Next morning we awoke to another sunny day, already moored in Stavanger, Norway.
Port of Stavanger, Norway (by Arjan Post)
We took a beautiful cruise up one of the nearby fjords, the Lysefjord, to view a rock formation called “Pulpit Rock”. The steep fjord walls in one place allowed the tour-boat to come right up to the wall and scoop drinking water from a waterfall.
Pulpit Rock, Lysefjord, Norway
Fjord Cascades in Lysefjord
The local tour guide was French. She spoke very good English and was very charming, but she did not have a lot of Norwegian knowledge. At one point she was asked, “What is that house to the right?”, and she announced over the microphone, “Someone asked me what that house is to the right. I don’t know, but there it is, to the right”.
Our Tour Boat Stopping for Lunch
Wasps at Lunch (by Arjan Post)
After our return, P.J went back to the ship. The ship’s cold epidemic got her and she has also had more trouble walking.
I improvised my own city walking tour. Stavanger on a Sunday was the opposite of Bergen the previous day. In Norway, most things are closed on Sundays. The only occasional crowds I ran into were Holland America Line tour groups that paid money for what I was doing on my own. It was also less warm than in Bergen and strolling around was very pleasant.
Stavanger Cathedral (by Arjan Post)
Stavanger Old Town (by Arjan Post)
Stavanger Harbor (by Arjan Post)
Later in the afternoon the weather gradually deteriorated. After I returned to the ship it started to rain, the first rain we have seen while on shore during our entire cruise. We were lucky after all.
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Veendam in Stavanger: Our Stateroom Circled (by Arjan Post)
Photos © 2014 P.J. Gardner & Arjan Post. All rights reserved.
Video © 2014 Arjan Post. All rights reserved.