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Maggie and Martha's
Norway Odyssey
Day 14 - Bergen
We’ve made it to Bergen. We have one more night on the ship before the cruise is officially finished, but Bergen is the last stop. Of the...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 213 min read
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Day 13 - Stavanger
We arrived at Stavanger around 8:00 this morning. Martha and I only know this because they broadcast the all clear to go ashore in every...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 203 min read
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Day 12 - The Northern Lights
We were chilling in our room, watch 911 reruns and the football game, when the call came through that the lights had been sighted off the...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 201 min read
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Day 12 - Eidfjord
Today has two things going for it already: 1) we are in a new town, Eidfjord, and 2) the sun is out. Wiki: Eidfjord is a municipality in...
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Jan 193 min read
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Day 11 - Viking Vela
I don’t know what to say, we are just very unfortunate on this trip. The seas were rocking and rolling from midnight and beyond (it’s...
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Jan 182 min read
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Day 10 - Alesund (again)
Yes, we’re still here. But for sure we will find the right window to escape this port and head south. It seems windier than yesterday, so...
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Jan 171 min read
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Day 9 - Alesund (still)
Welp, what can I say about day 3 in Alesund (pronounced kind of like Olsen). It’s 47 degrees but feels like 34. It’s overcast, windy, and...
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Jan 173 min read
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Day 8 - Alesund
We are still in Alesund today. We are not leaving until tomorrow night. It was so windy though, it felt like we were at sea. It was a...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 152 min read
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Day 6 - Part 2 - Alesund
Evidently, when the coast guard tracks you while you’re in the midst of the storm, that should be the first clue that something is up....
Maggie Thompson
Jan 132 min read
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Day 6 - Viking Vela
Well, we had a night and day. Sustained winds went from 50-60 mph to over 100 mph. Are we hurricane magnets or what? The ship was...
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Jan 133 min read
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Day 5 - Viking Vela
Today is a sea day. How’d we start out sea day? By sleeping until 11:00 AM. Two sleepless nights in London and jet lag are still taking...
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Jan 122 min read
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