From Fjords to Fiats

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General look at the Pollux-obviously plenty of other sitting or viewing areas











Couple of spas available

 

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Our schedule-kept pretty accurate time


First lunch
Tomato soup


Salmon




Vardo

 

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Batsfjord


Dinner Menu

 

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Vardo-Vardø (town) - Wikipedia

Batsfjord-Båtsfjord - The Hidden North

So a good nights sleep in a very comfortable cabin and a breakfast window of 7am to 9.30am meant we had a very relaxed start to the day.

First view was Havoysund-Havøysund - The Hidden North







Salmon & scrambled eggs for breakfast off the menu & then free to graze the buffet with plenty of hot & cold choice. Coffee was generally very ordinary but that applied to wherever we tried in Norway




Then laze around as we approach Hammerfest- got off here. In the general waiting area some people seemed to be jostling to be first down the gangway. As a general comment, the lifts & stairs were never crowded & we always had a spot to sit in the general area we wanted to be

Hammerfest - The Hidden North

Hammerfest Gas Snøhvit and Hammerfest LNG - Equinor






We had around 90 minutes to wander Hammerfest & basically did a rough anticlockwise wobble around with the dock area visible most of the time



The tent hosts various festival events




The Protestant Church of Hammerfest was built by architect Hans Magnus from Oslo, who among other things also designed the northernmost church in the world on Spitsbergen. It was consecrated in 1961. The triangle served as a leitmotif for the Church, both as a symbol of the Holy Trinity and also as a reference to the traditional fish drying racks, which are still used to produce the stockfish.

The wall behind the altar is a mosaic image, which was completely composed of Norwegian stones and completed in 1972. The small windows on the sides show symbols of the Christian faith. The glass mosaic on the back wall was created by Jardar Lunde. The ceiling’s wood paneling is reminiscent of an upturned boat.

 

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More Hammerfest

Autumn colour not so pronounced. Plenty of fence protection to be seen if you zoom




Ole Olsen (composer) - Wikipedia


Blue Music Pavillion-white pipe is for a spotlight




The view to Haja -Håja - Wikipedia

 

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We were back onboard for our 1.30pm lunch setting









Time for a drink but outside wasn't very inviting


Pricey but Mrs RB thought approaching 200ml


Tap beer was cold & fresh

Nikkeby- apparently home for 11 people


Skjervoy


Dinner 8pm-shared a table with a couple from near Rome
Duck