July 18 - Harstad, Norway
I forgot to add a couple of pictures to the Alta post from yesterday, so I've rectified that in that post. Apologies to the good citizens of Harstad, but this was a pretty "meh" port. Our tour wasn't until 3 pm and, while we had the opportunity to walk off the ship and have a look around, we just didn't see anything worth the effort. So instead we spent a lazy day. I really did enjoy lounging on the pool deck in 78 degree weather and sipping a lemonade and then later a pina colada that the kind waiters were offering. This is not what I expected above the Arctic Circle. Today's tour took us on a scenic tour of the city (nothing to see here, move along) and then to a medieval church which was rather interesting. It was started in the 12th Century and has had some changes made to it over the years - the biggest being that it was originally a Catholic church which was blessed by the area bishop and everything. But then after the reformation, it beca...