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Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

KarenFebruary 13, 2026February 24, 2026

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

KarenFebruary 12, 2026February 24, 2026

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

KarenFebruary 11, 2026February 23, 2026

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

KarenFebruary 10, 2026February 19, 2026

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

KarenFebruary 13, 2026February 24, 2026

We'd already stopped at three ports by the time we woke up this morning: Mehamn, Kjøllefjord and Honningsvåg. We popped up on deck to watch the sail into Havøysund. It...

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

KarenFebruary 12, 2026February 24, 2026

Overnight Nordnorge stopped in Vardø and Vadsø. Ships only stop at Vadsø on the Northbound route, not the Southbound - 34 ports on the way up but only 33 ports...

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

KarenFebruary 11, 2026February 23, 2026

We were now sailing up the last stretch of Western Norway before we sailed along the north of Norway. We had crossed latitude 71°. In the early hours of the...

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

KarenFebruary 10, 2026February 19, 2026

NordNorge stopped at four ports overnight - Stokmarknes, Sortland, Risøyhamn and Harstad and we slept through the lot! Little bit of a lie in and a later breakfast today as...

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 4 (Bodø)

KarenFebruary 9, 2026February 17, 2026

Up early this morning to be out on deck as we crossed the Arctic Circle at 66°33'N. It was barely light when we first stepped out on the deck. The...

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Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 3 (Trondheim)

KarenFebruary 8, 2026February 15, 2026

We thought we'd beat the rush for breakfast this morning ... but everyone else seemed to have the same idea too. We had stopped briefly in Kristiansund at 02.45 for...

Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 2 (Ålesund)

KarenFebruary 7, 2026February 16, 2026

During the night, MS Nordnorge stopped at Florø (02.45 for 15 mins) and Måløy (05.15 again for 15 mins) - we slept through! All the Hurtigruten ships are postal service...

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Hurtigruten Coastal Express – Day 1 (Bergen)

KarenFebruary 6, 2026February 14, 2026

We were awake bright and early today - we'd stayed at the Premier Inn at Gatwick overnight rather than battle with the M25 and weather on the morning of our...

Days Out Restaurant Theatre Treasure Trail

London: High Noon

KarenJanuary 3, 2026January 27, 2026

Our 2025 family Christmas Present was tickets to see the stage show High Noon. It's one of Jon's favourite films and he was intrigued to see how this would translate...

Days Out

The Lost Village of Imber

KarenDecember 31, 2025January 28, 2026

The lost village of Imber had intrigued me for many years. It's located miles from anywhere in the middle of Salisbury plain in Wiltshire and slap bang in the middle...

Days Out Theatre

London: The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything!

KarenNovember 21, 2025January 29, 2026

When Jon spotted that the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was coming to London as an "Interactive Experience", he made sure he could book tickets as soon as they opened....

Days Out

Gloucester: Extreme Robots

KarenNovember 8, 2025January 28, 2026

Back in the day, Jon and I loved watching Robot Wars on TV. Teams build their own robots, with weapons, self-righters, flippers and spinning discs and then go to battle...

Here … There … Everywhere

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 4 (Bodø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 3 (Trondheim)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 2 (Ålesund)

Hurtigruten Coastal Express – Day 1 (Bergen)

London: High Noon

The Lost Village of Imber

London: The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything!

Gloucester: Extreme Robots

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 8 (Hammerfest)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 6 (Honningsvåg)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 5 (Tromsø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 4 (Bodø)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 3 (Trondheim)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 2 (Ålesund)

Hurtigruten Coastal Express – Day 1 (Bergen)

London: High Noon

The Lost Village of Imber

London: The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything!

Gloucester: Extreme Robots

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