Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day we docked bright and early in Alesund. A tiny town less than 700km from the Arctic Circle, we soon discovered we are as close to the North Pole we most likely will ever be.
We arrived early in the morning – it was overcast and cold, but the town was postcard perfect.
We had breakfast with these views…
We were entertained by the seagulls.
The main event of the day was to climb the 400+ steps of Mount Aksa. You can see the stairs winding up the mountain in the photo below.
We walked off the ship and Mike led us to the start of the walk…
The stairs soon began…
And eventually we got to the last one…
The views on the way up and from the top were amazing.
The ship looming large on the left…
Once at the top we decided to return by walking down the other side.
We arrived back in town and could see where we had walked…right up to the while building at the top of the mountain and down the forested area to its right
Once we got off the mountain, we walked back to the ship past some very interesting houses…one balancing on stones and one with a grass roof.
Back to the ship for a brunch snack…
In the afternoon, we took a walk around the town centre and found the Norwegian cats to be particularly furry to accommodate the harsh winter conditions…
But spring is coming…
The church…
Typical street…
Interesting houses…a lot of them were 100+ years old.
Back to the ship. I needed a wide angle and some distance to get it into one frame.
We are now back on the ocean and heading towards Nordfordeid. We arrive there tomorrow.
A memorable day in a part of the world I never in my wildest dreams imagined visiting.
John 5:24
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂