Review of Silver Explorer, Svalbard to Tromso - August 2-12, 2011
Thought we'd start with our pre-cruise experience in Oslo. As you may recall, it was only about a week after the bombing so we had a few worries, but all was well. The city was quiet, and there were many places where makeshift memorials had sprung up. We never felt unsafe, and we wandered the city at all times of the day and night.
Oslo has a reputation as being obscenely expensive and this is somewhat warranted. For sightseeing, the Oslo Pass was a great deal and we used the heck out of our
Well, our run of "good" weather came to an end and the next few days were a bit less awesome than the others, but still a great time!
Ice Cruising and Kvitoya, 8/7/11:
We spent the morning cruising through ice to the north of Storoya, maneuvering the ship around or through sheets of ice back above the 80th parallel. It’s foggy and cold with the temperature just around 0° C, and windy. We don’t see any wildlife this morning, so we’re changing course early this afternoon on our way to Kvit