounge…
Bergen
On the southwestern coast you will find the city of Bergen, the second largest city in Norway. Rain has been falling on and off since we arrived in Norway but it has been warmer here…