Norway Fjords Cruising and Northern Lights

While the ship really left little to be desired (it’s their oldest working ship, and while some may claim it has the “old world charm”, I like my ships a bit more “new world”!), the weather and views were pretty. Like, really pretty. Kind of pretty that you seem to get used to, and then every once in a while you remind yourself where you are and to soak it all in!

You’ re supposed to be able to see a man’s face in these mountains:

This is called 7 Sisters (I think I cut off the last peak in this particular photo…oops):

We spent the day in the reading in the panorama lounge, napping in our tiny cabin, or watching the amazing scenery go by. We crossed the arctic circle which is marked with a globe, which was pretty cool.

There were a few ports where we got to leave the boat and wander the town a bit, which was nice to get some fresh air on land and see a few more little towns.

That evening we had dinner in the dining area, and then headed back to our cabin. Shortly after we got back into our cabin, we heard the “Northern Light” music that they piped in the cabins whenever there was a spotting. We were prepared this time (we had the camera already on the tripod and all our winter gear laid out! However, my camera is still pretty wonky, so the pictures really really do not do the lights justice!). We raced out and saw the magnificent green arch in front of us. I snapped a bunch of pictures.

I didn’t realize that THIS show would go on for well over an hour, would be all around us (on top, to the left to the right, to the back) and would shift from light green, to bright green, to pinks and yellows. It swirled and arched, and really did dance in the sky! It was absolutely amazing!

Sometimes it was so bright and present, my camera could only capture a fun screen of green! I ended up removing my camera from the tripod, and experimenting with even putting it on auto setting and it was still capturing! Rob was also able to get some incredible shots with his iPhone and I was able to take some video!

It was freezing cold, so we had to keep ducking inside for some warmth, but we didn’t want to miss too much of the show! As many pictures as we took, my heart took a thousand more. Cheesy I know, but seriously, this was one of those magical moments and both Rob and I appreciated the beauty and majesty of this incredible world. Thin place and a thin moment for sure.