We arrived in Hellesylt early in the morning , as usual, and after breakfast we walked in to town, more of a village really with very little in the way of shops, I think there was one tourist shop, a Hostel and a Church on a hill.
Anyway we went for a walk around the area and took a few photographs and Jennifer wanted to visit the Church which was on a steep hill, I can go up but not down so easily with my knees, and so Jennifer went up the hill to the Church and I sat around and admired the view for a while and then headed back to the ship. Jennifer returned at about 12.00 and shortly afterwards to ship was got ready to sail away.
We went for lunch in the Palms Café and we both had the split pea soup, which was excellent although it cam back to haunt Noel all afternoon and evening. The ship then sailed through the fjords for about 90 minutes and reached Geiranger where you have to use a float out walkway to get to the shore. This was good as in the past it was by boat transfer which is not good for many people.
This is a much bigger town and we know that we have been here before when we did our road trip many years ago in Jennifer MGF. This place has three Hotels and lots of shops and two camp grounds for Caravan and Motor homes right by the side of the Fjord and of course with stunning views, and a great place to stay if you want some piece and quiet.So we walked around for a couple of hours and then it started to rain and we headed back to the ship for a cup of tea and rest before Dinner. Jennifer had the Red Snapper with scallops and Noel the Lamb Shank and both were excellent and washed down with a couple of glasses of Merlot. After dinner we went up to the observation lounge to see us us depart Geiranger Fjord which we did until it got to to dark .
When we arrived at the lounge it was quite empty but at about 9.30 pm it started to fill up and then shortly afterwards they had to have a quiz ??? why, which leads me on to a moan.
There are almost thirty items listed on the ships newspaper outlining all the entertainment for the day, from quiz to talks (one about a murder) and one asked why is this all necessary when you are sailing through some of the most attractive scenery in the world. In every bar and lounge there seems to me music played all the time and the only place for peace and quiet if the Library which is often full. Can’t people just enjoy their own company and and the views.Another moan is the inclusive wine deal, each time you have a drink you hand them your ships identity card which states that you have the ‘all inclusive’ but you keep on having to sign chits with your name, cabin and signature, why???. Is it not possible for the ship to use the card only. Also you can access your on-board account through the TV or through the ships internet portal, if you compare them they are different and both seem to be wrong. We seem to being charged for drinks which are included in the package anyway we will have to sort this out later today before it gets worse. I did try to access the Ship Wi-Fi portal this morning but that is not working- say no more…
