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Homeward Bound

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! Our day started very early: 2:30 am (8:30 pm on Sunday in the States). We had…

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Bergen: Hanseatic History on the Harbor

Many more photos from this day can be found here. If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! Today is a day that we…

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Geirangerfjord: Norway’s Most Spectacular Fjord

More photos from this day can be found here. We were encouraged to get up early this morning to have a narrated view of our fjord entrance to get to Geiranger. Weโ€™ve been a little worried about rain today, but…

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A Restful Day at Sea

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! You can find a few more pictures of the day here. Joyce welcomed the sea day…

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Lofoten Islands: Vikings and Fishing Villages

You can find more pictures from this day here: The day started especially early today. Alan looked to see if the Northern Lights might have made an appearance when he went to bed just before midnight (they had notโ€ฆit was…

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Narvik & the World’s Northernmost Wildlife Park

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! More photos from this day can be found here. As we continue to head south, we…

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Tromsรธ: Gateway to the Arctic

You can find more pictures from this day here. Alan had a hiking adventure today, but it wasnโ€™t exactly what he expected (hoped). He wasnโ€™t alone. The hike was described as โ€˜demandingโ€™, but Alan thought he could handle it from…

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Standing at the Top of Europe: North Cape

Pictures from this day can be found here. Today we arrived in Honningsvรฅg, Norway. We are in for more, โ€˜the most northernโ€ฆ.โ€™ things today. We are at the โ€˜top of Europeโ€™, even though the main place that claims that, NordCap,…

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Sailing South, Back Toward Norway

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! Since all of our friends back in Indiana are probably enjoying a reflective, quiet worshipful Sunday,…

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One More Day in the Arctic

You can find pictures from today here. We left Indiana without anything scheduled for today, thinking that after our first day in Longyearbyen we would see some things that weโ€™d want to come back to. After seeing that Longyearbyen was…

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