The next morning had us passing through the most scenic fjords of the cruise. Our ship having to carefully navigate narrow passages between increasingly mountainous walls. The first village we pass by over breakfast is the pretty Harstad.
We spend most of the day in the fjords and it is relaxing to settle down on board and let the panorama unfold before you off our balcony.
The village Stokmarknes is where Hurtigruten started operating from in 1893. They have built a museum here featuring one of their ships, the Finnmark, decommissioned in 1956. What is unique is that the whole vessel has been lifted out of the water onto a dock and the museum has been built around it. We spend a fun hour poking around cabins, lounges and crew areas 1956 style.
The coup de grace is entering the narrow Troll fjord with mountainous walls soraing either side and sea Eagles catching the breeze. Waterfalls cascade in. Truly magic!
