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Posted 20 February 2012 at 06:58 in
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Shock horror, Richard is beaten to breakfast this morning! At least 4 guests are early risers, heading out to explore Tromso for a couple of hours. Breakfast at the Radisson Blu Hotel is buffet style with a nice selection, and somewhat busy at peak times. The waiters and […]
Posted 19 February 2012 at 02:15 in
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Following an early morning call at Honninsvag and another at Havoysund, we arrive in Hammerfest, the world's most northern town at 70° 39” 48’ N. Here we visit the Polar Bear Club museum and some venture to the museum depicting the reconstruction of the town after World […]
Posted 17 February 2012 at 20:00 in
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Early this morning we visit Vardo, and a little later we visit Vadso, which is located on the banks of Varangerfjord and is the administrative centre of Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway. Around 10am we dock at Kirkenes. This is a town of around 5,000 inhabitants, […]
Posted 16 February 2012 at 22:03 in
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For some of us, a strange day today. After an early visit to Hammerfest, we enjoy breakfast until 10am and then start lunch at 10.30am! The reason is we're reaching Honningsvag at 11.45am and here we're disembarking for an excursion to the North Cape. This is Mainland […]
Posted 15 February 2012 at 20:02 in
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Around 4am this morning there's a short tannoy announcement. If you chose to have your cabin tannoy switched on (which is optional) you are advised there are some Northern Lights activity. As a result a few guests got up. Around 5am there is another tannoy announcement […]
Posted 14 February 2012 at 22:00 in
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We cross the Arctic Circle at 07:14am (plus 14 seconds!) this morning. None of us wins first prize by May is pretty close at 07:11:04! Shortly afterwards we pass the southbound ship MS Nordnorge. Many Furlongs guests have travelled on Nordnorge on previous occasions […]
Posted 13 February 2012 at 20:08 in
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This morning we wake up in Trondheim and as we look outside the snow is falling. Some guests are joining organised excursions and others decide to follow Dawn and Richard into town. The ship docks some way from the town centre so our slow walk from the quayside to the […]
Posted 12 February 2012 at 18:00 in
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Sunday today. Most of us enjoyed a good sleep last night and we wake up for a late breakfast! The ship restaurant serves up a good buffet so no one goes hungry. We dock at Torvik just for half an hour but quite a few guests disembark and take a short walk up to the […]
Posted 11 February 2012 at 20:11 in
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Following a very early start, we head for Heathrow Airport for an efficient check-in with Scandinavian Airlines. We're slightly late taking off and there's also a head wind so we're slightly late arriving in Oslo. Here we commence the 1,000 metre dash!
Passport control […]
Posted 5 December 2011 at 22:42 in
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Most guests join a complimentary trip to the Malecon waterfront area of Guayaquil this morning. With an evening flight departure, hotel rooms are extended so we may enjoy facilities until the last minute. Around 4pm we head for the delicious tea buffet in the Cafe Colon. […]
