When planning the trip, it was clear that I had to get from Ålesund to Tromsø somehow. The only options were the postal ship or the plane. I decided to take the ship. Since the Kong Harald was still in the shipyard, I chose any ship that would sail from Ålesund to Tromsø on New … Read more
Devoldfabrikk was a tip from an Instagram friend. She advised me to go there by speedboat, but I had rented a car. Unlike my other trips, it was always short distances that I drove here. So I looked for a way by car and my sat nav actually found it, about 20 min drive. So … Read more
An Instagram friend had written me that the Polarlys would be in Ålesund all day today. That was good, because I could buy something for my friend back home. She is a big fan of the Polarlys ship. It also gave me a chance to see my Instagram friend live. So after breakfast, I walked … Read more
When I went to pick up my car, I met my hostess. She told me where I could park the car later and that I should drive up with a bit more momentum, otherwise I wouldn’t get up because the road was very slippery. Oh 😳, if that works out. Going up is one thing, … Read more
So we went to the check-in. Since I was much too early, the check-in was still closed. But this time it was the first one. 😊 Then the security check, where I was allowed to unpack my backpack as usual. So I took my iPhone out of my pocket, put my iPad, camera, navigation system … Read more
Today we went back to Bodø. When I woke up early, I had a message from Virgil. “Breakfast is an hour later. I had to work tonight and need to get some sleep.” No problem. So I stayed in bed a little longer and then packed my suitcase before having the last breakfast together. Virgil … Read more
The dock of the transfer boat to the Svartisen glacier was slowly filling up with people. There were a few Spaniards, a German family with a 5-year-old son, 2 German students and a few Norwegian families. From the jetty we could see a wall of fog on the sea. I hoped that there was sun … Read more
After a hearty breakfast of bacon and egg, we thought about what I could do today. The plan was to go to the Svartisen glacier at 12:45. But I still had time until then. Since Virgil was on call, it had to be something nearby so that he could be at work in the required … Read more
After I came back from Ørnes, I did some shopping and had breakfast. The weather was nice. I just wanted to explore the area. Virgil had to work, so we didn’t meet until the evening. I got in the car and just drove through the tunnel and was curious to see where I would come … Read more
Actually, I wanted to give my Norwegian Instagram friend the gift, the chocolate, in person today. But unfortunately he would not be on board. But we agreed that I would leave the gift at the reception desk on the ship. They would then hold it until he was back on board. It’s a pity that … Read more