May 1, 2019 – Flåm, Norway
Ian took the mic at 6:30 am as we started our cruise through the Fiords. It was strange seeing snow after all these months.
We had a tour scheduled at 11:00 am and went out to the tour place to see how we should dress. The population of Flåm is 350.
Out tour was a 16 passenger boat to take us out to the Nærøwfjord. The tour company would supply a one piece suit that doubled as a floatation device, hat, goggles, inflatable life vest, and gloves. It was about 50 and sunny. We visited the little town, and then went back to the ship to get ready.
This is the gear we put on.
I took a lot of GoPro video of the trip and was able to capture these photos.
The Nærøwfjord is a UNESCO world heritage site because it is “untouched” and looks like it did centuries ago.
Our guide stopped every so often to give a story about what we were seeing.
We did a zig zag pattern all along the fjord to get closeup with all of the waterfalls. We saw hundreds. Along the way we saw homes and some abandoned farms. Its hard to imagine farming along the fjord but that is what people did. Fishing is tough to do as the water is very brackish for a good part of the year and does not contain many fish.
This farm raised sheep to make unique brown cheese.
We were out on the water for about 2.5 hours. The wind did kick up on the way back and we were glad we had the protective suits on.
We decided to do a hike up to a waterfall after the ride.
Our ship in the lower left corner.
Another great day. All aboard 5:30 and the Captain Mercer launched the ship soon after to beat a coming storm. Ian did more commentary on the way out.
Last sea day tomorrow before we do the 8 day journey across the Atlantic. Isle of Skye in Scotland, Belfast in Northern Ireland, Dublin, Cork, and Bantry, Ireland will consume Friday through Tuesday.…