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
On 09.09.2022, the Kong Harald would dock in Ørnes in the early morning at about 06.10. I was looking for a place to stay in Ørnes and the surrounding area. So I looked for a place to stay in Ørnes and the surrounding area. Booking.com showed me 3 places to stay in Glomfjord and none … Read more
I owe the fact that I was able to do this really good rafting tour to my nice Instagram friend. I had asked him in the run-up to my trip if he had any good tips. His last tip “Nyksund” was great. His tip this time was a rafting tour through the Saltstraumen. Sounds good, … Read more
Luckily I was able to extend my accommodation by one day 2 days ago, so I didn’t have to look for a new one for one day. So today was my last day in Bodø. The sun was already shining in the morning. I had to check out by 11am. So I had breakfast from … Read more
Before I decided what should be on the programme today, I looked out of the window. It was a bit cloudy, but it didn’t look like rain. So, after a hearty breakfast, I decided to take a day trip to Kjerringøy. Virgil had told me about this fishing village. He said, “The way there as … Read more
The weather report on the evening news for Sunday was: “In the north grey in grey and rain is to be expected. In the south lots of sun and temperatures around 15 degrees.” It had been grey in grey all week and it had also rained. A bit of sun would be great. Luckily I … Read more
The next morning I took a closer look at my accommodation for the next few days. A large bathroom, a double bunk bed and a single bed. I could sleep in a different bed every night. 😊 A small living room with a fireplace. I didn’t use it. In the evening, I only turned on … Read more
On this trip, too, things went differently than planned. Eva and I wanted to visit Norway together again. We had chosen Bodø and Trondheim as our destinations. I wanted to visit Bodø and Eva wanted to visit friends in Trondheim. When planning the trip, we discovered that the Hurtigruten ship KONG HARALD would have a … Read more
Since we didn’t get to bed until around 03:00, we looked a bit rumpled by 08:00. 😊 The little sleep of the last few days was now making itself felt. I had a headache. Normally I would have lain down and slept and then the headache would be gone in no time. This was not … Read more
At 10pm, the staff member from the golf club was at the door to pick me up.Tee time was at 11pm. I wanted to use the time to familiarise myself with the unfamiliar clubs. I normally walk and don’t take a golf buggy, but given the uncertain weather, I hired one. I chose an electric … Read more