Aaahh! Sun! We were sailing south, and the temperature, even out here beyond all the islands, was quite moderate, and the sky was only partly cloudy. I wished that we were a small enough ship to sail between the islands and the mainland, but we are not. We did have a view of the islands off the port side until we got south of the Lofoten Wall.
We spent most of the morning, or what was left of it by the time we finished breakfast, on our balcony enjoying the sunshine. The temperature was up in the high 60s with barely a breeze and very calm seas. Delightful.
According to the Captain's report this afternoon, our delay in Tromso was an engine problem, but then, when we were ready to leave, the dock's linesmen had gone to another area work the departure of another ship, probably the Costa Deliziosa, thus we had to wait until they got back. Then, during the night, the engines acted up again, so we are making what speed we can and will be about six hours late into Bergen tomorrow. That will delay all the tours, but shouldn't matter much since it will still be light by the time we leave again. (We will cross the Arctic Circle again this afternoon so will begin having sunset and sunrise again.)
I don't remember if I mentioned that Jill's next door neighbors are on board for this second half of our trip. Anyway, we are meeting them early this evening for drinks and dinner at the Pinnacle Grill. That will be a nice change from our late second seating dinner. Later. Yes, it was a most elegant dinner with both champagne and wine, several flaming entrees and with things like chocolate souffle and creme brûlée for dessert.
There is a pronounced roll to the ship this evening. My guess is that it is more noticeable because we are having to go so slowly due to the engine problem, whatever it is. However, the wind has picked up a good deal also making lots of whitecaps.
About 9:45 this evening we passed this oil platform. I'm sure glad that I never had to even visit one of those, much less work on one. It doesn't look too bad from a long way off, but the thought of riding out a storm on one is really scary.
Bergen
Well, we are not in Bergen yet, and won't get there until at least 4:00 pm. The engine problem reoccurred during the night, and we evidently spent a good while dead in the water while they got it going again. As I write at 11:00 am, we are poking along the coastline. No one knows yet how this will play out. If they can get things fixed in Bergen, I am guessing that we will probably go on to Amsterdam but skip the stop in Stavanger Fjord, but there's no telling yet. At the least, with such a late arrival in Bergen, most of the tours there will probably be cancelled, especially the long ones. Ours is/was just a two hour tour of the city which goes to places that I have already seen, but Jill hasn't seen. Ah well, "Success is learning to deal with Plan B."
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