Hurtigruten commit to giving you another trip (half-a-trip actually) if you don't see the Northern Lights on the 12-day voyage. Well, they didn't need to worry on this trip. We…
So this was it. The point where we got as close to the Russian border as we could, learnt the stories of the Atlantic Convoys, the liberation of this area…
Our first sight of the county of Troms was at dawn as we entered the port of Halstad ... ... I just love the blues you get at dawn and…
Travelling north through the evening and night we saw the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - but you'll have to wait for those images - and we entered Nordland from Trøndelag.…
As we travelled north from Trondheim we enjoyed the winter sun and the wide open seascapes. The Norwegian coast is protected by hundreds of small islands, some of them large…
What a change in the weather greeted us as we stopped in Trondheim. A walk through the town led us to the Old Bridge and the Nidaros Cathedral. Opportunities by…
The departure port for Hurtigruten's MS Polarlys is Bergen and we enjoyed the lights of the city as we left. The first stop on the journey north is Ålesund. The…
To start a few posts from our recent trip to Norway, I'm including some sunrises and sunsets. Above is a sunset with some wonderful clouds above a snowy landscape. Then…
One bird I've always wanted to see, but have never been in the right place at the right time to see, is the Kingfisher. Well now the "duck is broken".…
A couple of shots (with reflections) of a Moorhen ... ... a trio of shots of three different robins ... I believe. A cormorant enjoying an inland…