That was a very fine trip.
We had clear, sunny weather the whole way, according to one of the officers on the ship, that happens once every 10 years.
It was still chilly, especially once we got up into the arctic sea.
The ship was big enough that I didn't feel too crowded and the food was terrific, which was a surprice.
Norway is not normally a vegetarian paradise, which is the one thing that has kept me from moving up there permanently.
It was interesting to see how the vegetation and landscape changed as we progressed the 2500 km toward the subarctic.
The best part for me was when we sailed through Trollfjord in Lofoten at night.
It is so narrow that at night it seems like there is only maybe 20 meters to the cliffs on each side of the ship.
The water was dead calm, like a mirror, and the Aurora borealis was really cranked up.
So we had northern lights above and they were mirrored in the water, totally magical.
I've seen Northern lights several times before, but nothing like this.
The crew served hot tea with a shot of rum, to help keep the cold at bay.
I had brought my SOTC t-shirt as usual, got my picture taken at Nordkapp, the northernmost point of the continent.
That is getting to be quite a well travelled t-shirt
We had clear, sunny weather the whole way, according to one of the officers on the ship, that happens once every 10 years.
It was still chilly, especially once we got up into the arctic sea.
The ship was big enough that I didn't feel too crowded and the food was terrific, which was a surprice.
Norway is not normally a vegetarian paradise, which is the one thing that has kept me from moving up there permanently.
It was interesting to see how the vegetation and landscape changed as we progressed the 2500 km toward the subarctic.
The best part for me was when we sailed through Trollfjord in Lofoten at night.
It is so narrow that at night it seems like there is only maybe 20 meters to the cliffs on each side of the ship.
The water was dead calm, like a mirror, and the Aurora borealis was really cranked up.
So we had northern lights above and they were mirrored in the water, totally magical.
I've seen Northern lights several times before, but nothing like this.
The crew served hot tea with a shot of rum, to help keep the cold at bay.
I had brought my SOTC t-shirt as usual, got my picture taken at Nordkapp, the northernmost point of the continent.
That is getting to be quite a well travelled t-shirt
