Day 14 - Tuesday June 24th – Day at Sea & Day 15 - Wednesday June 25th Geiranger, Norway

Day 14- June 24th is a day at sea.  

Having been up until midnight, we slept late and had a late breakfast in the Lido.  It was a quiet day at sea.  We read, played cribbage, worked on puzzles and napped.  Oh, and ate of course!  In the late afternoon, we went to a lecture about Geiranger and Bergen, our last 2 ports of call. 

Dinner was our special dinner in the Pinnacle Grill due to our toilet episode which was finally fixed; dinner was followed by a show by Oli Nez, who played several wind instruments and it was a very good performance.  

The weather today was overcast and cold, rising to 41 F.  Upon returning to our room each night, our cabin stewards would have pulled covers down, set out chocolate and left us towel art such as elephants and monkeys.  It was delightful to return to our room to see what has been created in our absence.

Day 15 - June 25th - arrival in port of Geiranger, Norway

We sailed into Geirangerfjord, which was amazingly beautiful.  Cruising on a fjord is like a riverboat cruise—very smooth and very close to land.  

Geirangerfjord is the jewel in the crown of the Norwegian fjords 9 miles long and 800 ft deep with a  fairytale landscape with its majestic, snow-covered mountain tops, wild and beautiful waterfalls, lush green vegetation and the deep, blue fjord.

We passed the 7 Sisters Waterfall, which faces the Whiskey Bottle Waterfall across the other side of the fjord. The Whiskey Bottle Waterfall was male and was said to have been rejected by all the 7 sisters, hence his bottle shape was upside down.

 

While sailing the fjord, Robert spent some quality time signing with the British Deaf couple.

The arrival in port of Geiranger was beautiful.  

We could see a waterfall cascading down the mountain through town. 

All of us went ashore, but Chuck returned to the ship while the other three of us decided to walk up to the waterfall coming down the mountainside.  When we got to the waterfall there was a series of steel steps that was a beautiful walk along the waterfall.

There was mist from the falls and the water was  churning heavily and there were sheep grazing in the grass along side the waterfall flow.

 

After reaching the top of the walkway, the views were awesome.  This was the only port on the cruise in which there was no other cruise ship. You can see our ship in the background. 




   

Mike on the landing of walkway along side the waterfall.  

Returning to the cruise ship and dock, we walked down the other side of the waterfall on a winding road heading back to town, stopping at a church to sit on a bench and admire the views.  One of the sites was an RV park on the left side of the town from our vantage point.  There were RV, trailer and tent campers.  It looked like a beautiful spot to camp. 

Geiranger is small tourist spot and artsy.

 

The walk back down the along the waterfall was neat passing interesting shops and "yard art". 

Diner in the dining room and then to the theater to see Lance Ringnald, a US Olympic Gymnast in 1988 and 1992, perform amazing feats of strength, coordination and skill, along with a banter of comedy, piano playing and singing, and juggling.  









 
Chuck, Michael and Robert attended the Indonesian Crew Show at 11 PM.  They wanted to see some the performance of our some of our dining room. The weather today was the best we have had since being in Stavanger last week being sunny with scattered clouds.  The sun was warm, but the air was cold.   Robert received a text from British Airways…our bags are in Durango, CO.   It was a good day!

We sail overnight to arrive in our last port of call, Bergen, tomorrow morning.