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| The new Kvernes Church |
The captain had warned us that it might be rough out at sea tonight,
but we have had such easy, even sailing so far, I didn’t think anything of
it. Fortunately, it was night time, and
I could sleep through the majority of it.
But it was rough, and it did make the ship move about a bit, and it woke
me up several times.
So today I’m not quite as well refreshed as I might be. Peter and I were both up early to do our
tours. We’ve been allocated different
ones this time, but they are also very similar, and finish at the same time.
I had a relatively easy time of it. Kristiansund is an “attractive,
modern town built on three islands connected by bridges”. In fact, the whole area is a system of
islands, many of which are connected by bridges or tunnels, and my tour on bus
number 6 was another drive out to see the scenery.
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| The lovely altar inside the old Kvernes Church |
There were only two stops, the
first at a couple of wooden churches, (one old and one new). The old church was very lovely, and you could
see why it had been preserved.
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| This boat model is several hundred years old. Behind is the very lovely decoration on the walls of the old church. |
We also took a drive along the Atlantic Ocean Road. The road is 5 mile
long and zig zags across islets and skerries, all connected by bridges. Quite dramatic on a windy day under grey
skies. We stopped at the highest bridge on the road to take more pictures.
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| The Atlantic Ocean Road |
My bus was back at the ship in time for lunch, and despite my usual
panic that maybe I’d miscounted and left someone behind (I never have of
course), all was well for my tour.
Not so for Peter, (his blog will better explain that), nor for one of
the shorex team on bus 7 . The guide on
her coach was, in my opinion, a nasty piece of work. Basically she refused an escort, saying the
bus was full, at a time when it was too late to divert passengers about. This upset the poor shorex lass, who was very
concerned to do her job properly. At
first stop, the shorex girl insisted that a couple of passengers should be
moved onto my bus where there was plenty of room, and that she would then be
able join as the escort to bus 7. The
guide wasn’t very nice about it and complained that it would upset the
passengers. It all got sorted out in the
end, but how does someone like that get a job tour guiding? Horrible woman.
My guide on the other hand, was a lovely man and very helpful, going
out of his way to assist a few german passengers who had no idea what was going
on. He had no problems with the changes.
Peter also had problems, and because of that, he was quite late back,
and we were therefore quite late into lunch, which also meant we really didn’t
have time to have a look around Kristiansund City this afternoon. Maybe another time.
So now the ship has set sail again.
The captain has decided not to tell us the weather forecast until
later. I’m hoping that if it’s going to
be rough, it waits until I’m in bed. Or
perhaps we’ll have a clear night and everyone can go up on top decks looking
out for the lights. Who knows.........
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