A break in West Penwith
We did manage to get away for a few days in Cornwall. The weather wasn't marvellous, but it was just nice to get away and try and do something that…
The Northern Lights south of Rørvik
And last but not least – The Northern Lights
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…
A solitary cottage - Honningsvåg
Finnmark – as far north as you can go!
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…
Flying in the wind - between Finnsnes and Tromsø
Troms and Tromsø
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…
MS Polarlys arrives late into Sortland in the snow
Nordland – crossing the Arctic Circle
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.…
Kjeungskjær Lighthouse, Trøndelag
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…
The quayside at Ålesund
Norway – departure and arrival
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…
Sunset approaching Kristiansund
Sunrise and sunset along the Norway Coast
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…