Her perspective, yet again!

Alesund to Bergen

We had a nice conversation about Alesund with Mr. Dalen who sat between us on the flight. His family owns the local butcher shop. They have owned it for over 100 years. He gave us a tip on where to go for dinner. The 'nicest place in town', he said.

We arrived at Alesund airport on schedule. Picked up bags, got on a city bus & headed for the docks. There, one of the warehouse men assured us we could leave our bags & pick them up when we boarded the boat. I was a little unsure of leaving them but the idea of dragging a rolling bag for 6 hours on cobblestone streets was way less appealing!

Alesund, around 10PM

Dinner at a local fish restaurant 'Sjobua'  (Mr. Dalen's recommendation) was very good. We tried to stretch the meal as long as possible. This tiny town was pretty closed up & we could not board the ship until close to midnight.

It was cold, damp & drizzling when we finally gave up & just sat down at a closed up outdoor bar to wait for the ship.

Finally a few more people started to show up & then the ship arrived. I was certainly not expecting a cruise ship. This was a beautiful boat & our room for the night was very nice, with a porthole window.

For various reasons, Bob's cold, middle of the night text messages & phone calls (yup, Europe is STILL several hours ahead of the U.S.) & heat in Helsinki neither of us had slept well since we arrived. Plans to stay up & watch the boat pull in to the small ports along the way were given up for sleep. The cabin was cool, the boat rocked slightly & I think I slept 6 hours without moving. 

Breakfast was a typical cruise free for all.....but eventually we found a table & ate. 

For the next 5 plus hours, we sat on the deck watching the passing scenery as we made our way to Bergen. The air was cool, the sun was warm, the ocean was beautiful! And Bergen is amazing!