Olden and Geirangerfjord

It was an early start with the alarm wakening us at 6.30 a.m.  We then had breakfast and made our way to the Britannia Lounge for our disembarkation to go on our trip to Geirangerfjord and Mount Dalsnibba.  Our guide was very pleased that the weather was a bit better as her previous two tours had been through fog and mist!!  Another spot of good news was that we were actually able to berth in Olden - originally we were to be at anchor and disembarkation was to be via tender.

Once on the coach we were taken to a lovely viewpoint where we were able to take some photos

There was another stop at a waterfall, but I thought the mountains looked prettier!!

We were soon on our way once more, travelling up some very winding roads with hairpin pins that reminded everyone of 'The Italian Job' movie!!  The coach had an inbuilt temperature gauge, and we could see the outside temperature dropping significantly as we climbed ever upwards.  The weather was still holding out and fingers and toes were very firmly crossed that it would stay like that so that we could see the spectacular views that awaited us at the summit of Mount Dalsnibba!!

Frozen lake in the mountains

Wall of snow!!

Then, at last, we were at the top and it was just magnificent!!  The weather was clear and the views were just amazing.  However, you need to be quick as in just a matter of moments, the clouds can just roll in and obliterate everything.  The scenery could change every minute!! 

View to Geirangerfjord

View to Geirangerfjord

view to Geirangerfjord with cairn in foreground

Cairns on Mount Dalsnibba

Cairns on Mount Dalsnibba

After our stop here, it was time to start making the journey back down the mountain for our lunch at the Union Hotel, but there was one more photo-stop

Looking towards Geirangerfjord

Looking towards Geirangerfjord

After a very yummy lunch we took a little walk and found this little building, which seems to have been an old mill - it had the traditional grass roof that we saw on many buildings in Norway

It was soon time to join the ferry for our sail on the Geirangerfjord, and we boarded quickly, taking seats up on the top deck. As you can see, cruise ships are totally dwarfed by the huge mountains of the Geirangerfjord.

On the Geirangerfjord

Seven Sisters Waterfall

Fishing boat

 After our journey we disembarked at the other end and guess what - yes, another waterfall!!

Some of the scenery on the way back to the ship was just spectacular, but taking photos out of a coach window is a bit hit and miss!!  Here are some that turned out fairly well.

You can just see the Saga Sapphire away in the distance!

Once we were back on board ship we said goodbye to Olden and sailed off to our next and last port of call, Bergen.  I took some photos as we said goodbye.

We weren't sure where to eat that night so decided to book at the East to West restaurant again, but what a fiasco that turned out to be!!  My husband went to make the booking and had to wait at least 25 minutes to see the maître d' who then proceeded to 'interview' him!  It turned out that if you had dined there before, which we had, then we weren't allowed to do so again!!  Well, that fact hadn't been advertised anywhere, so my husband decided to complain to the Food and Beverage Manager who apologised and said that he would sort it out.  As it happened we had just received an invitation to dine at the Food and Beverage Manager's table the next night, which we had already accepted!!  We got a phone call later in the cabin to tell us that we were booked at a table for that night but would have to share a table, which wasn't a problem.  As it turned out, there were eight of us sat at the banquet table, which had previously been unused, so they obviously had to fit in more people than just us two.  We had another enjoyable meal and we left there to go to the Beatles  tribute night in the Britannia Lounge.  Explosive Productions put on another fantastic production which we thoroughly enjoyed.

After the show it was time to retire to the cabin once again as we had another full day trip organised for the following day from Bergen!!