Day 22 – 31 July 2023 – at sea – Alesund, Norway to Gothenburg, Sweden

A lazy start today, 8.30am for breakfast then afterwards we sat upstairs in the Observation Deck with Tereza reading & me writing up the blog. We have been blessed with the weather on this cruise, there is hardly a breath of wind today, the skies are sunny & blue with a few white clouds & the seas are flat with a low swell, perfect cruising conditions. A number of cruise ships go past in the other direction, heading north, plus lots of cargo ships in both directions, we can always see ships. The Norwegian coastline can be seen in the far distance, around 50 kilometres away. Last night & today we come across some Hungarians, this is the first time on this cruise.  Apparently there is about 20 of them on the one week cruise.  They seem to be in awe that we come from Australia & are amazed that after 62 years of living in Australia I can speak Hungarian so well.

Lunch is again superb then afterwards I have a sleep & Tereza reads a bit more. Afterwards we do a few laps of the ship on the outside Promenade Deck, a very pleasant walk. At 3 o’clock we went to listen to Clare giving an information session on Gothenburg in Sweden, our port of call tomorrow. Back in the cabin I read about what we will be doing in Iceland & have another sleep. Life is good.

Dinner is again superb & afterwards we listen to Kaigi, the singer, his partner, Michelle, is feeling sick. Clare interviewed Kaigi about his life & life on the ship & his music career. He trained as a classical pianist but has changed & trained in vocals as well. He is a very versatile performer. Another lazy great day.