Eidfjord, Norway

April, 25, 2023

After been in the sickbay (my cabin) for 2 days with a bad cold, today was the day to set foot on shore again. We woke up on the end of a fjord in a small town called Eidfjord. It was a very picturesque town with mainly white colored houses spread out over the hillside. The population of the town was around one thousand. The town is situated at the end of an 70 mile inlet with mountains on either side scattered with small towns. I noticed also numerous fish farms on the inlet. We set of for a walk through the town. It is a
very clean town. Nice homes with tidy yards. There is apparently a large hydro dam on top of the mountain, what partly explains the wealth in the town. There were signs of numerous vacation rentals around town. In the summer it is very popular with campers and hikers. on our walk we had to do a little cold weather clothes shopping. Surprisingly the prices were very reasonable. The temperature today was only 4 deg celcius and there was snow on the mountains in every direction you looked. Stopped at a small coffee shop for a nice late. By 1 PM we headed for the warmth of the ship with a fresh supply of fisherman’s friends cough drops. We had a nice hot lunch on the ship. Later that afternoon we really enjoyed sailing out the very scenic fjord towards the Atlantic ocean on our way to our next stop Bergen Norway.

Cheers