Oslo

Yesterday we caught a flight to Oslo for our next adventure. We have gone a bit posh lately and have access to the airport lounges, so started the day with prosecco and a bacon butty. 

Then we landed at the airport, caught a train, and dressed up warmly for Oslo waterfront.

We are going on a Hurtigrurten cruise up and down the Norwegian coast, and our ship is just in view in the background. We walked along the waterfront and retraced the steps that we made the last time we visited which was in May 2023.

At that time there was a heatwave and people were jumping into the water. I thought it very surprising, they were still doing it today and I think that they were insane.

We dropped off our luggage and went for a stroll around town, and the temperature was well below zero.

Back on board and we had time to explore the ship, find out that the bar serves free wine, and enjoy a lovely dinner before the ship set sail at 10pm.

Today the sea was quite rough and the ship was rocking sideways. I wasn't ill, but was happy to mostly hibernate in our cabin, only venturing out for meals and coffees.

Darren made up for me though, and he went to the gym and up on the top deck to watch as we sailed past South Cape, the most southerly point on mainland Norway.