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…
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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…
Counting the steps
Post by Ella. This morning, we dropped anchor at Ålesund, a port town of around 48,000, that sits at the entrance to the Geirangerfjord. Having been rebuilt after a fire ravaged the town in 1904, many buildings feature the Art Nouveau style. First order of business in Ålesund: climb a bunch of steps. 418. To…
Our route, Wednesday, May 24
We had three ports of call before arriving at Alesund, all about 15 minutes for pick up and drop off. Florø Arrival: May 24, 2023 at 2:45 AM. Departure: May 24, 2023 at 3:00 AM Måløy Arrival: May 24, 2023 at 5:15 AM Departure: May 24, 2023 at 5:30 AM Torvik Arrival: May 24, 2023…
The ferry life
Post by Ella. I imagine it to be like a downscale cruise. The passengers are dressed sensibly for exploring. Even at dinner. Most look fit (and many at least as old as we are and that’s pretty old). There are backpackers village hopping, port to port, because at every stop, there are mountains to hike. We’ve…
Ferrying
Post by Ella. Late this afternoon, (now I suppose that would be yesterday the 23rd because it’s early morn the 24th as I write this) we boarded the MS Nordnorge, run by Hurtigruten, bound for Tromsø in the far north of Norway. We arrive the afternoon of the 27th. There is WiFi aboard so we will…
Our route, Tuesday, May 23
Walked, strolled meandered, mondered, around Bergen with stops in 2 art museums Boarded the MS Nordnorge in late afternoon. Departed Bergen at 8:30pm Currently ferrying in a northerly direction.
Seeing Bergen
Bergen photos from today’s wandering https://photos.app.goo.gl/6xA1GdYvGTVHQntD9
Our route, Monday, May 22
Two objectives today: Beyond that, we wandered up small lanes ever higher And back down to the neighborhoods around the quay Let’s just say we zigzagged our way around the town