Thursday, August 14, 2008

Setting Sail

At the Hurtigruten building, we got our boarding passes, which doubled as plastic key cards to our rooms.

Then,

we climbed a flight of stairs,

washed our hands with antibacterial gel, walked through a gangway and boarded the ship: Nordlys – Northern Lights.




From the
information deck,
we proceeded to
the elevator and
onto our rooms
at various ends
of the ship.






What you see,
is what you get...

This room was the smallest of our three double bunkers. None of our rooms was anything like those found on The Love Boat
(the 1977-86 TV show).

The bathrooms were also Scandinavian: small but serviceable.

Amazingly, our bags fit into a floor-to-ceiling locker closet behind the door.







Once settled
in our rooms,
we met
in the lounge
on the upper
deck for
refreshments.







and
then
went
outside,

watching
this
Hurtigruten
ship








Setting Sail
along
Norway's
coastline.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's amazing to see that large ship navigating through the (apparently) narrow fjord! And what beautiful scenery...I wonder if the captain and crew take it for granted on their many treks (as I catch myself doing on my daily commute through Lake Country) or appreciate it anew each day? Wendy, thanks for allowing me such tantalizing glimpses into your beloved Norway! jodi