Unfortunately Noel has developed a cold over the last couple of days and know it has come home to roost and he is not feeling great. The ship arrived in Alesund and mice old quant town and Jennifer went for a walk to look at the town and also to purchase some water for the cabin and also some grapes.
Some of the views from the window were excellent but we understand they improve dramatically with a strong chance to see some whales.
During the period the old man of the house had the afternoon in bed trying to get over the problems. We had a light lunch and the ship has a unique way of stopping wasted food by serving only small dishes and if you want more you can order as required which we wonder if any American on the ship would not find to their taste.
In the evening we swapped our free complimentary bottle of champagne for a bottle of Chardonnay which went down with our meal. As mentioned before the plate sizes are not large but the food is really good with not a massive choice but good enough for us. We learnt that the number of passengers on the ship is less than 200 and it does take 500 and so this is why it seems very quiet and in addition their is no music playing in the background all the time which is really wonderful and lift music can drive you up the wall.
Following dinner we met the Australia couple again for a couple of hours chat which was most enjoyable but its a shame they get off the ship tomorrow and head for Helsinki on their way back to OZ. And so to bed
