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. …
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 2ºC - the first time since arriving in Norway that it had been above freezing. 🙂 We didn't have any organised trips booked today, but the …
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 …
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. 🙂 …
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 …
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, …
We woke up this morning to a bitterly-cold today; the weather app told us we could expect temperatures today as low as -14ºC. This is Norway in the winter - I would have been disappointed if it hadn't been cold. 🙂 We enjoyed our breakfast up in the buffet as usual, before venturing out on …
Life on the Ocean Waves... and on land 