Today was totally devoted to experiencing the fjords of Norway. As I mentioned before this was one of the main reasons I wanted to take this trip. I hate to say this but in spite of today providing some beautiful sights I have to say I was a bit disappointed.
My vision was that I was going to see mountains of ice extending from a water base all the way to the heavens. I was thinking about what we had seen in Alaska and Patagonia and that this would be similar or hopefully even more spectacular. Today reminded me of when we saw geysers in the Atacama desert in Chile. The guides prepared us to see spectacular geysers but instead we saw things that guides at Yellowstone or Patagonia wouldn’t even bother to point out.
The day started out with me being cold on a ferry. Do I look happy?
That being said it was still an enjoyable day. It warmed up after the morning and we didn’t have any rain. I even had to take off my jacket because it was warm. And we got to hang out with 22 new friends who are all wonderful travel partners.
Heading to one location we met with a delay. Traffic was blocked by some locals crossing the highway.
But more fjords were to follow.
Our next fjord/glacier was a bit more spectacular (see below).
We also had the opportunity to see two Norwegian movie stars. I only got their first names. They were obviously special since numerous people were among their entourage. Here is a photo of Sven and Ingrid.
We then returned to the hotel to be greeted by another massive dinner buffet. Good thing my pants were loose fitting when we left Los Angeles. They feel just right now but I predict they will be snug by the time we get home.
I did another magic trick tonight asking one of our travel mates, Jayme, to assist me and it worked like a charm. They are a great magic audience.
See you tomorrow.
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