Day 11 At Sea to Iceland

At Sea days were days to chill, rest up, be leisurely around the ship. We are in the Norwegian Sea heading for Iceland. This is about the most northern point we will be in. It is gray, foggy, windy, cold and the sea is causing us to experience swaying movements. It's gentle and just noticeable, more so because we are landlubbers who are not accustomed to floors beneath our feet moving. The Ocean Blvd, outside walkway around the ship, is mostly closed due to inclement weather. There was probably about 2 hours of darkness between 12 and 2am. The photo I'm attaching is representative of the usual view.
When we traveled from Austin, Texas to London, England we moved our clocks ahead 6 hours. On the way to Brussels we moved ahead another hour. We stayed in that time zone throughout Amsterdam and Norway. Now we go back one hour. Tomorrow we will move back another hour to Icelandic time, 5 hours ahead of Austin, TX. One always follows ship time when cruising.
Alicia has noticed that the balcony door seal between the sliding doors has buckled which causes cold air to leak in. The heavy, black-out drapes keep us comfortable. I reported the problem to the stateroom steward and the problem was remedied by the next day.
Alicia and I watch a couple movies and join part of the Traveling Texan group for dinner. Tonight we saw the live "Donna Summer Musical" in the Prima Theater. Good singers and actors. A thoroughly enjoyable presentation.
I want to include a note about our tour guides in Norway. They all lived locally in or near the places we visited. The guide from Bergen was Vietnamese who grew up in France. He had moved to Norway with his family and spoke multiple languages. The guide in Geiranger was originally from Michigan. We were delighted to hear American English spoken as much as he was to speak and hear it. He had lived two years in Germany before moving to Norway. He and his wife had settled here and wanted to raise a family in Norway. He really had praises for the social, environmental and economic policies of the country. Our third guide in Ålesund was 25 years old and traveled to a different place every summer working as a professional guide. She was originally from Italy and exploring the region. All three loved Norway.
I will also include three more photos from Geiranger.Baca selengkapnya