Embarkation

An easy drive down to Southampton, an hour or so to handover the car and get on board. Then the surprise for Chris! Doug and Joan were waiting in the bar, so another fabulous holiday to enjoy withLäs mer
Sea day

This is the biggest ship we have been on but Iona is lovely and spacious. Joan and I joined the choir for a sing this morning then we all had a talk on Norway in the afternoon. The food is excellent,Läs mer
Stavanger harbour

Light rain greeted us in port, but that wasn’t going to stop us wandering around Norway’s richest city and home to its oil industry. A lovely old town right by the harbour and lots of interestingLäs mer
Lysefjord cruise

We set out into the fjord on a very smart cruiser. We went past islands, ex-copper mines, goats, waterfalls and the main event Pulpit Rock!! Well we assume it was up there as the cloud was too low forLäs mer
Old Stavanger

After our Lysefjord cruise we wandered around old Stavanger. We saw the petroleum and canning museums but didn’t have time to go in either; maybe when we tour Norway in our motorhome! Then up to theLäs mer
Cruising Nordfjord

An early start (4.15am) by Chris to watch our journey along Nordfjord from the sea to the end at Olden. It took four hours but the early start was certainly worth it for stunning scenery as the sunLäs mer
Olden - Loen sky lift

A short bus ride to the Loen sky lift. We queued for an hour before the short ride to the top on Europe’s second steepest cable car. The views of the fjord, like, valley and mountains wereLäs mer
Briksdal glacier

After a quick lunch back on board, we were out again for the coach trip to Briksdal glacier, part of the largest glacier in Europe. We were lucky that we had “troll” cars to take us to the top,Läs mer
Hellesylt

After a longer night’s sleep, we woke up moored in Hellesylt right opposite the waterfall. A leisurely breakfast and quick wander around this very small town before catching the catamaran alongLäs mer
Geiranger fjord cruise

Onto the catamaran and straight upstairs to the open deck for a wonderful cruise along one of the most famous and beautiful fjords. We saw many soaring peaks and waterfalls as well as some very remoteLäs mer
Geiranger

Pulling in to the dock at Geiranger, the harbour was dominated by the NCL Prima! Right next to the harbour was a large campsite, so we popped in to grab a site map! There wasn’t much at groundLäs mer
Haugesund part 1

Docked at 7.30am on a grey and cool morning. Thankfully the weather brightened and warmed up for our whistle stop coach tour around Karmoy island. First up was the copper mine at Visnes, where weLäs mer
Haugesund part 2

After the beach we headed for the southern tip of the island at Skudeneshavn, a pretty white boarded village, with a moonstone that isn’t native to the area! We sought out a lovely old style cafeLäs mer
Haugesund part 3

Finally we wandered around Haugesund town centre, down to the waterfront then up and over the big bridge, past the old shipyard that now builds and repairs wind turbines and various sea rigs, andLäs mer
ResenärBeautiful ship! Have a fabulous time 🥰