Day 12 – Wild Ride Home
This entire trip was smooth sailing. When we were at open sea, there was some movement but nothing compared to last night. When they said be prepared for a rough ride, they were not kidding!…
Tag: Northern Lights
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…
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…
Norway – Chasing the Lights
Why travel north of the Arctic Circle in the winter? Because I am in search of the Aurora Borealis (commonly known as the Northern Lights). My friend Yordie and I are undertaking this adventure and…
Oslo – Grey and Brown
Our hotel, the Scandic Oslo City was clean and friendly. An older hotel less than a 5 minute walk from the train station. Our room was tiny and you wouldn’t have been able to swing…