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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 21, 20253 min read
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 20, 20253 min read
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 20, 20251 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 19, 20253 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 18, 20252 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 17, 20251 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 17, 20253 min read
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 15, 20252 min read
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 13, 20252 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 13, 20253 min read
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...
Maggie Thompson
Jan 12, 20252 min read
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