Another perfect day sailing the coast. The sun is out, the water calm and visits are only at the small ports. Very little of the sailing is in open waters, most is between islands and the coast, so that tends to keep the water smooth. These ships are very maneuverable and the pilots are experienced; they sail within 100 yards of rocky islands and do it at 15 knots. That's too fast and close for a navy guy like me.
We passed by a mountain with a hole in it, the tour director said it happened back in the last ice age. There's ancient Norwegian mythology that said the hole was caused by an arrow from one of their gods. The captain took two passes at the island, for passengers sitting on either side of the observation lounge.
A couple of practical things ... There's a picture of a gasoline station and gas is 10.40 something. Let's see .... 6 Kroner to the Dollar and 4 liters to the gallon, that around $7.00 a gallon. Diesel is a little less. At these prices, my Touareg would be in the garage a lot.
Also here's what my stateroom desk looks like. Which one do I shave with, and which do I talk into?
At one of the stops today there were ladies on the pier with little tables of hand knitted souvineers; the only shop open was a 7-11 type convenience store. They have a strange assortment of stuff to sell; I'll have a hot dog, a slurpie and a guitar, please.
Tomorrow at 6:00 am we pull into Trondheim again. I'll go back to the cathederal and also head to the busiest place in town, the fish market of course.
The Lofotons look great and I hope as beautiful as you remember them. It wonderful to see flowers living everywhere. I can't imagine 6 months of darkness and the loss of colors to cheer the eyes.
ReplyDeleteIf you click on the photo of the rock and get the large version, you can see buildings at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteQuite a nice view outside your door for the people there.
Paul K.