Meals on the Nordnorge were very good. Breakfast and Lunch were buffet style and we could sit anywhere; on a table for two or with others if we chose to.
Dinner, however, was a set menu with allocated seating. When we heard this we were quite sure that we would end up sitting with people who couldn't speak English and had bad manners. The last thing we wanted was to endure our meals with a sniffer, or a cougher, or someone eating noisily.
Much to our delight we were given a table for 6, but with only two other people on it. A lovely couple from Bundaberg in Queensland.
Tom and Lyn were great company.
Sunday 27th May
Harstad-Finnsnes-Tromso-Skjervoy
It was getting colder and windier as we headed north.
Here at Finnsnes we went outside to see what was happening but it was very cold.
This guy had hopped a long way to deliver some goods.
It was cold and very windy outside at Tromso.
Further north with a very strong tailwind, the ship had to turn to starboard as it aproached Skjervoy and heeled over when the wind became a crosswind. It was a huge lean and I heard some furniture tumbling about. We didn't get into Skjervoy that day.
Monday 28th May
Oksfjord-Hammerfest-Honningsvag-Berlevag
Yesterday we had hurricane force winds (145kph) and they were still that strong today. We passed a southbound Hurtigruten sister ship, the Vesteralen, and it was heading into wind.
Honningsvag was our next port and here we disembarked for our North Cape excursion.
It was a howling gale with driving sleet lashing our faces. Robyn got half way up the stairs to the North Cape monument but almost got blown off. We decided a photo at the base was safer.
For a few days before this I agonised over buying this jacket in the ship's shop. The cost was outrageous. But right now, I'm glad I did.
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