Post by Ella. I’ll bet you’ve been missing this 🤪. The food on the ferry was not bad but nothing to write home about, except the breakfast buffets. They had everything you could ever want. I had a nice little glass of lingonberry smoothie one morning. In Tromsø last night, we had dinner at Nyt (does…
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One bedroom apartment conveniently located in the center of town.
Post by Ella. Address: Storgata 91. The fly in the ointment, no shades on the windows in the land of the midnight sun. But Grubb had a creative solution. We will put the cushions back where they belong before we leave. No one will ever know.
Heavenly Views atop Storsteinen
Post by Ella Today would be the highest temperature we would get during our three day stay in Tromsø. A high of 48°F and rain on and off all day. Seemed the perfect time for a ride on the Fjellheisen (cable car). Took a little head scratching to figure out the busses. Well, not the…
Our route, Sunday, May 28
Up to the cable car for a ride to the top of Fjellheisen Down to the depths at the Troll Museum Over to the Contemporary art gallery Lovely early dinner at Walter & Leonard
Transition to Tromsø
Another travel day but different. We docked in Tromsø at 14:15 but had to check out of our cabin at noon. We stashed our luggage in the luggage room, conveniently located on our deck. Spent a couple hours hangin’ on the observation deck, sipping cappuccinos, chatting with new friends. In truth, not much to say…
Our route, Saturday, May 27
We hit the Trollefjord around midnight last night and then continued towards Tromsø, winding through the waterways. Arrived Tromsø at 14:15, self checked into.our apartment, wandered around the town.
Galleri Espolin needs a mention as does the Viking house
I forgot to include information about the Gallery we stopped in on our brief tour of Lofoten. Galleri Espolin, dedicated to Kaare Espolin Johnson (1907 – 1994), an artist new to both of us. Kaare struggled with poor eye sight from a very young age and as a young man, lost the sight in one…
Fjord of the trolls
Post by Ella. Stunning, mighty. The Trollefjord, a two kilometer long fjord is well known for its majestic nature. Only 60 meters wide at its narrowest, impossible for the super cruise liners but for our relatively small ferry with an experienced captain, yes indeed. Troll stories abound about this fjord. It was formed by the…
Lofoten
Post by Ella. This evening, after an early dinner, we got off the ship at Stamsund, located on the island Vestvågøy in the Lofoten archipelago, to board a “Highlights of Lofoten” tour bus bound for Svolvær, located on the island of Austvågøya also in the Lofoten archipelago. At Svolvær, we rejoined the ship. The bus was…
Bodø
Post by Ella. Bodø, a town of 55,000, is situated on the Norwegian Sea just a few degrees north of the Arctic Circle. During the Second World War, the town was mostly destroyed by the Germans. The town was rebuilt quickly and a train station and airport added. Having only 2 hours to explore this…
Crossing of the Arctic Circle
Because of the earth’s rotational tilt, the latitude of the Arctic Circle varies by 2° over a 41,000 year time period. Right now, the Arctic Circle is approximately 66°33′45.6. Cause for a celebration with a glass of champagne. Or if you prefer, get ice poured down your back and you get a free shot of aquavits….
Our route, Friday, May 26
Follow the red dots on the map below. From Rorvik to Bodø (for a 2 hour stop, ready, set, run to stroll around Bodø), then on to Stamsund (where we hop off and take a “highlights of Lofuten” tour this evening, then we meet the ship again to re-board in Svolvær.
Rough seas wake sleeping troll
Post by Ella. We were warned. The announcement over the intercom, which, by the way, is given in Norwegian, German and English, tells us to hang onto our hats, rough seas with swells twice as big as the night before, to begin in 30 min, lasting a couple of hours. Put away glassware (if you’ve…
Our route, Thursday, May 25
Post by Ella After sailing away from Ålesund yesterday, we cruised through Molde and Kristiansund, then arrival at Trondheim. After time in Trondheim, we pulled up anchor again and are heading towards Rorvik. Only 3 hours in Trondheim so we crowded the gangplank at 9:45am, ready for the mad dash, to the Cathedral, the old…
Little Things
Post by Ella Facts about Norway The most purchased vehicle in 2022: Tesla Has 239,057 islands Food most consumed: Pizza Ice Cream Unique flavors: Lofopils (beer), Brunost (brown cheese), Tørrefisk (fish). I tried a taste of each. beery, cheesey, fishy, respectively. I had a bowl of…care to guess before peeking? Sea sick anyone? Neither of us…