After a nice night aboard (3 nights to go), we attend a short brief about the hi-lights to be seen today along Norway's coast...
...then onto the rear open deck to see what there is to see.
That's some isolated living on the slopes of a deep fjord...
"A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be 29,000 km (18,000 mi) long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 km (1,600 mi) long when excluding the fjords."
Another remote dwelling, but on the power grid...
 |  |
| Today we head deep inland up a fjord...  |  |
"Storfjorden is a 110-kilometre (68 mi) long fjord. The Storfjorden system branches off into several smaller fjords. At the village of Stranda, the main fjord branches off into the Sunnylvsfjorden-Geirangerfjorden to the west and the Norddalsfjorden-Tafjorden to the east.
The name literally means the "big" or "great" fjord. Stretching about 110 kilometres (68 mi), Storfjord is the 5th longest fjord in Norway. The Storfjord is a dominant topographical feature in the Sunnmøre region as it cuts the region in two parts that are only connected by ferry. The deepest point in the fjord is 679 metres (2,228 ft) near the village of Dyrkorn."
The name literally means the "big" or "great" fjord. Stretching about 110 kilometres (68 mi), Storfjord is the 5th longest fjord in Norway. The Storfjord is a dominant topographical feature in the Sunnmøre region as it cuts the region in two parts that are only connected by ferry. The deepest point in the fjord is 679 metres (2,228 ft) near the village of Dyrkorn."
Others come up to join us in ogling the sights...
 | Mack beer is on tap here on the top deck...  |
There are several remote farms around us - many with famous and long histories.
 |  |
This big, long-cruise ferry still gets up close to some of the fjord walls - the cliff walls continue for hundreds of feet below the water's surface.
We're way up the fjord, passing Møllsbygda on the way to Geiranger..
Hey! There's a Princess Cruise ship way up in here...
A livestock farm carries on way up the slopes.
Cascades and waterfalls are all around us...
 |  |
It's dinnertime on Hurtigruten's Nordnorge...
 |  |
The food was very tasty, and generally as Norwegian in character as we'll get in all of Norway.
  |  The ship is small relative to cruise ships, but nicely featured.  |
Arriving in back Ålesund (we made a brief stop here this morning) for a 90-minute layover late in the day, and we are able to get off the boat and stretch our legs.
 |   |
It's an awesome place for sail boaters to tie up...........in the Summertime!
Back aboard for the evening - time to kick back on the observation deck and toast to a fantastic first day on the Nordnorge.
RSS Feed
