Wednesday
Dear Elsie
Today was another exciting day. We went up a very steep mountain in a skylift. The day dawned not long after 4am, when I woke to notice we were in the Norwegian fjords.
I went back to sleep and woke up a little later. By then we had arrived at Nordfjordeid. It’s not deep enough for the ship to dock, so it sits in the inlet anchored to massive buoys. A walk way was erected from the pier to the ship.
A closer look…
View of the town from the ship…
Our excursion was this afternoon, so we spent the morning relaxing. By 12 noon we were all assembled and just after 12.30pm, we sent off on a bus for a 45 minute journey to Mount Hoven. I had spent the morning looking at its webcam and told Mike and Julian to lower their expectation. It was fully under cloud and visibility was next to nothing. I was so disappointed.
As soon as we arrived, we looked up and could see the top of the mountain! I could see the Skylift station and knew that then that, as the clouds had lifted, the view would be incredible. How blessed we were. The Skylift is not unlike the cable car for Table Mountain.
It goes up at quite an angle.
The higher it gets the more majestic the view…
The views from the top were spectacular no matter where you looked. 
We took photos… 
& Julian and I threw snowballs at each other.
It was a fantastic visit. You can see the Mount Hoven webcam here… https://loenskylift.panomax.com/
It was soon time to reboard the bus and head back to the ship. The views on the way were also most rewarding.
The ship was waiting for us…
Within an hour of returning, we were on our way. We are now slowly cruising towards the next stop where we arrive tomorrow morning.
The view from my desk…
We are so grateful we got to see what we did. It could have been completely under cloud with no view at all. It will be remembered for many years to come.
Psalm 106:1
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xxx 🙂