#2 OK on the trip South the first day begins with our our first overcast and misty day.

Here was a picturesque boat dock

Beautiful bridge

For the Eagle Safari we leave Nordlys and board a small boat

Our first eagle goes for the fish

We were accompanied by a large contingent of sea gulls

Young Eagle in Trollfjord

Our eagle safari did return us to Trollfjord and while we were there Nordlys also reentered the fjord.

Its tight quarters even for the relatively small Nordlys

We left Trollfjord and on return to Lofoten we had more Eagles

We returned to Lofoten to meet up with Nordlys

where we saw more cod drying

Continuing south we saw the artic circle marker

we cruise past more fishing boats

a passing ship

The Hole in the Rock slides by on a misty day

 MS Trollfjord arrives from the south

Nordlys and Trollfjord at dock

The next day was sunny and mild, here we see a highspeed ferry.

And then came screaming past us

and then A car ferry headed into the same dock

colorful sail boat

After docking in Kristiansund we boarded a bus and headed for the Alanterhavsvein (alantic ocean road) with a stop at a restaurant for bacalao ( a famous Portuguese salt cod dish) and then a return to the boat in Molde 

Falls in Kristiansund

a view of Kristiansund harbor

Entrance to the steepest underwater tunnel in Norway, opened march 09

Grass mower seen along the route

it was a beautiful drive

old stave church (on left) and new church

Long bridge across fjord

Stave Church

Inside Stave church

Moving on

Bacalao Restaurant and yard

The owner says goodbye and holds her main ingredient a salted cod

Alanterhavsvegen where in stormy days the waves crash over the road and even some of the bridges

Along the road a services house has been reinforced on the ocean side with thick rubber mats and rocks as protection from Ocean breakers

Nordlys awaits us at dock in Molde

Molde is known for its roses but we did not see any

Street to the Dock was under construction so we left the bus and walked the remaining 2 blocks

In Tromso we went to a midnight concert in the church overlooking the harbor it was still light on our exit at 1 am

On return to Bergen harbor we were met by Nordst Hernen a former Hurtigruten boat on a harbor cruise

From Bergen we rented a car and drove to Bjordal to meet up with Ane's family

Continued in blog #3 go back to top and click on #3 Under November on the right