Stops along the coast of Norway.

Dear Family and Friends,

We sailed all the way from Bergen to Kirkenes, which is at the top of Norway, and back.  

Here is a map of our route.

As you can see, there are many stops.  Most of these we did not get off the ship.  They were for only a few minutes, or they were during the night.  These stops were made because of cargo and ferry passengers.

In almost every place we stopped, the tourist shops had trolls.  

Sometimes the weather was nice and clear, but mostly it was overcast.

Chuck and Andre.  They look a bit cold and we are not even at the northernmost part of Norway yet. 

One memorable stop was at the North Cape.  On the way to the North Cape monument we stopped and visited some reindeer and people from that area.  They are Sami (Laplanders.)

This man is in the traditional dress and is feeding his reindeer.

I doubt they live like this anymore, but they had tents, much like the American Indians that lived in the plains.  Since they were nomad, these houses could be moved from place to place.

Here are Ronnie and Andre with a reindeer in the gift shop.

 A real nice picture of Ronnie.

Here is Chuck checking out the souvenirs in that shop.

This is the monument at North Cape.  

After the trip to the North Cape and to visit the Laplander, we were served reindeer for dinner.

When we finally got to the tip top of Norway it was a bit cold.  It was easy to forget it was early August.

Street scene in the extreme north.

Ronnie looking around in another souvenir shop.

 More Trolls.

Along the coast of Norway are many islands.  Almost every place we stopped had a bridge going over to an island.

I think almost everyone in Norway owns a boat.

Not a lot of pictures on land, but the real beauty was in the views from the boat.

Next time I will share those with you.

Love,
Nancy