RobinsonAdventures2026

Friday, July 25, 2025 Well, the day has arrived. We must disembark from this wonderful sea journey. So many great people; so much delicious food; such a comfortable and convenient cabin; interesting excursions and amazing scenery all along the Norwegian north and west coasts. If ever you are looking for a fantastic experience, take a look at Hurtigruten. They also offer a cruise to Antarctica. It was a quiet day on board our ship. We were all packed, ready to disembark late in the afternoon. We enjoyed one last incredible breakfast and then moved to a table where I could continue to work on the blog and photo books, yet still be able to watch the scenery as we headed further south. After a while we returned to our cabin. I read my book while Jim researched the next leg of our journey. He is an amazing travel agent. Everything seems to fall into place. And we never got tired of watching the incredible mountains and sea passing by our windows. We arrived Bergen about 3 pm, took taxi ...

Sunday, July 20, 2025   All packed and ready to go. Our final breakfast (always amazing) at our hotel in Kirkenes. Jim went for a bit of a wander and was not quite back when the bus to take us to the Hurtigruten arrived. I flagged him down across the street and we got on board the bus.   The Hurtigruten is a company that operates cargo/passenger ships that ply the west coast of Norway. It is a five day journey from the northern port, Kirkenes, to the southern port, Bergen, travelling over 4600 kilometers. It stops at over 30 communities on the way to deliver cargo and to pick up and drop off passengers. The company has been in business since 1893 and currently a ship leaves from Kirkenes (going south) and from Bergen (going north) five days a week. The Hurtigruten company is considered one of the major factors in the development of Norway. The terrain is so rugged and the fiords are so long that building roads or railways is still very difficult. To drive from Kirkenes to Berg...