The ship was rocking quite a bit and for hours after we set sail. I sat the whole time in our cabin rocking back and forth and regretting not listening in on the safety training when we first got in the ship ? So after missing the first port we were excited to hear that […]
Due to weather conditions they are cancelling the stop at Vardo. It’s not surprising, considering how horribly choppy the ride has been. Weather-wise its super cloudy and rainy outside. Moving on now to the next stop. Beta and I are napping in our room, and the boat is really rocking. The shore looks sort of the […]
After we got into our rooms we decided to explore the ship a little bit. It didn’t take much time for us to do so, the ship isn’t that large. As with other cruises the cruise card really is the only access you need for everything. I’ll put more details on the ship and our […]
It’s a good idea that we spent the night in Kirkenes before boarding the Richard With. We were able to take it easy in the morning. The earliest flight we found into Kirkenes came out of Oslo, and wouldn’t arrive until 11:00. Based on past cruise ship experience, it felt like that wouldn’t be enough […]
Wow, brown cheese, have you ever heard of it? For breakfast today, we had a very unique cheese that we never knew existed. This “brown” cheese has a brown color similar to a light caramel. The similarities to caramel don’t just end with the color. The flavor itself has notes of caramel in every bite. […]
The Snow Hotel site where the Gamme Cabins are isn’t that far from Kirkenes, but its definitely not walking distance. Kirkenes itself isn’t that large, so there’s not a lot of restaurants (from what little we saw). So, because we plan our trips well, we packed a little something just in case we didn’t have […]
Whew! We met some new friends on our Crab Safari, they weren’t very talkative, but they were really really tasty! Check out the full review of the Crab Safari later, it was well worth the money. On our ride back from the Safari, Egil mentioned some interesting stuff. The people who live within in Kirkenes […]
If you’ve never registered your travel plans with your credit card companies, be sure to do so, this will ensure less difficulties when you’re traveling. It’s not always clear whether some businesses accept certain cards. Generally, the major places accept everything. For sure, Visa and Mastercard seem to be the most common. I always try […]
We complain a lot about gas prices in the U.S. (“petrol” as its called elsewhere). Norway is very rich in oil, but for some reason it’s still very expensive here. Some of the locals actually drive across into the Russian border to get gas, and its about 1/3 the price. The prices are in NOK […]
Yummo! We can’t wait to dig our claws into those tasty crab! Our guide Egil (pronounced Egg-il, an old Viking name) picked us up right next to the restaurant building. He comes from a proud family that owns a reindeer company, going back 16 generations. He recommends reindeer meet, which we have yet to try. […]