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Cruise Nordnorge

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 7 (Kirkenes)

KarenFebruary 12, 2026June 6, 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...

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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...

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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...

Year: 2026

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

Southsea: The D-Day Story

London: Postal Museum

Northumberland Day 8: Hebburn & Newcastle

Northumberland Day 5: Beadnell & Bamburgh

Northumberland Day 2: Berwick-upon-Tweed

Northumberland Day 1: Lucker Hall – Warkworth Cottage

Oxford: Father’s Day Treat

SS Shieldhall: Solent Forts

Cirencester

Winchester: Helios

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 12 (Bergen)

Hurtigruten Coastal Explorer – Day 11 (Kristiansund)

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