We had a lateish breakfast and we’re ready for our last post stop of the cruise which was the beautiful town of Alesund which is built on a row of islands extending out into the ocean. Even though we were now further south it was still unexpectedly cold and as we descended the gangplank we were hit by what felt like icy gale...

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Today we woke up to our ship already anchored at Gravdal, which was the place we were visiting today. We started off with a light breakfast on the Lido Deck 14 and then went back to our room to don our winter woollies. Even though it is not as cold as is has been previously. It's supposed to be 6 degrees today.We caught the...

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Today, we arrived in Alta. We left the  ship at around 11:00 AM. We hopped onto a tender boat, where the icy winds whispered tales of frostbite in our ears and then embarked on a bus ride into town. The air here is so cold it could turn hot chocolate into an iceblock. It's a bone-chilling -1 degrees to be exact. But it...

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Our morning view was quite a spectacular one, as we woke up while travelling up the Ullsfjorden. With rolling hills covered with blanket of snow on the side. We are on the Starboard side, however hills are on both sides.I’m not sure what time we’re docking at Tromso. But seeing we are very close I would expect to get off the ship around...

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Today is a full Sea day. Ian is not feeling all that we are off to see the ships doctor at 9:00am this morning. Hopefully nothing too series but just a cold of sorts.I am going to spend the day catching up on Blogging previous days and planning some of next years trips and retreats etc,Our current location! Just crossed into the Arctic...

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Today is day four of our cruise. Saturday 7th October, Norway time.We didn't rush to get off the ship, but took our time to have a light breakfast. I am feeling a bit better after last nights rocky ship riding the waves . I don't normally get sea sick, however think it was a little bit of that. We were all ready to get...

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