3rd – 4th AUGUST SHIP AT SEA, LEKNES NORWAY
Off to our body conditioning class the big event of the day!!
The day was lazy but you seem to be busy! I went to the spa for a treatment! Yumm!!!
I did attend a lecture in the afternoon and then proceeded to fall asleep!
Venetian club cocktails for return guests and yes there is Roger trying to find us!
We go and hide up the back then the oldest couple of the ship join us!!! He has a walking frame and walks crunched over at about 2 paces for 20secs!!! OMG!!!
Suzie is sitting next to him, she cant understand a word he is saying as his head is nearly on his knees and he mumbles!!
Does this sound reminiscint of the Discovery cruise !!!
Well guess what Roger comes up and asks us if we would like to join him for dinner!!!
Oh piss off Roger!!!
Susie tells him we are organized with Jimmy the Cruise Director, thank God!!
Bloody hell how are we going to rid of this pest!! We have paid for this trip and I don’t want to have to hide from the most boring man on the planet with whom we have nothing in common!!
Well off to dinner with Jimmy the Cruise Director who is divine, other than being tall and good looking he is great fun, American late 20s and not gay!! Cant wait to be married with kids
The other couple were also American, Art and Karen both very entertaining and intelligent, Art an international banker and they have lived in Australia as well Europe , now retired and on boards! Karen bright and bubbly!
At least this fun
Off to bed
4th AUGUST LEKNES
Up this am on deck nine for fitball, we are loving the classes but they are hard for the old girls!! We do feel fabulous afterwards so it is worth while doing it!!
This am it was freezing, the Captain had announced that we had crossed the Arctic Circle last night hence the low temperature
We have breakie and catch the bus into the small town of Leknes. This town is really nothing but the surrounding mountains are very spectacular
I go to the information desk to find out where a couple of places are we had been told to go to, well first place no bus today, great the other in 1 hour, ok we well go for a wander, so purchase a polo fleece, just another to add to my collection at home, and a head band, well at least Im not cold anymore!! Its about 11 degrees.
Now we are going to a little fishing village and to a fish restaurant which I thought would be good as they said there are lots of fish rests here!!
Wait an hour no bus then ask a bus driver where is the bus showing the timetable she gave us, oh that’s not the right bus and it goes at 2.30, bloody hell that’s too late as it takes and hour to get there. They are not too smart here either!!!
Only 4,200 residents!
Change of plans, well find a restaurant here. I go and ask in a shop and we are sent back to the shopping centre, we find a self serve café and I ask her for a fish restaurant and she says none here but we have fish!
Ok I order what she says is grilled salted something and Susie has salmon and a mineral water each! Cost $100.00 AUD! Everything is so expensive here not sure how they survive
It arrives and it is deep fried on chips and a salad. Well we have to eat it and its so awful especially as I don’t eat fried at anytime nor eat chips!! I hate say the little fried potatoes were rather delicious but not $100 worth!!
After this experience we decide to catch the bus back! We cant get over that the locals are walking around in shorts tshirts, thongs sundresses and we are in jacket jumper head band and still freezing!! I guess when it get to 20degrees below this is WARM, 11 degrees
Well that is Leknes!!
Stunning mountains and lots of little islands but a very nothing town, but surroundings are regarded the most stunning in Norway
Hey can you believe they get the midnight sun May 26th – July 17th and in winter no sun for December 9th – January 4th! How do they cope!!
I must say that the sun isn’t setting till about 11.00p.m
Probably best to do a tour here, and had it confirmed by our lecturer who said the scenery is breathtaking and tours the way to go !
Back to the pool and try to send off posts!! NOT sure if they went but Ive already said that!
After trying for a couple of hours I have given up!
We have booked the pool for dinner tonight, well rug up, they supply rugs and have grilled fish meat salad and potato.
I may have steak tonight as Ive had fish every day and night!!
Do you think Roger will find us!!!
The next chapter!!
I have decided if we cant get rid of him tonight I ll speak to one of my staff friends!!
I was very cool when I saw him this am at gym so heres hoping!!!!
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