Andalsnes

No swim this morning. The weather forecast for Andalsnes wasn't great, and in the morning at least it lived up to expectations. We planned to take the gondola up to the top of Mt Nesaksla before visiting the Mountaineering Centre museum. As the weather eased slightly and the gondola didn't go til midday, we took the decision to walk up the mountain...all 708m of it 😱. Kitted up against the weather, we walked through the town and began to climb, gradually at first but getting steeper. Over tree roots and stone stairs, we climbed as the mist closer in around us - despite the weather, and the challenge, it was a fabulous hike. At the viewpoints, we could see little other than whiteouts as mist blew threw the fjord. We finally made it to the restaurant at the top as the heavens truly opened, so we holed up for a beer or four overlooking Andalsnes. The restaurant and gondola were used in the TV show Succession, but it took a good while for the mist clear enough for us to get the same views as the show! We took the decision to gondola down rather than risk the slippy, sheer stairs, heading back to the boat for another beautiful sailaway.Read more