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    Trondheim

    21 maart 2024, Noorwegen ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    After another very peaceful night, where we were unaware of the ship having docked at the other ports on the journey north, we arrived in Trondheim not long after another very satisfying breakfast. We are enjoying the variety on each menu, with Karen in particular enjoying the variety of fish - herring and smoked salmon for breakfast, and salted cod as part of a lunch spread.
    As we approached the city, one of the Havila ships was just leaving its berth. We were out on deck as they approached. Suddenly, our ship's fog horn shattered the silence. It was quite a shock.

    We had three hours to look around the city, which we did on foot. We visited the Royal Family Trondheim residence (Stiftsgarden, inhabited by King Harald and Queen Sonja whenever they visit Trondheim). As we walked through the town square, we saw the monument to Trondheim's founder (the Viking king Olav Trggvason) - mounted on an 18-metre high obelisk. Next stop the Nidaros cathedral and Bishops Palace, followed by the old town bridge (often referred to as Lykkens Portal, meaning gate of happiness)
    We wandered through the old town (Bakklandet) behind the warehouses on the fjiord, which was very quaint. Beautiful brightly coloured wooden houses lined each street.
    We reboarded the boat in time for a quick G and T before lunch.
    After lunch, the boat hugged the coastline, taking us through to nightfall past quaint inlets and seaside communities. During the afternoon, we attended the information briefing in the conference hall on deck 6. The presentation given was quite haphazard and amusing at times. It gave a very brief history of Norway, starting with the Ice Age, then detailing the Vikings in Norway and through to present day time. All completed in under 40 minutes!!
    Leaving Trondheim the overnight stops were Rorvik, Bronnoysund, Sandnessjoen and Nesna.    Meer informatie

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    Alesund

    20 maart 2024, Noorwegen ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    The ship is very comfortable. The cabins provide excellent accommodation. The ship is very new, about one year old, and runs on lpg engines with electric batteries and as a result very quiet in operation.
    Our first stop on the trip ( that we were aware of - the ship stops off at a number of villages and towns on the route north during the night) was Alesund, where we were able to get off and have a walk around. Alesund was extensively rebuilt after a major fire in the early 20th century and is host to a collection of art nouveau inspired developments. Every thing in the city is spick and span, very little graffiti to be seen anywhere.
    We had a walk around the town and visited the high point above the city, accessed via steep inclines and 418 steps. The views from the top were worth the effort.
    After that, we had a mooch in the touristy shops and resisted the temptation to buy a Norwegian Troll, tempting though it may have been.
    Returning to the ship we enjoyed a pre lunch G and T in our cabin, followed by a very pleasant lunch. The staff in the dining area all being delightful.
    As we sat down for our evening meal the boat departed, in the dark, to proceed further up the coast.
    Overnight the boat will be visiting Molde and Kristiansund, with a morning stop over at Trondheim.    Meer informatie

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    Bergen

    19 maart 2024, Noorwegen ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    The day started like clockwork with our taxi arriving at 6:30am to pick us up. After stopping off in Otterbourne for Syd and Jo we were on our way to Gatwick for a late morning flight to Norway.
    Our eta for Gatwick was 8:30 duly met, which gave us some time for breakfast and a quick visit to the 'Spoons (for the men). Our Norwegian Airlines flight left bang on time and after a smooth flight we arrived in Bergen 15 minutes early.
    The Flybussen took us in through the city directly to the Havila terminal where we were expecting to be able to book in directly onto the boat.
    This is where things went a bit awry. Check in was delayed due to "some technical issue" on the boat. We watched the boat disappear from its dock to return immediately but facing the other way. The land crew were unable to advise what the problem may be other than that it was a technical issue.
    After some time the boat disappeared again to return facing in the previous direction. We were all hopeful that we may soon be boarding, but that was sadly not the case. We found a quiet spot in an upstairs cafe area to wait out the delay and watched as the other 280 guests and ourselves got progressively more hungry and more exasperated.
    Eventually we were able to board to join another queue for the allocation of eating times and tables for the early part of our trip. The ladies with permanent smiles on the reception desk were dealing with a lot of complaints about the boarding procedures, justifiably so.
    Eventually, we were able to grab some food from the on-board cafe to beat our hunger ( we were not prepared to wait in another queue for the main dining room to become available.)
    We returned to the dining room much later in the evening where we were treated to some delightful food, very much adding some joy to an otherwise frustrating late afternoon.
    The ship left Bergen at 8:30pm to begin the journey to The North Cape.
    Tonight the boat will be stopping at Floro, Maloy and Torvik prior to arriving at Alesund in the morning.    Meer informatie

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    Chandlers Ford, UK

    30 december 2023, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C

    After a very long flight back from Taipei, an extra 3 hours in the air due to a change in flight path - to the south of the Himalaya mountains - presumably to avoid flying over China
    Syd and Jo were there to pick us up.
    For once the passage through Heathrow was slick long may it continue.
    We now had one day to prepare for the family's arrival. If only we had a kitchen    Meer informatie

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    Eatons Hill

    22 december 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    We had a family trip into the city to see the South Bank family Christmas show. Arriving a little early we met Renee, who had just left her office, at a street Xmas market.
    The show was a mini panto which was well performed. Afterwards we tumbled into Ole restaurant for a tapas evening meal. Very nice too. The south bank was very colourful with plenty of people enjoying the lagoon. As we walked back to the car we stopped to listen briefly to the carols being performed by the Brisbane river. A very festive atmosphere.
    The following day we celebrated Jamie's 40th birthday with another visit into the city. Parking up at New Farm we walked into the city along the river - the girls and granny taking turns on the electric scooter. Our target was the restaurant "Kickin'Inn" specialising in Cajun seafood.
    Jamie was given a complimentary prawn martini salad for his birthday, which set the tone, and we ordered a bag of mixed seafood for the table - literally. The youngsters had their own choices made up too.
    The food was fabulous, eaten directly from the table, and we were provided with gloves and bibs to aid the process.
    The staff sang hbty and presented birthday boy a chocolate cake to finish. Summer managed to eat most of it.
    In the evening as we hadn't eaten enough (!!?) the girls turned out the chocolate cake that they had prepared for dad - yum    Meer informatie

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    Eatons Hill

    18 december 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Now we start the serious preparations for Xmas. The streets around Jamie are awash with Christmas lights with some most spectacular displays of decorations.
    We have spent a lot of our time in and around the pool with the girls. Sophie and Sammy perform their acrobatics at every opportunity. Little Summer is getting very confident in the water, and can now swim underwater across the pool.
    Renee had Wednesday off work, so we all piled into the car once again to complete the Northlands Gorge walk, which is part walk part swim. A pretty challenging "walk" with steep ascents and descents for the walking part of the trek. On several occasions we waded and swam through fairly deep water. Summer used her inflatable shark to aid her buoyancy, and was confident to leap into the water whenever necessary. We were all weary when we reached the car after the return journey.
    The pile of presents under the tree grows each day. Santa delivers the Christmas stocking contents for the 3 girls, the rest of the presents being put under the tree. Excitement is mounting as the big day draws near.
    The weather is largely being kind to us. After returning from Stradbroke to high temperatures and scorching sun the temperatures are now more reasonable (26 - 30 degrees). A storm or 2 thrown in, but generally pool weather. We eat most meals outside - making the most of the opportunity to do so before returning to a British winter.    Meer informatie

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    Amity Point

    17–22 dec. 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Our last day on the island saw us get up early to pack all away and head for an early ferry back to the mainland.
    We enjoyed a brilliant week with the family, finishing off with a meal at the local Community Club on Saturday night. Travelling day was a busy day - packing everything up into our 2 cars (in intense heat), driving to the ferry on the island and to Eatons Hill from the ferry in Cleveland and then unloading everything into Jamie's house. We were all exhausted and very hot and sweaty by the time the cars were empty. We all plunged into the swimming pool and relaxed there for an hour or 2.Meer informatie

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    Amity Point

    11 december 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    The island has a rich wildlife population including kangaroo, wallaby, koala goanna, and a range of birdlife too. We spotted many dolphins in the sea around us, and Jamie kayaked alongside sea turtles and rays. We were lucky enough to see it all during our stay. A little koala climbed up and down 3 different trees next to our camp pitches, before choosing the tree to remain in. We spent our week searching out the various sites on the Island. We walked around the point to see the northern beaches and drove to the inland lakes. Brown Lake (so called because the water is brown due to tannin in the water from the surrounding trees) was reached by car and Blue Lake via a 3 km bush walk. We extended our walk from the Blue Lake to the top of the island on a baking hot day, and were very relieved to get to the lookout for our lunch at the end of the Grass Tree trail. We took the See All trail back to the car in the shade of the tree canopy.
    The gorge walk at Point Lookout was a favourite walk which we completed twice. From the boardwalk we could view dolphins, turtles, and rays in the water below. The colours in the sea were vibrant.
    On two days of our week's stay we all piled into Jamie's car to drive onto Main beach, once to do some fishing with the girls and the second time we visited the keyhole lakes behind the foreshore. The drive was only accessible by 4WD vehicles. After deflating his car tyres to the required pressure Jamie did a sterling job of getting us onto the shore, although we did get stuck in the sand once. The ride was fairly bumpy until we reached the sea shore.    Meer informatie

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    Amity Point

    10 december 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    All loaded up in two cars and with our camper trailer in tow we took the 12:30 ferry crossing from Cleveland near Brisbane over to Dunwich on Stradbroke Island.
    Stradbroke is the second largest sand island in the world after Fraser Island just to the north of Brisbane, and was formed as the result of northerly currents sweeping up the east coast of Australia over millions of years.
    After a short drive from the ferry we arrived at the Amity Point camp site, and by 4 pm we were ready to explore our immediate surrounds. The site had a shark safe swimming area adjacent to a public access jetty. We watched the sun go down and a little later a dolphin swam around the end of the jetty for a short while. The jetty was used extensively by anglers after squid and fish for eating, and also provided a great platform for jumping into the sea.    Meer informatie

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