LIVE from Jewel May 15, 2024 - 27 nights

[twangster]

The quintessential Flam excursion.   This will be me later.  

 

 

 

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From my mini town hike

 

 

 

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Here is another Flam 360

 

Flam 360 from the bow of Jewel

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Excursion time!

 

 

 

 

 

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Pretty amazing.  Taking pics with my good camera so here is one from my phone.  

 

We are stopped at a double track section waiting for the train coming down to meet us.  

 

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[bobmacliberty]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

I can't publish 360° images on CC directly so I post them on an external site.

 

360 from Flam hike with Jewel of the Seas

 

Love these 360 images!

[twangster]

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Not much to see at Myrdal.   After 10 minutes we go back.  

 

Pics to come.  

 

That was pretty cool but it generated a massive thirst.  

 

Aegir Double IPA

 

 

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Aegir

 

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Aegir makes good beer!   Even today.  
 

 

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Ice cream in Norway.  🇳🇴 

 

 

Yum.  

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Around 75 minutes to all aboard time.  
 

Why are these life choices so hard?

[Laurie JJ]

6 hours ago, andreasfcb said:

Be careful about the ticks and mosquitos in the woods. I got stung by a mosquito in Tromsø and my arm had a swelling of more than 5 inches / 12 centimeters. Never happened to me before, ouch.

Same thing happened to my daughter when she moved across the country.  She did some research and says that mosquitos in different areas have different saliva or something like that.  Maybe that's why you had such a reaction.  We just bought insect repellent wipes for our cruise in a few weeks!

 

[twangster]

Turns out it wasn’t that hard of a choice.  
 

 

Smoky Rye

 

 

Edited June 7 by twangster

[alexgtp]

4 hours ago, twangster said:

Not much to see at Myrdal.   After 10 minutes we go back.  

 

Pics to come.  

 

That was pretty cool but it generated a massive thirst.  

 

Aegir Double IPA

 

 

Actually good beer. Had a couple beers there while in port last year.

[twangster]

Sail out of Flam in the fjord was so boring.  Nothing but rock and water.  

 

Meh.  Another waterfall. Should I even bother?

 

 

 

[twangster]

I might as well go take a nap then eventually see if my other camera took any good pics today.  

 

Maybe @Hoopster95 isn't napping.  

[Hoopster95]

 💤 💤💤💤💤

 

 

Edited June 7 by Hoopster95

[Hoopster95]

18 hours ago, twangster said:

Here is another Flam 360

 

Flam 360 from the bow of Jewel

Outstanding! 👍👍👍

[jeffkolyn]

14 hours ago, twangster said:

Day 9 cruise compass

 

JW May 30 day 9 cruisecompass.pdf 340.51 kB · 19 downloads

For some reason I get a permissions error when trying to open it.

[Hoopster95]

I wish to sincerely thank the weather Gods. I am both incredibly grateful & blessed to have had this opportunity to visit the Flam Valley today, and especially with the awesome weather we had…. Again!

 

For the first time in years I booked an RC excursion. I discovered later that I could’ve figured this all out Myself very easily for half the cost. That does not take away the superb day I enjoyed today. Flam was one of my top 3 sights for Cruise, so I was very hopeful for today.

 

But first maybe a few more intro pics leading up to the excursion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7 by Hoopster95

[Hoopster95]

So after herding us into the Royal Theatre, the ushered us out like sheep in line as usual out to the pier and out to the train station. All train excursions had assigned cars.

 

So in comparison to the Skagway Train, this one is more comfortable seating. However the seating is arranged in an awkward 3-2 configuration. Also, there  not a single “outdoor” viewing area at front or back of the car. Lastly, first 15-20min out of Flam definitely the best side to sit is the right, after that mostly left is best… pick Your poison.

We Stopped about 3/4 way up for the waterfall break, then continues until we reached Vatnahalsen Station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7 by Hoopster95

[Hoopster95]

We had about an Hour at the hotel… they fed us a couple of waffles and coffee/teA and we got To roam around a little bit before the “hike” starting at the famous winding and steep Rallarvegen path

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 7 by Hoopster95

[Hoopster95]

As in typical RC fashion, this “hike” was more of a stroll. However it truly was an out 2 hours’ish long 7.5 kms. No hiking here… cleared easy pathway the entire 7.5 kms.

 

7.5kms took us back to Another train station to get back to flam. The remaining 13-14kms can easily be walked all the way back to Flam without a train, that would take about 4’ish hours depending on your speed 

 

The walk, the views, everything….

spectacular! 
 

Edited June 7 by Hoopster95