Last night, after a dinner where we had a great conversation with a mother and daughter from the US West Coast, Ian went for a night time walk.  Here is what he saw: Never waste the sunshine is an old Norwegian saying (along with “there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes”).  […]

We woke up to gloomy but dry skies in Oslo.  This is my third time here, and its unfailingly rained each time.  We were well prepared, having brought our Hurtigruten jackets (which came from Norway originally, although we were given them in Ushuaia, about as far from Oslo as you can get) and Helly Hansen […]

Peter and Ilze would like to send these final pictures of Christmas in Oslo and to wish all our friends and family a very MERRY XMAS. It has been a great deal of fun writing this to you all and I hope you have enjoyed it. Next Blog will be from the ACT in January. Love to […]

Saturday 2/12/2017 Our last full day in Oslo before we begin our arduous journey back to the best city in the world. My request to the weather gods for another day with blue skies fell on deaf ears, and the day has turned out to be gloomy and cold with a hint of rain in […]

LORDAG. 2/12/2017. OSLO. Sunrise 8.49am. Sunset 3.25pm. -7C. This one is for Vic. Those of you who know Vic, know he is a man of few words and great accomplishments, both sporting and with his gift for wood turning. So in respect of those gifts, those were the few words and these are the photos of […]

Frigsdag 1/12/2017. OSLO. Sunrise 8.52am. Sunset 3.15pm -4C. This is my second go at typing this.  My first blog disappeared mysteriously into the Ethernet, never to be seen again.  So, this second attempt will be much shorter and much less detailed, as it’s 9.30 pm and I’m tired and want to go to bed. We […]

Thorsdag. 30/11/2017 Flam to Myrdal to Oslo. -9C Sunrise 8.50am. Sunset 3.23pm. Today was a training day. That is we spent all day on trains. We left Flam on the 9.00am to Myrdal. A journey of only just 1 hour but an epic climb up about 680 metres and one series of switchbacks up a […]

Wodensday 29/11/2017 Bergen to Flam Sunrise 9.12.am  Sunset 2.31pm -12C We woke far too early this morning due to a miscalculation of departure times. Never mind, we had the opportunity of carefully repacking our suitcases, and having a luxurious breakfast. No rush at all. Until we were half way down the street and I remembered […]

Tuesday 28/11/2017. Maloy to Bergen. Sunrise 09.09am. Sunset 3.45pm. 02C We hated saying goodbye.  Fourteen days of luxury, new friends, unbelievable sights and even more unbelievable temperatures.  We had to be packed by 9 am and out of our cabin by 10. Then the longest sitting around time we’ve ever experienced.  Lots of sighs, lots […]

Monday 27/11/2017 Trondheim to Kristiansund. Sunrise 9.15am.  Sunset 2.59pm. -4C. Our last full day at sea and its time to pay the bill. 2.965.00NK.  A sharp intake of breath.  This is just for our on board consumables. Waving your key card around doesn’t seem like spending money does it? Actually it isn’t all that bad.  […]