Cruising the fjords

Sunday 10 August

Woke to a magic blue sky for a day of cruising a number of fjords as we start to head south.  The trip should have seen us pick up a pilot at Grotnes pilot station but due to load, priorities and "sickies", we were unable to secure one for the trip through the narrowest fjords today.

So a change of course to what we could do without a pilot when we turned around - including about an hour sitting less than 200M off Nord Fugloya (birds and narrow waterfalls).  Then through wider fjords that we could traverse without a pilot.

Cloudless blue sky all day and very relaxing with next ports of call presentation and another Windows 8.1 class (very informative).

Another formal dinner tonight.  It appears that Ted (ex of HP) was a Divisional MD rather than the big chief.  He is at least 77 (looks quite a bit older, travelling alone, wife does not like cruising) and he spent 16 days in Ireland before joining us. He seems to enjoy the company on our dinner table but needs to sneak out for a smoke each night.  Apart from drinking and smoking, he is a bit like Forbes and so far has lost his airline ticket home and at least two cigarette lighters - and changed his mind on one of the paintings he has bought.

Very good show last night with two latin america dancers - one Australian, the other a New Zealander.