The Beginning of our Cruise through the Norway Fjords with Hurtigruten

Day 2: Floro to Trondheim

Geiranger Fjord

Geiranger Fjord

While we slept, the cruise continued transporting people and cargo with multiple stops including Floro. We all woke early to have a full buffet breakfast before the ship ported at Alesund. The schedule stated that we would have about 45 minutes allowing for a quick walk through town but we were delayed leaving only 15 minutes in port. Next, the ship headed inland for a scenic cruise of Geiranger Fjord. It was amazing to see the cliffs towering high above the ship. We were also amazed with the number of farm houses perched along the mountains with seemingly no access to civilization. Around lunchtime, the ship stopped near the town of Geiranger to drop off passengers who signed up for the daily excursion before turning around and heading back to Alesund. We sat outside enjoying the return trip just as much. Back at Alesund, we again only had about 20 minutes to explore off the boat, but the blue skies made us excited for the walk.

That evening, we had our first set service dinner. All of the menus are prepared using ingredients acquired at the different ports. We enjoyed an appetizer of clipfish with sweet pea purée and asparagus (from Fiskarstrand), a salted leg of lamb with steamed summer cabbage, dill potatoes and horseradish sauce (from Hellesylt), and raspberry pie with almond brittle ice cream (from Gangstad Gardsysteri).