Bit of a Blog : B2B2B : SoA : embarking 20/01/22

[Astrajet]

8 hours ago, NorbertsNiece said:

It's on our way back to the bus it all kicked off. Enjoy.

Super photos, thanks for sharing - brought back very happy memories. 

[paulatsea]

God morgen NN

[NorbertsNiece]

7 hours ago, paulatsea said:

God morgen NN

God ettermiddag 😀

[NorbertsNiece]

Driving to the museum, views from a tour bus. Few people out walking. A couple of dog walkers perhaps.

Picture heavy. Snow heavy lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trying really hard to delete any pic below in this post. Given up.

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[NorbertsNiece]

The Tirpitz Museum. We watched a video written and narrated by the late Ludovic Kennedy. 

 

You may find this link with a video interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NorbertsNiece]

Kåfjord Church. Built in 1837 it is the oldest surviving church of the two which the Germans left standing during the destruction of Alta in WWII. A fire in the 1960's forced some restoration and a new organ.

 

A statue of the Rallar family, more about them and the church here :

 

Link describing the monument involving allied troops during the Tirpitz attack here :

 

Snow was too deep for me to get to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NorbertsNiece]

Driving back to Alta. Persistently snowing. We stop briefly before one of three tunnels. The site where the Tirpitz was finally eliminated from the German war effort.

 

The Altabakkene ski jumping arena.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NorbertsNiece]

Today's route map

 

 

I want to give a big 👍 to the staff in the Grill. They work super hard clearing tables, serving drinks, dishing up food, helping guests to their tables, carrying their plates of food if necessary. So good natured and frequently with a sense of humour, they know me by now! The receptionists are always pleasant and greet us by name. Cannot praise the whole team highly enough. Laurence especially cannot do enough.

[NorbertsNiece]

Tomorrow I'm going dog sledding and my friend is going to visit the Cathedral.

 

 

 

[NorbertsNiece]

Extra session of live ballroom music tonight ........

 

[NorbertsNiece]

On return to the cabin after dinner. Thank you Saga. ❤😍🌹

 

 

[mcloaked]

Great to see more ballroom sessions later in the evening - I hope people made the best of that time and did plenty of dancing?

[NorbertsNiece]

9 hours ago, mcloaked said:

Great to see more ballroom sessions later in the evening - I hope people made the best of that time and did plenty of dancing?

 

See below about the cold! Britannia lounge chilly and not many people up there  I left shortly after pic taken.

[NorbertsNiece]

Day 26 / 67

Day 11 Norway 

 

Good morning.

Thanks for following.

 

We'd noticed that the public areas were cold yesterday and I mistakenly thought it due to the gangway being open 🥶 🤦‍♀️

 

The wonders of social media put me straight. The Captain did explain the situation yesterday morning during his daily announcement. He explained there was a technical fault which had developed in the air conditioning and the engineers were working hard to resolve it. We were on our excursion.

 

Staircase pic from last night 

 

 

Seems back to normal this morning.

 

Currently at breakfast. Looks like a whiteout outside.

 

[sleepingcat]

having disembarked in Southampton on 5 February we have been following S of A progress with interest; thanks for the photos and info. 

[Vivaldi]

I hope that it was only the public areas which were cold, and that the cabins were still warm! It looks as though the arctic jackets you were all given would have come in handy on board.

Would it be possible to include a few more dinner menus? I love reading them, and I'm interested to see how much variety there is in the offerings, and the extent to which the menus reflect the destinations visited - were the Canary Islands cruise menus  much different from those on your current cruise, for example.

We're greatly enjoying following your blog, and, once again, many thanks for it.

[NorbertsNiece]

10 minutes ago, Vivaldi said:

I hope that it was only the public areas which were cold, and that the cabins were still warm! It looks as though the arctic jackets you were all given would have come in handy on board.

Would it be possible to include a few more dinner menus? I love reading them, and I'm interested to see how much variety there is in the offerings, and the extent to which the menus reflect the destinations visited - were the Canary Islands cruise menus  much different from those on your current cruise, for example.

We're greatly enjoying following your blog, and, once again, many thanks for it.

 

Captain's first priority was to keep guests warm so our cabins were as cool or warm as required.

 

Here's tonight's dinner menu. Pretty much similar to previous cruise. There is always a chicken, steak or fish dish available.

 

 

 

 

[NorbertsNiece]

The drive to the Husky Lodge. We are read a very specific activity waiver by our guide. Note the beautiful sun. We cross the Alta River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[paulatsea]

3 minutes ago, NorbertsNiece said:

The drive to the Husky Lodge. We are read a very specific activity waiver by our guide. Note the beautiful sun. We cross the Alta River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice - those husky’s love to run.

[NorbertsNiece]

The dogs are eager to start their day. They will typically run 25km daily 5 days a week unless they are training for a race when it's longer. 

 

The cages are for bitches on heat, those dogs who may be wary of visitors, or those who simply need a break.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NorbertsNiece]

The dogs are pretty excited to see us. They know they are going out a run. We are in 3 groups doing different things. Group 1 go sledding. Group 2 get a tour. Group 3 go into the tent for a drink and a talk. I am in group 2 which is perfect. I'm teamed up with Kristina from Saga. The dogs quieten down once the first group sets off.

 

I will share the videos I took once I have good enough WiFi to upload them. 🤦‍♀️

[NorbertsNiece]

Other mushers arrive. The dogs not pulling tourists will be driven out into the countryside for their 25km exercise runs. The black dog with his handler is called Typhoon. The dogs are housed in pairs. Sometimes they sleep on top of the strawlined kennel. Group 1 sets off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NorbertsNiece]

And we're off. I have 2 more videos to share! Stefan is our musher and he took a few pics of Kristina and me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A racing sledge....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foot gloves for dogs

 

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[Astrajet]

46 minutes ago, NorbertsNiece said:

The dogs are eager to start their day.

Wonderful photos bringing back yet more happy memories - thank you.  We went dog sledding in Tromso and had a wonderful ride.  Unbelievably, our musher came from the next town to our's in the UK!

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[NorbertsNiece]

The lodge itself. 

More about them here :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by NorbertsNiece