Heading North

Today we arrive in Bergen. Our last stop in Norway. The last hours of the journey were nice and quiet. Bergen is the starting point for the Hurtigruten postal ships. Today there...

We are spending a day at sea. The effects of the storm are clearly felt. The ship is constantly rising and falling. Many passengers are not feeling well. The bow is closed off....

When you see the pictures, you don't believe that Plan B won't work either. The last night was a bit restless. The ship had a considerable tilt for a while with wind speeds of...

A new hurricane is announced for the next few days. Therefore, Plan A is discarded. Plan A meant visiting Narvik with a ride on the Atlantic Train and a visit to Christiansund...

Today we reach Tromsø. With its 70,000 inhabitants, Tromsø is also known as the Arctic capital and is the cultural center north of the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Cathedral,...

Today we reach the northernmost point of our journey, the North Cape. It's unbelievable how lucky we are with the weather. Today is the first day in two weeks that we could go...

Today we're going to Alta, also to visit the Northern Lights Cathedral. The rugged and impressive landscape is amplified by the winter atmosphere. The days are short, with only...

We crossed the Arctic Circle during the night. We will have the Arctic Circle ceremony on the way back. In the early morning, we arrived in Svolvaer on the Lofoten Islands. The...

Today we arrive in Brønnøysund. There is the Torghatten, a mountain with a strange hole in the middle. The entrance to Brønnøysund is quite narrow in some places. We also...

The storm is still raging on the Atlantic. We can also feel its effects. It is heavily cloudy. Little light. Actually, it fits the winter season. We reach Ålesund, the second...

The captain had to increase speed to stay ahead of the approaching storm. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to dock in Stavanger. So we reached our destination already at...

We are at sea all day. At night we passed Amrum, Föhr, and Sylt. Waves at around 3m. It will intensify further as a powerful storm is brewing at high sea. My wife is suffering...

At 6:00 PM we leave Hamburg. One last look at this amazing harbor. The pilot comes aboard to safely take us through the Elbe to the North Sea. We pass by the Hamburg...

It's that time again. The tried and tested bag is packed for the next trip. Tomorrow we will go on a cruise to the North Cape in Hamburg. In addition to many beautiful places,...