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SElliott
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Day 11 - Obsolete Guns and the "Dried Cod Capital"
We started off today in Trondheim. Mum and I didn’t get off the ship - too busy enjoying breakfast. We left Trondheim just after 9:30am,...
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SElliott
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Day 12 - The End Of the Adventure
This is the last day of our holiday. No excursions today and we have to be out of our cabins by 10am. Mum and I returned to our normal...
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SElliott
May 30, 20232 min read
Day 10 - Postman Polar Bears and the Seven Sisters
We awoke today just north of the Arctic Circle, which we crossed at 8:35am. King Neptune wasn’t invited on board this time so there was...
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SElliott
May 25, 20232 min read
Day 09 - Church, Trolls and the Battle of Troll Fjord
Today was an early rise due to our excursion leaving at 8:10 am. So it was up at 6:30, breakfast at 7am and getting ready to leave at...
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SElliott
May 23, 20233 min read
Day 08 - The Northernmost Town in the World!
We woke today in Havøysund, in the dark, at 8am. Picture 1 – Havoysund We were due to arrive in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the...
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SElliott
May 18, 20233 min read
Day 07 - Huskies, Huskies, Huskies!!!
It’s Husky Day!! We awoke this morning as the ship was docking in Vadsø, the only port that we do not call in on our way South. This town...
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SElliott
May 16, 20234 min read
Day 06 - Reindeer Crossing and The North Cape
We did manage to sleep after the excitement of the Northern Lights and woke up this morning in Havøysund. Once again there were lovely...
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SElliott
May 11, 20234 min read
Day 05 - Snow, Rudolph Stew and Northern Lights
We awoke this day to find the ship docked at Harstad. This town flourished at the end of the 19th century when the “herring years”...
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SElliott
May 9, 20234 min read
Day 04 - Crossing the Arctic Circle, an Ice Bath and Northern Lights
This morning we woke up just south of the Arctic Circle. This is located at 66° 33’ north and is the southernmost point at which the...
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SElliott
May 4, 20233 min read
Day 03 - A Fancy Cathedral Front, Colourful Wharf Buildings and A Bike Lift....
Today we woke up and were sitting down for breakfast as the ship was travelling through Trondheim’s Fjord, this is the third longest...
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SElliott
May 2, 20234 min read
Day 02 - Art Deco Buildings and a Polar Bear Looking for Hugs
Today we were awakened by the swaying of the ship – “back and fore, side to side, we all sway together….” – it was pitch black when we...
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SElliott
Apr 27, 20233 min read
Day 01 - The Adventure Begins....
Up early today, really early, so early in fact that I was in two minds as to whether to go to bed or not! We stayed last night at an...
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