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Tag: Norway

Sunshine in Oslo

Posted on April 19, 2023April 30, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Woke up quite late this morning, around 8.30am, to the sideways view of the Oslofjord gliding past our window. If you wanted to experience the scenic cruising along the fjord, you had to be up at seven o’clock but after our late night I was too tired. Nonetheless, I was still able to see some…

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Deck the Halls

Posted on December 24, 2022January 6, 2023 by bollingerbabe

CHRISTMAS EVE Didn’t sleep all that well last night; I’d started a tickly throat a couple of days ago that I had put down to the very dry air around the ship, but during the night it had turned into the sniffles – a cold. The first thing I did when we got up was…

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A Day of Maritime History

Posted on December 23, 2022January 2, 2023 by bollingerbabe

LITTLE CHRISTMAS EVE Victory awaits him, who has everything in order – “luck” we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions – “bad luck” we call it. Roald Amundsen What an amazing day today turned out to be! We got up at around 7.30am and went…

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Two Days at Sea

Posted on February 25, 2022April 24, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Friday, 25 February 2022 Woke up to the depressing realisation that the holiday we had looked forward to for so long was looking a bit sick now. In 48 hours we’d be on the road for home. 🙁 Nonetheless, we were still on board, and we determined to enjoy our time on this lovely ship….

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Time out in Trondheim

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

Woke up this morning after an excellent night’s sleep and looked out of the window at a cloudy sky, but one which promised some intermittent sunshine. The temperature was 2ÂşC – the first time since arriving in Norway that it had been above freezing. 🙂 We didn’t have any organised trips booked today, but the…

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Any Port in a Storm

Posted on February 23, 2022April 24, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up this morning with the pleasant thought of having a whole relaxing day at sea; we had already looked at the Daily Times programme of events to see that there was a packed itinerary in store for us today. The weather was, as usual, below zero and the motion of the Borealis was…

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A History Lesson in Narvik

Posted on February 22, 2022April 24, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up around eight o’clock this morning on 22/2/22 (!) to find that the Borealis was docked in Narvik, a new port of call that we hadn’t visited before. Strangely enough, Narvik is further north than Bodø; we had been heading south since leaving Ålta but now we were temporarily heading north again. 🙂…

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A Day in Bodø

Posted on February 21, 2022June 8, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Got up at 07.45 this morning as we were going on an excursion after breakfast. We had last visited Bodø in June 1999 on the M/S Funchal, and it was a pleasure to be back in this charming little town, which heavily features many sculptures and street art. Once again, the weather was crisp and…

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Aurora over Borealis

Posted on February 20, 2022June 21, 2023 by bollingerbabe

This morning we woke up to quite a noticeable ship’s motion as the Borealis ploughed her way through the waves. Once again the temperature was below zero, and the clouds scudded through the windblown skies. We had a full day at sea to look forward to today. We breakfasted, as usual, in the Lido restaurant,…

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Adventures in the Snow

Posted on February 17, 2022June 30, 2022 by bollingerbabe

MY BIRTHDAY It was with great excitement that we woke up this morning on this, my 61st birthday.  Quite a contrast to my birthday last year, which was spent in full lockdown where I couldn’t have a party, couldn’t go out to a restaurant, couldn’t go to the pub, couldn’t have friends over.  Here we…

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