Welcome to the next Cruise Boy’s Norwegian Grammar Class: The "cross o" (ø) in "Tromsø" is pronounced like the "o" is followed by an "eh". So it is "trum soeh". Like before, there is a sound-link at the beginning of the Wiki page. Tromsø is the first city/town that we've visited this cruise that has … Continue reading Tromsø – Puppies!

I spent four years living in North Yorkshire, England. Therefore, I'm kind of vaccinated against gray, dreary, drizzly days. Good thing, too. The clouds came back after a clear evening the night before. "Lofoten" is the name of the set of islands outside of the Narvik fjord, where "Leknes" is the port where we docked. … Continue reading Leknes / Lofoten

So, tonight I joined sixty others by signing up for an evening "Northern Lights" tour. We jumped on two busses and drove over an hour into the mountains in order to get away from the lights of civilization. In the end, I have mixed feelings. To start with, I'm not a very good photographer. I … Continue reading Darn It

Narvik is a kind-of-new town. It was created in the early 20th century to provide a year-round port to export iron ore discovered in the Sweden mountains, as the Swedish port of Lulea freezes up in the winter. My tour guide explained that the mining company made of $4 billion USD in 2023, with about … Continue reading Narvik Morning

At about 17:45 local Norwegian time we crossed the Arctic Circle. Everyone is buzzing about that and checking various northern lights apps on the chance of seeing them over the coming days. I've been learning about K-indexes and and Kp band maps. Kp Bands Right now our forecast is Kp=3 and we are north of … Continue reading Sea Day – Arctic Circle