We never noticed that the clocks had gone forward this morning until we had been up at least an hour, and although we eat breakfast early, it was even quieter than usual this morning. It came as a bit of a surprise because there was no mention or reminder anywhere onboard.
A very laid back morning with only a couple of notable occurrences. There were two passes, one was meeting the north bound Havila Pollux, a sister ships to Havila Polaris.
The other was the Article Circle monument which on this occasion, we were able to go outside and see it as we passed. If you remember, on the way up, the outside decks were closed and visibility wasn’t too good so it was nice to see it and get some photos.
Other than that, it was a very chilled morning with not a lot else going on until we got to Nesna at 10:25 for a 10 minute stop.
Then shortly before lunch we stopped at Sandnessjøen which was for 30 minutes.
Towards the end of lunch we passed a mountain range called the Seven Sisters (Syv Søstre) but visibility wasn’t too great today because most of caps were covered in clouds. They still looked pretty impressive even though I wasn’t able to see them in their full glory.
At 3:00, we arrived at Brønnøysund where there was 135 minutes at our disposal allowing for being back at the ship 10 minutes prior to departure. For the second time on this trip we have visited somewhere on a Sunday that has nothing open apart from a café at the terminal. So, we resorted to the CFG book again for a self guided tour which if I’m honest, also struggled to find anything of note other than a church, a few statues, some 100 year old buildings and wait for it, two Prehistoric Cave Dwellings. The place was totally deserted and it was almost like a plague had wiped everyone out and the passengers on the ship were the only survivors.
All done and dusted in under 2 hours so back to the ship we went and waited for the sail out.
The sail out of Brønnøysund was probably more exciting than the visit itself, first passing under the Brønnøysund Bridge and then sailing past Torghatten and it’s famous hole in the rocks.
It was much lighter this evening due to the time change and at the time of writing, we have clear skies but the Northern Lights forecast isn’t great so we’ll have to wait and see.
Fitbit Steps – 15,121
Did they say how the hole got in the rock? That’s pretty amazing. So far, my general impression is that you are enjoying your cruise. That’s a good thing.
We are loving every moment, it’s certainly a bit different but there are also many similarities.
Re: the hole in the rock. I would suggest Googling it as it’s far too complicated for my little brain to understand let alone relay it on you. 😂