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Tag: Alta

Aurora-spotting in Ålta

Posted on February 19, 2022April 24, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up this morning to a bitterly-cold today; the weather app told us we could expect temperatures today as low as -14ºC. This is Norway in the winter – I would have been disappointed if it hadn’t been cold. 🙂 We enjoyed our breakfast up in the buffet as usual, before venturing out on…

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All around Ålta

Posted on February 18, 2022June 8, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up at eight o’clock this morning to find the Borealis slowly sailing into her berth in Ålta.  Looking out of the window, we could see we were adjacent to the long runway of the airport; in fact we were going to dock in the same place that we had when we were here…

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The Frozen North

Posted on November 17, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunrise: 9.28am Sunset: 12.53pm When we got up this morning, I noticed my ankle was looking a lot better and the swelling had gone down a lot. Nevertheless, I decided to wear my trainers today instead of my walking boots, so as not to irritate my old scar again. After breakfast we went along to…

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Aurora in Ålta

Posted on November 16, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunrise: 9.22am Sunset: 12.59pm This morning we woke up at 8.15am, to find we were already docked in Ålta, at 70º N and the most northerly point of this cruise. We are 1200 nautical miles from the North Pole. 🙂 The cruise director’s voice came over the tannoy to say that the current temperature was…

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