We join the ship, Lofoten, in Bergen. |
Our cabin. |
Double bunks and sofa |
Lofoten was built in 1963 in style. |
We chose her for this reason. |
No fancy cruise ship for us. |
Restaurant not snack bar. |
Norwegian buffet. |
Elegant lounges |
A bygone age. |
Next morning we were on our way. |
There was a lovely sunrise. |
Sunrise at a respectable hour in these latitudes. |
Red Sky in the Morning but we sailed smoothly. |
Calm waters inshore. |
Our first Sea Eagle out of 19. |
Lofoten tied up at a small port. |
Scandinavian churches like ours on IOM |
And Onion tops too. |
Alesond Harbour. |
This old boat had a Bolinder engine that evoked our memories. |
We regularly passed other Hurtigruten ships on the reverse course.. |
We pass the Arctic Circle. |
Sunrise-Sunset. A five hour difference. |
Polaris on her way south to Bergen. |
I will cease the narrative. It's scenery. |
And sunsets. |
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As we go further north we can see the cold. |
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A small port. |
The sea is a lifeline up here. |
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And it is getting wintery the further north we go. |
Out goes the monkey's fist for tying up. |
And the winter is here. |
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Tromso. |
The Venice of the North. It says! |
Fred Olsens "Boudicca". Tromso. |
Tromso on the GPS. We do the bag bit for Mark. |
That night we got some lovely Northern lights. |
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Not manning the Lifeboats. Just a record of where we were. |
Next morning was more wintery and wet. |
And the Bag bit at the northern limits. |
See us turning the cape. This is as far as Europe goes. |
Our last morning is nice again. |
Heading up Kirkenes Fjord for our last stop. |
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Terminus for us. |
The airfield at Kirkenes. No snow bothers folks here. |
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Our plane arrives and the journey home begins. |
Via Oslo, Copenhagen and Manchester. |
Leaving winter behind is fine by us! |
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