July 3, 2025 The night train from Bergen to Oslo was a fun experience. Although the cabin was tiny it had everything I needed for the night except for a toilet. I went to the WC down the hall at 3am and was surprised when I opened the door and there was a guy walking …
July 2, 2025 We are staying at the incredible Bergen Boris hotel located in the city center. It was the stock exchange before being converted and retains the spectacular murals and woodwork from its former days!! I saw a sunrise for the first time in awhile. The sun comes up around 3am so most time …
July 1 , 2025 I woke up early and headed out for a walkabout but the weather had a different idea and it started raining hard as I went out the door…..drat!!! The good news is that I instead sat in the living room and watch a giant cruise ship come into ports and the …
June 30, 2025 The morning began watching a huge cruise ship dock in our fjord. It was fun to watch the ship fill up the tiny dock and the 3000 plus passengers flock into tiny Flåm. To avoid the crowds we headed to the spectacular Stegastein viewing platform. About 35 minutes from Flåm via a …
June 28,2025 I was disappointed when I woke up and it was raining. First it meant no early morning walkabout and second we were booked to go on a sailing ship to explore the fjords!!! Fortunately just before our start time for the ship the rain stopped and even though it was a moody sky …
June 28,2025 We boarded our train from Stockholm to Oslo, Norway in the late morning and it was a fun ride through the countryside, it was so green with home dotted along the railway tracks. The bushes even had eyes at one of the stations!!! We arrived in Oslo in the late afternoon and headed …
June 18, 2025 The day started in Alkhomeet a mountain in Northern isford National Park. The tundra is home to birds and reindeers. We went for a hike in the mushy tundra filled with small streams from the melting snow. It was awesome getting boots on the ground but the tundra was challenging as the …
June 16, 2025 What started out as a dreary day turned into a spectacular day!! The seas were rough so we had to pivot from the original plan and went to a more sheltered site for our Zodiac cruise. We we headed out the wind was blowing and it was raining but in just a …
June 15, 2025 In my haste to post the previous post I forgot to mention the pictures of the polar plunge. This is a rite of passage for polar explorers where they jump from the ship into the fringed water. 72 of the 140 passengers chose the do this while the rest of us decided …
June 13, 2025 Another beautiful sunny day with calm seas. We have been so blessed with great weather!! A hike to Texas Bar was the adventure for the morning. We hike for several miles in the melting snow and ended up at an explorers cabin that he named the Texas Bar. It was interesting to …
