Headed on a cruise again!
In February, I will be leaving paradise to head to Bergen, Norway (via San Francisco and Frankfort Germany). There, I will meet up with my sister and our parents, to board a Viking cruise ship. We will travel north along the Norwegian coast searching for the Northern Lights.
Stay tuned for blog updates during the cruise!
- March 4 – celebrationsMarch 4th had lots of celebration. The Artic Plunge to celebrate our time in the Artic Circle (no none of us did it). A presentation of the pictures guests had taken of the Northern Lights. The Farewell Reception with the staff. In between, my sister and I made it to the hot tub at the…
- Heading southTuesday was the day we were supposed to start heading south from Narvik, so at least we were sorta back on track. The ship was rocking when we awoke. The parents went to a talk on Scandinavian history, while my sister and I went to grab breakfast. Magically overnight, these appeared over the ship. One…
- Narvik/sea dayWe awoke to nothing special. We were once again at sea. A check of the map showed we were in general area of Bodo, and still in the Artic Circle. We had breakfast once again in the World Cafe. Over breakfast, my sister helped dad get back on his podcast. After breakfast he found a…
- Day 2 TromsoOur second day in Tromso was a relatively early start. We took the 9am shuttle from the ship to the city center, where we waited for the minibus for our Nature Tour. When we got off the shuttle, I went ahead to drop some postcards in the mailbox that I had found the night before.…
- Sister’s excursion to see the lightsOur second night in Tromso, my sister and I had booked another tour to go chase the northern lights. After seeing some in Alta, and with weather expected in Tromso, we cancelled. And then my sister had second thoughts. She opted to find another tour, and it definitely worked out for her! When we came…