THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY-23, 23, 25 MAY 2019

RAIN, AT SEA, THE PARTY’S OVER

Thursday found us in rainy Stavanger. We got off and walked around for about an hour, then went back to the ship because it was too miserable to enjoy anything. No pictures today.

Fridaywas another typical leisurely day but in rough seas.

Saturday we returned to Southampton, took the bus to LHR, and flew to Reykjavik, Iceland. After picking up our rental car we drove to our “cozy cabin” outside Reykjavik, found a grocery store where we bought bread, ham, cheese, and snacks, then went back to the cabin and relaxed. 

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019

ANOTHER FJORD, A CUTE TOWN, AND MORE WATERFALLS

We lost our sunshine today as we arrived in Olden. No excursions planned because of it, so we got off and spent the day walking around this quaint town.

TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019

LAND OF WATERFALLS

Today the ship sailed down the Geirangerfjord and stopped at the end of the fjord in the small town (population 250) of Geiranger. The views sailing in were amazing, and the number of waterfalls, both large and small are innumerous. Jim was still feeling lousy, but since I had booked a tour he readied his camera and went with me. After taking the tender to the pier we boarded our bus. The bus attempted to go up to Mount Dalsnibba (elevation 4757) which offers a spectacular view of Geirangerfjor, the road was closed halfway up due to remaining snow and ice. We were able to see a snow covered lake before turning back. On the way down we stopped at Flydalsjuvet which had its own beautiful view of the fjord. Then the bus headed up Eagle’s Road on the other side of Geiranger with it’s numerous hairpin turns. We drove to a small lake for a few photos, stopped at a lookout where we could see the Seven Sisters waterfalls, then back to the port. We had a wonderful sunny and warm day. 

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MONDAY, 20 MAY 201

A BIG HILL AND A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CITY

Sailing in Bergen afforded some beautiful scenery. Jim is miserable today, so he chose to stay on the ship. I on the other hand, armed with Rick Steves’ city walk, ventured out on my own. There is a fortress directly across the street from the pier and he town was a short walk from there. Bergen has a funicular that takes you to the top of Mount Floren, but the line was ridiculously long, so I chose to hike the 3 Km trail to the top. It took me 45 minutes to get up there. I discovered that losing 40 pounds and walking 8 miles a day since last August makes a HUGE difference in how easy it was to do it. There was a “troll garden”, a little lake, and some spectacular views. The hike down took about 30 minutes. (All the pictures today are from my phone).