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Daily diaries of my life on the high seas.

All around Ålta

On February 18, 2022March 3, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

We woke up at eight o’clock this morning to find the Borealis slowly sailing into her berth in Ålta.  Looking out of the window, we could see we were adjacent to the long runway of the airport; in fact we were going to dock in the same place that we had when we were here …

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Adventures in the Snow

On February 17, 2022March 2, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

MY BIRTHDAY It was with great excitement that we woke up this morning on this, my 61st birthday.  Quite a contrast to my birthday last year, which was spent in full lockdown where I couldn’t have a party, couldn’t go out to a restaurant, couldn’t go to the pub, couldn’t have friends over.  Here we …

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Time in Tromsø

On February 16, 2022March 2, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

We awoke this morning to a cloudless, vivid blue Arctic sky; the temperature being a chilly -8ºC.  We went to the Lido restaurant on Deck 8 and got a table by the window so we could watch the progress of the Borealis into port; we were due to dock in Tromsø around 10.00am.  This is …

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Crossing the Arctic Circle

On February 15, 2022March 2, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

We got up at 07:45 this morning; we were originally going to get up at seven o’clock and go for our breakfast before being out on deck for 8.00am.  However, we decided to go out on deck for our sightseeing first, the have our breakfast afterwards, thereby earning a lie-in.  This is because our daily …

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This is Norway!

On February 14, 2022February 21, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

We awoke around 8.30 this morning and looked out of our window to see craggy, snowy mountains under a blue sky as the Borealis slowly manoeuvred herself into her berth in Ålesund, Norway.  We had first visited this lovely little town in November 2014 on the Boudicca, and we were happy to be back.  Two …

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Cruising the Restless Waves

On February 13, 2022February 19, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

Got up this morning about 8.30am, with the contented feeling that we had a whole, relaxing day at sea to do what we wanted, when we wanted.  One of those days where you can do can do that which is best described in the following well-known quote (for which I can’t find anyone to reference). …

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Geology and Giants

On February 12, 2022February 18, 2022 By bollingerbabeIn CruisesLeave a comment

We were up early this morning, around 6.45am. Looking out of our window, we could see that the Borealis was slowly making her way up the Belfast Lough to her berth for today. The sky was dull and grey, and a brisk wind blew a few spots of rain against the glass. We got washed …

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