When we woke up this morning we were in a new port of call, that of Leknes in the Lofoten Islands. Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world’s largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its…
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Aurora in Ålta
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…
Time in Tromsø
Sunrise: 9.26am Sunset: 1.30pm This morning I awoke late and found it difficult to get out of bed. Maybe it was the late night last night, the excess of drink, the dark morning or a combination of all three, but I did feel really sluggish and my bad ankle was throbbing and twingeing. 🙁 After…
Let It Snow!
Once we got up this morning (in the dark!) we went for breakfast then once again donned all our cold-weather clothing before making our way to the Neptune Lounge for about 10.15am. Today we were going for a trek in the forest wearing snow-shoes! Most people tend to think of snow-shoes as resembling oversized tennis…
Scenic Cruising
Today we had a leisurely day at sea to look forward to. As we head further north, the weather is getting windier and colder, and the dark nights longer. After breakfast we wrapped up well and went out on deck to have a brisk walk in the crisp air. We did 10 laps which is…