Day 3 Kristiansand

Good morning all, we have arrived in Kristiansand in Norway this morning. We had a bit of a wobble on overnight as we zipped along towards our destination, a tad choppy but nicely choppy. A glorious morning weather wise which was a little unexpected. We were prepared for a very mixed week thanks to Bill Gates and his weather app. We docked to beautiful clear blue skies, bright sunshine and temperatures getting towards 20 degrees throughout the day. We’ll take that.

Breakfast on the open deck with views out towards the sea, superb as usual and the obligatory cake for me !! We were off the ship around 10am, we have been here once before but had forgotten how stunningly beautiful it was. It really is a stunning place, a lovely walk in to the town round the harbour and through the park. Lots of boats moored up, a mixture of grassed areas, views out to sea and interesting buildings. A random piano placed on the harbour side where anyone can just stop and play. We were talking to a couple who lived here and they say students often stop by and play and they are mostly male.

The town was equally as nice, very pretty, clean and very lively. A church in the centre of the town was the key focal point with a lovely square full of restaurants, cafe bars and a small local market. We sat down for a drink and just took in the atmosphere. Sharon bought a pair of thick wool knitted socks !!

A steady meander back to the ship and a spot of lunch on the open deck. It was quite a lengthy wander we had so it was only an hour or two before we were setting off heading to our furthest northerly point of Oslo, we were out on deck for the sail away, beautiful sunshine, not a cloud in sight but a slight nip in the air.

We spent the evening wandering round the ship, football on the big screen and all tubs full, so we wandered down to the atrium. Sharon managed to cause much discussion in the lift as she’d helped herself to some popcorn whilst out on the deck and was eating it in the lift, result of that 3 out of four people on the lift went back up, for popcorn !! Silent disco in the atrium, very funny to watch

Another great day !!Read more