After days of cool and cloudy it was warm and gloriously sunny and Geiranger is one of the best places in the world to experience a really nice day. My pictures do not really do justice to the natural beauty of the place. This first set shows some scenes up and down the fjord. Pictured at the bottom of this collage is as shot of the town of Geiranger. There are numerous waterfalls all along the fjord from melting snow high in the mountains. Normal population is about 250 people but of course this swells in the summer with tourists, campers and cruise ships. There are about 160 cruise ship visits a year.
The highlight for me was the sea kayak trip that departed from the town and went a couple of kms up the fjord. Shown here is my picture of the famous Seven Sisters waterfall and yours truly in the kayak.
For the sea kayak adventure there were 30 of us from the ship. Our guides were two young guys from the US. One of them said he was an intern which I found out was code for unpaid. I did offer however to take over his job when he leaves as I wouldn't mind being unpaid to do this job. We saw a road called Eagles Road that winds it's way up the mountain with 11 hairpin turns, some sheep and goats that pasture on the side of the hills, and a porpoise jumping in the water.
In the afternoon, following a lunch on board of Alaska King Crab legs , Deen and I did walkabout in town. Lots of passengers and crew there enjoying themselves. I went in to a bar and said " to ol takke" and 2 draft beer magically appeared. The waitress however thought I had a Danish accent. Go figure. A new friend from the ship, Alan from Toronto, and I took a hike up the mountain behind the town and enjoyed the scenic views from there.
Dinner tonight was in the Canaletto (the Italian themed restaurant in the Lido) with new friends from North Vancouver Geoff and Bonnie. Bonnie is a fellow blogger and I hope some of you are reading her take on our fantastic adventure.
The evening ended with the Filipino Crew Show and they were terrific. The singer with the beautiful voice is Melanie and she is our favorite in the Crows Nest and always greets us with a smile. Is it a good thing that she always knows our happy hour drink order ahead of time? The male dancer on the sticks is our wine steward Joe (real name Jose) ,also very friendly and we enjoy joking with him at dinner. Not only is he very nimble in the dining room but also on the dance floor.
Saturday will find us in Alesund, Norway for another day of wandering.
From RCD's iPad
Location:Geiranger , Norway
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