Sea Legs

There was much more movement of the sea on the ship than I expected, but Betty and I are fine. I did take a motion sickness pill last night just in case although I’ve never had a problem. But there was a definite swaying/rolling in the bed which I actually really like.

This morning, spray from the white caps was landing on the windows. Then we got an announcement that the ship was turning around to help a ship in distress. The turn-around was quite rocky but exciting that we were off on a mission to help. 

Then another announcement that the other ship was fine, and we would continue on our journey. I suppose we may be called upon to help another time, perhaps. 

The ship comes into port quite often as it is a ferry so some passengers are traveling from Bergen to other ports like you would on an American ferry. At some ports we’ll have time to disembark and scout around (this afternoon/evening is one such port). We also signed up for some excursions which will be longer and more involved. 

There is a briefing about today’s ports, so I need to go get updated. Later, mates!

Dinner

Dinner tonight was open seating and a buffet. Otherwise, breakfast and lunch are buffets and open seating while dinner is served at a specific time. We chose 6 pm for dinner. 

The buffet was extensive with a great explanation (see below) of why they chose certain foods. 

The explanation may be hard to read, but maybe you can click on picture to enlarge it?

Cabin

Our cabins are on 6 deck, one deck below 7 which where the Exploration lounge is and where many expedition briefings will be held. I thought the rooms would be connecting but they’re just next to each other. Oh, well. There is a phone and we can text via wifi, so it’s fine.

Embarkation

We were able to get a taxi to the Hurtigruten Terminal with the help of the taxi website and also our host. So, unfortunately, two arrived. But they seemed to understand stupid Americans. The next challenge was getting the key in to the mailbox as Vegard had requested. It wouldn’t fit. So, I finally left the trash can fob (more about that later) in the apt. And took the keys off the ring and pushed it into the very narrow slot.

Embarkation was very smooth and we waited in a lounge on deck 7 until our rooms were ready at 6 PM. Next came a tasty buffet dinner (see photos and info regarding some of the dishes). A safety meeting and an info meeting followed which was quite entertaining. The safety meeting reminded me of the freezing water and possible danger, but this is Hurtigruten and they know their way around these white-capped seas. Last year when Viking got into trouble, Hurtigruten did not go out that day, stayed in port as they knew...

The spray is hitting the window now. Very dynamic. I love it!

Bergen

Edvard Munch

The transport back to town was in repair, so we walked back on a less busy road the museum guide directed us to. It was high above the city, and we had a great view of the harbor. Once in town, we decided to use the 90 minutes we had left to visit Kode, the art museum in Bergen, which had an exhibit on Edvard Munch.

Fisheries Museum

After we figured out where our AirBnB was for October 11 (the day we disembark from the ship) we caught the shuttle to the fisheries museum.

 View out the cafe window.

 Chicken salad lunch which was chicken and a salad on a some homemade bread.

 The transport bus to the museum.

 Betty and I having lunch.