Travelling On

earthgirl

Hope it's a Wonderful trip KC!

beanielou

Make lots of memories xxx

Downshifterella

Enjoy!!! X

michelle09

Hope you are having a wonderful trip KC.

Karmacat

Hello lovely peeps, I'm back :hello::hello::hello:
We had a brilliant time, they had plenty of food that was eatable for a vegetarian with cow dairy and gluten intolerance :beer: the captain was a cheeky chappie and the trips were amazing - I thought we were sure to see everything of importance in Norway in one visit :o:o but I was wrong, I know - not least because our itinerary had to change by about 30% because of Storm Hector, which was chasing us after it finished in the UK :eek:


So there were a *few* problems :rotfl::
- aforementioned itinerary change - we only just got to the Arctic Circle, had to run back down south or we'd have been trapped for days in 10 metre high waves.
- two storms where the waves were 3 metres high, thats quite high enough, thank you - quite a bit of sliding and bouncing going on at night
- the whole ship ran out of water.
- then 3 days later there was a burst pipe, and not only did the ship run out of water, it was a bit flooded, and then it happened again because people left their taps open - when the water returned ... you know the rest!
- our first day excursion nearly missed the ship, there was a planned explosion at a granite quarry, and some of the unplanned rubble blocked the road for a while.
- we changed course on the last full day at sea to return to Norway for a medical evacuation by helicopter to Stavanger.
- the captain actually referred to something interpersonal going on behind the scenes - the staff were utterly amazing, though we all spotted some really stressy times for them, nothing to do with passengers. 2,500 people in total, thats gonna happen :eek:


I'd go again in a heartbeat I could get used to that :j


In the meantime, £6 saved on a Sainsbo order to be delivered tomorrow, I've used some Amazon vouchers on Game of Thrones :beer: and my dishwasher has been fixed by the boss (the plumber who didn't do it has been fired :eek:) but its electrics are unhappy - I may need to bite the bullet and get a new one, hey ho. Eight years seems pretty good these days **faints**

themadvix

Hey Karma, you're back! (Just seen you've popped into mine) Glad you had an amazing time, although it sounds like it was fairly eventful! :eek:

That's really good that they had plenty of food for you - very impressive

Pity about the dishwasher, but needs must.... I wouldn't be without mine.

Knit_Witch

Yay good to see you back and I am glad you had a good time (even with the various mishaps!)

Suffolk_lass

Good to see you back. Fascinating trip - on my list of places to go. I've been to Iceland and that was really different but I think Norway is dramatically different, Glad you had a good time, in spite of the mishaps

Cheery_Daff

Gosh, what an eventful trip! :eek: so pleased you still had a good time despite all that :j :j

Karmacat

Thanks all - it was truly amazing. To be sitting in a cafe like on the Med, and see snow capped mountains so near, wonderful stuff. I'll set up a Flickr page on my account over there, and link to it from here I'm rubbish at getting pictures onto mse



I went to the head of a glacier. I had my photo taken with the captain of the ship. I practised making a dog out of the towels in the bathroom (our steward learned it from a book). I collected sand made from basalt and granite dust for my sister's sand collection. I bought a wooden butter knife with a cat engraved on it in pokerwork (the only cat in Norway, as far as I can make out!).



Bit more unpacking to do, and lots and lots of weeding **faints again**.