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The Bald Journaller
Apr 4, 20191 min read
Full circle...
The last day of the voyage has arrived. A mixture of “looking forward to being on land” and sadness at leaving what has been a truly...
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The Bald Journaller
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Trondheim & me!
Last full day at sea! And an early morning visit to the ancient capital, Trondheim, home of Norway’s national shrine, Nidaros Cathedral....
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The Bald Journaller
Apr 2, 20193 min read
Half way up (and down) the west coast
So just maybe I came in for bit of flak regarding the “sameyness” of my pictures of Lofoten! Maybe there were quite a lot of them too!...
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The Bald Journaller
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Getting loft in the Lofoten Islands
Today is the Lofoten Islands. Probably the most beautiful part of the voyage, only glimpsed on the trip north as it was mostly at night....
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 31, 20193 min read
The world's most northerly town (allegedly)
Its getting harder to find new subject matter for photographs. So I've started to look for human interest as well. This picture is...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 30, 20192 min read
And so back to sea...
The majority of today’s journey is out in the Barents Sea so not too many opportunities for photography, or so I thought… On arrival into...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 29, 20193 min read
A Guide to the Cafes of Kirkenes?
So the big question on 29 March is … is there a market for a “Guide to the Cafes of Kirkenes”. I’m hoping so; I could definitely write...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 28, 20192 min read
The end of the Hurtigruten line - almost to the Russian border
And so to the end of the line… Kirkenes, just 15km short of the Russian border is where the ship turns round. It appears that most...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 27, 20192 min read
At the top of the world...well, Europe (if you don't count Svarlbad...or Russia). So not even to
Short blog today, for some reason time has just run away with me. Perhaps because its my last day on the boat north I have been trying to...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 26, 20192 min read
In Antony Gormley's footsteps (!)
Its hard to convey the magic of this place, in either words or pictures. The camera, with a few exceptions (not taken by me obviously)...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 25, 20193 min read
Into the Arctic, and possibly heaven?
Number of full days on boat = 3 Number of days in gym = 3 (hurrah!) Number of calories used in gym = 750 (hurrah, again) Number of...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 24, 20192 min read
A bit of a bumpy night & a short stop in Kristiansund
Glad I'm not on the Norwegian ferry that broke down off the Stad peninsula - that didn't look like fun. No problems here although just as...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 23, 20193 min read
Storm "Kockupmyplans" (are we at K yet?)
Well, best laid plans! The Norwegian Coastal Authority, plans to build a ship tunnel through (under?) the peninsula of Stad (apparently...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 22, 20193 min read
A day wandering (and wondering) round Bergen and finding the boat!
This would be a good place to do dry January or sober October - my small glass of wine last night for about 12 quid would soon put you on...
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The Bald Journaller
Mar 21, 20194 min read
The Norwegian Fjords... first stop Bergen
Here we go again! Avert your eyes if I bored you rigid last time. Turn your attention to the car crash that is Theresa May's handling of...
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