• Escape the Heat (August ‘26)
    From Kirklandet with Nordlandet in the background — Kristiansund, Norway.
    From Kirklandet with Nordlandet in the background — Kristiansund, Norway.2Panorama of Nordlandet from Kirklandet — Kristiansund."Klippfiskkjerringa" honors the women who worked in the clipfish industry — Kristiansund.WWI and WWII Monument — Kristiansund."Sildegutten (Herring Boy)" commemorates when young boys sold herring door-to-door — Kristiansund.The Sundbåten ferry runs between the four islands — Kristiansund.Manhole cover in Kristiansund; 1742 is when city status was granted.Anchor of the Stella, a full-rigged ship that was wrecked in 1920 ... crew and pilot rescued.Floral pops of color on an overcast day — Kristiansund.Coat of Arms — river flowing between two cliffs to the sea; salmon swimming upstream — Kristiansund.The Nordsund Bridge connects Nordlandet (R) with Gomalandet — Kristiansund.Looking aft from the ship to Gomalandet — Kristiansund.In case you're not sure where you are, the big letters are there to remind you — Kristiansund.Closer look at Nordlandet as the ship heads out — Kristiansund.Nordlandet Church — Kristiansund.Colorful bathing cabins along the shoreline — Kristiansund.Leaving Kristiansund, we pass the Stavnes Lighthouse, first lit in 1874; decommissioned 1984.

    SB Day 11: Kristiansund

    August 18 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Not to be confused with Kristiansand, which is just east of the tip of Norway … quite a distance from where we are presently.

    Kristiansund was today’s second long stop … longish is probably more accurate since we had just 50 minutes to wander around before the all aboard at 5:20p.
    Since this would be our last stop before completing the voyage tomorrow in Bergen, we decided to go ashore to stretch our legs despite the cold wind and the spitting rain. That we spent our first time here — in 2019 — visiting the deserted fishing village on nearby Grip Island, with just a short time in the city itself was an added inducement for our decision.

    (Photos from Grip at this link … we highly recommend this day trip if the weather is good … https://findpenguins.com/8pccjefaitoru/footprin….)

    Leaving Kristiansund, we were once again in rough seas for a while. Nothing too worrisome, but noticeable.

    Before calling it a night, we checked in for tomorrow’s SAS flight from Bergen to Copenhagen, where we will spend a few days before continuing our ‘escape the August heat’ trip.    Read more