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Month: November 2014

Sunny and Calm in the Irish Sea

Posted on November 23, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Couldn’t get out of my pit this morning which wasn’t really a surprise, after a late night and lots of booze.  🙁  At least the weather was a lot calmer and the skies brighter. Today was our last day on the Boudicca (boo-hoo) so we just had to make the most of the rest of our…

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Helicopter and High Seas

Posted on November 22, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the night, we knew we had left the relative shelter of the fjords and were once again in the open sea, because the Boudicca was tossed about on the waves like a pea in a drum.  I kept waking up during the night with my bed moving in all directions, and when I needed the…

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Kristiansund and the Atlantic Road

Posted on November 21, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We woke up this morning to find ourselves docked in Kristiansund, our last port of call before returning to Liverpool.  At some point during the night we’d crossed south of the Arctic Circle once again, so we would gain back even more daylight and our chance of seeing the Northern Lights one more time had…

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Longer Days

Posted on November 20, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

It might seem strange to be talking about the days getting longer in November, but as we are heading south again we have noticed we are getting more daylight.  Today the sun didn’t set until 2.50pm!  🙂 Today we had a relaxing day at sea.  The mornings were still dark (sunrise at 9.24am) so it…

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Looking around Leknes

Posted on November 19, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning we were in a new port of call, that of Leknes in the Lofoten Islands.  Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world’s largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its…

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A Whale of a Time

Posted on November 18, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We were awoken this morning by the sound of the captain’s voice coming over the tannoy, saying he was going to deviate slightly from his planned route, because there were reports of lots of migrating whales, who were in search of the herring shoals. Therefore, after getting ready and having breakfast, we wrapped up warmly…

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The Frozen North

Posted on November 17, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunrise: 9.28am Sunset: 12.53pm When we got up this morning, I noticed my ankle was looking a lot better and the swelling had gone down a lot. Nevertheless, I decided to wear my trainers today instead of my walking boots, so as not to irritate my old scar again. After breakfast we went along to…

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Aurora in Ålta

Posted on November 16, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunrise: 9.22am Sunset: 12.59pm This morning we woke up at 8.15am, to find we were already docked in Ålta, at 70º N and the most northerly point of this cruise. We are 1200 nautical miles from the North Pole. 🙂 The cruise director’s voice came over the tannoy to say that the current temperature was…

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Time in Tromsø

Posted on November 15, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Sunrise: 9.26am Sunset: 1.30pm This morning I awoke late and found it difficult to get out of bed. Maybe it was the late night last night, the excess of drink, the dark morning or a combination of all three, but I did feel really sluggish and my bad ankle was throbbing and twingeing. 🙁 After…

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Let It Snow!

Posted on November 14, 2014April 6, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Once we got up this morning (in the dark!) we went for breakfast then once again donned all our cold-weather clothing before making our way to the Neptune Lounge for about 10.15am. Today we were going for a trek in the forest wearing snow-shoes! Most people tend to think of snow-shoes as resembling oversized tennis…

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