We spent most of the day cruising the western coast of
Norway. We stopped in Bodø at noon and walked the town. Being a Sunday it was
quiet except for cafes. The adventurous took a speed boat up the river to a
maelstrom caused by the tides.
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Nazi Christmas Ornaments |
About 9 PM we stopped in Svolvær and visited the Lofoten War Museum guided by the collector. His grandfather was a Norwegian resistance radio operator. On March
4th, 1941 the English staged a raid in this town, captured 200
Germans and 300 Norwegians escaped with the Brits. The SS returned the next
day. The travel channel was here last week filming his collection. Among his
possessions is a painting signed by A Hitler, when he removed it from its frame,
he found 4 painted Disney figures. Hitler was a big Disney fan. There is also an enigma machine and we were fascinated by Nazi Christmas ornaments.
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Night Cruising |
About 10:30 we entered a 26 km long strait, the clouds and sun created interesting
sights among the peaks. The highlight was a trip into the Trollfjord about 11:30.
The ship did a shape turn to port to squeeze into the 100 meter wide gap between the mountains. I got fooled into thinking we had another sharp turn to make to exit this
narrow channel, but instead the captain made a 180 degree turn to return the
way we came.
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