We woke up at 8, had a quick breakfast at the buffet and met
our tour group at 9:15 for a trip to the Saga Islands. Florian was our guide, a young German boy who
married a Norwegian girl and settled with her in her homeland.
We first went to a lookout point with beautiful views of the
city and the mountains. Some of the
peaks still have snow on them from the winter.
There was an old bunker up there that was cool.
Our large aft balcony for stateroom 678 on Regent Silver Seas Voyager
Sailing into Alesund - beautiful mountains line the fjord
Alesund, Norway from the lookout point
The "smallest hotel room in the world" on this dock in Alesund
Selfie at the lookout in Alesund - it is getting colder and colder as we go north
Voyager docked in Alesund with the mountains in the background
Beautiful vistas in every direction
Panorama from the lookout at Alesund, Norway
Statue of one of the early founders at Alesund
An old bunker at the lookout point
View of Alesund from the bunker
Little Timmy playing inside the bunker!
We started to drive through the city but the police had
blocked off many of the streets for a tall ship race next weekend. It was gridlock in the center city. We had to detour to get out of the city and
then began our journey to the Saga Islands.
We went through 3 long tunnels, the longest was 4 km. The last tunnel had only 1 lane but it had
pull off places so oncoming traffic could wait.
We went to Godoy first and to the very end to the light
house. We walked up to the top on very
steep stairs. It was really, really
windy up there.
Windy and cold in Godoy, Norway
The Godoy Lighthouse
Beautiful lighthouse - we walked to the top on very narrow stairs - very windy at the top
Selfie from the top of the Godoy Lighthouse
Another selfie with the lighthouse in the distance
Colorful houses line the waterfront
Beautiful purple flowers all over the fields
We then went to Giske Island and to an old church. A woman told us about the beautiful carvings
on the altar and pulpit. The church was
made of marble blocks and they are puzzled as to where the blocks came from. There is a grave outside that has a marble
top and it is believed that this is the grave of the man who built the marble
church.
The old church on Giske Island
The hand-carved pulpit in the church on Giske Island, Norway
The sanctuary
A guide gave us the history of the church
Marble blocks showing on the outside of the church - they have no idea where this came from
The large cemetery at the Giske Island Church
A house with a grass roof for insulation
"Marshmallows" - large rolls of hay in white wrappers - these were all over the fields
The cemetery and church on Giske Island, Norway
We then headed back to Alesund. We had a quick light lunch at the buffet and
then walked around downtown Alesund.
They call it an “art deco” city with interesting architecture. I bought a wool cap as we are headed further
north to the Arctic Circle where there is much, much colder weather and my caps
won’t be enough. They told me that they
had “summer stock” in and weren’t sure they even had any but finally found one
in the back. When I got confirmation of
the charge from Chase it was $50 for a hat made in China!
The movie theatre in Alesund, Norway
Statue of a woman looking out to sea in Alesund
Our ship, the Voyager, docked in Alesund, Norway
View of the harbor from our balcony
View of the city to the west from our balcony
View of the city to the north from our balcony
Tim went to the gym and I went to the sauna. The heat wiped me out so I returned to the
cabin and napped.
We dressed for dinner and went to Observations for a
drink. We set sail about 7 headed north
to Trondheim which is only about 84 nautical miles away. We had dinner in Compass Rose and our usual
after-dinner drink in Observation before going to bed.
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