Day 1 – Tuesday 14th November Our alarm was set for 6am but we were awake at 5h30 so started to get ready.  Judy had done a fantastic job of thinking through all the different permutations of clothes and other things we would need and they were all in Kerry & Cheryl,s utility room. The … More The Norway Adventure Begins

Day 4 – Friday 17th November During the night the ship docked at Brønnøysund at 00h45, Sandnessjøen at 03h45, then Nesna at 05h25 we both woke probably at the sound of the engines to see really heavy snow falling outside the window then dozed for a bit as we were due to cross the Arctic … More Into the Arctic

Day 7 – Monday 20th November 2017 During the night the ship stopped at Vardø at 03h15 pronounced Varder because the Norwegian Ø is pronounced “er”, then Vadsø at 06h45. We got up for an early breakfast so as to get all our warm clothes on and be on the dockside as soon as the … More Halfway & Huskies

Day 10 – Thursday 23rd November 2017; We woke to a lot of howling wind but the ship wasn’t rocking as much as it had been during the night, but later during breakfast it was really moving with plates and dishes sliding back & forth, we only heard a couple of crashes though, one from … More Bodø to Bergen