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Norway cruise - 2018 Aug 31 - Sep 06

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Introduction
There is a movie It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium about a coach tour of Europe. On this trip one could say "it’s 00:45 so this must be Mehamn, it’s 02:45 so this must be Kjøllefjord" and so on through a total of eight ports in 24 hours This example is from the southbound leg of the cruise which we did not do but the leg we did do was equally hectic involving 36 stops in seven days. For what it's worth, I got photos at 30 of these 36 stops although several are just a shot of street lights seen from our cabin port hole.
This may be a cruise to some incredible scenery but it is also a working ferry: at every stop people, cars and goods get on or off to do just part of the voyage.

Gatwick → Bergen
2018-08-31 11:33:37 Fr:0/189006 Sq:00113337
2018-08-31 11:33:56 Fr:0/189007 Sq:00113356
2018-08-31 11:36:23 Fr:0/189008 Sq:00113623
2018-08-31 11:51:03 Fr:0/189009 Sq:00115103
2018-08-31 13:02:42 Fr:0/189010 Sq:00130242
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I am still trying to find the purpose of the semi-circular causeway at the centre of this picture
2018-08-31 13:03:39 Fr:0/189011 Sq:00130339
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Bergen
2018-08-31 14:51:53 Fr:0/189023 Sq:00145153
2018-08-31 14:53:56 Fr:0/189024 Sq:00145356
2018-08-31 15:06:58 Fr:0/189025 Sq:00150658
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2018-08-31 15:07:18 Fr:0/189027 Sq:00150718
2018-08-31 17:03:52 Fr:0/189028 Sq:00170352
2018-08-31 17:06:34 Fr:0/189029 Sq:00170634
2018-08-31 17:08:13 Fr:0/189030 Sq:00170813
2018-08-31 17:11:04 Fr:0/189031 Sq:00171104
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2018-08-31 17:12:29 Fr:0/189038 Sq:00171229
2018-08-31 17:13:13 Fr:0/189039 Sq:00171313
2018-08-31 17:30:47 Fr:0/189040 Sq:00173047
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2018-08-31 20:03:20 Fr:0/189047 Sq:00200320
These satellite dishes seem to be pointing almost horizontally. In fact they are at 30° above horizontal that is because Bergen is at 60° North and geostationary satellites are above the equator.
2018-08-31 17:53:52 Fr:0/189046 Sq:002004
2018-08-31 20:06:14 Fr:0/189048 Sq:00200614

Florø
2018-09-01 02:18:49 Fr:0/189050 Sq:01021849

Måløy
2018-09-01 04:22:48 Fr:0/189051 Sq:01042248
2018-09-01 04:24:31 Fr:0/189052 Sq:01042431

Torvik
2018-09-01 07:06:53 Fr:0/189053 Sq:01070653
2018-09-01 07:07:20 Fr:0/189054 Sq:01070720
2018-09-01 07:08:59 Fr:0/189055 Sq:01070859
2018-09-01 07:09:31 Fr:0/189056 Sq:01070931
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2018-09-01 07:10:03 Fr:0/189058 Sq:01071003
2018-09-01 07:10:36 Fr:0/189059 Sq:01071036

Storfjorden and Sunylvsfjorden
2018-09-01 10:54:33 Fr:0/189S71 Sq:01105433
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Storfjorden and Sunnylvsfjorden
2018-09-01 10:56:45 Fr:0/189061 Sq:01105645
2018-09-01 10:57:12 Fr:0/189062 Sq:01105712
2018-09-01 12:48:59 Fr:0/189063 Sq:01124859
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maps
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maps
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2018-09-01 13:21:00 Fr:0/189076 Sq:01132100
2018-09-01 13:22:39 Fr:0/189077 Sq:01132239

Geiranger
2018-09-01 13:28:09 Fr:0/189078 Sq:01132809
2018-09-01 13:28:36 Fr:0/189079 Sq:01132836
2018-09-01 13:29:19 Fr:0/189080 Sq:01132919
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Model of the ship
2018-09-01 15:23:25 Fr:0/189S74 Sq:01152325
maps
2018-09-01 15:24:55 Fr:0/189091 Sq:01152455
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on board

Ålesund
2018-09-01 18:29:48 Fr:0/189097 Sq:01182948
2018-09-01 18:31:01 Fr:0/189098 Sq:01183101
2018-09-01 18:31:59 Fr:0/189099 Sq:01183159
2018-09-01 18:37:26 Fr:0/189100 Sq:01183726
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2018-09-01 18:46:43 Fr:0/189103 Sq:01184643
2018-09-01 18:47:00 Fr:0/189104 Sq:01184700

Kristiansund
2018-09-02 01:44:07 Fr:2/189105 Sq:02014407
2018-09-02 01:48:51 Fr:2/189107 Sq:02014851

Trondheim
2018-09-02 09:06:01 Fr:2/189108 Sq:02090601
Hurtigruten MS Midnatsol - guess what that means in English!
2018-09-02 09:07:10 Fr:2/189109 Sq:02090710
2018-09-02 09:13:10 Fr:2/189110 Sq:02091310
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Nedre Bakklandet, Trondheim
2018-09-02 09:44:09 Fr:2/189118 Sq:02094409
2018-09-02 09:46:50 Fr:2/189119 Sq:02094650
2018-09-02 09:47:41 Fr:2/189120 Sq:02094741
2018-09-02 09:49:13 Fr:2/189121s Sq:02094913
Seen within yards of each other - perhaps one is Nynorsk and one is Bokmål! The Bokmål Wikipedia spells it with two kks: Nedre Bakklandet. Claimed to be the longest street of all-wood houses (in the daily guide on the boat - not in Wikipedia)
2018-09-02 09:50:30 Fr:2/189123 Sq:02095030
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Electricity sub-station
2018-09-02 09:53:34 Fr:2/189126 Sq:02095334

Trondheim: Gamle Bybro, etc.
2018-09-02 09:55:59 Fr:2/189127 Sq:02095559
2018-09-02 09:56:56 Fr:2/189128 Sq:02095656
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Old Town Bridge
2018-09-02 10:18:30 Fr:2/189135 Sq:02101830
2018-09-02 10:18:54 Fr:2/189136 Sq:02101854
2018-09-02 10:20:49 Fr:2/189137 Sq:02102049
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2018-09-02 10:24:12 Fr:2/189141 Sq:02102412
2018-09-02 10:27:39 Fr:2/189142 Sq:02102739

Trondheim: most northerly tram, etc.
2018-09-02 10:34:04 Fr:2/189143 Sq:02103404
2018-09-02 10:34:32 Fr:2/189144 Sq:02103432
2018-09-02 10:34:57 Fr:2/189145 Sq:02103457
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Garnhuset Trondheim AS, Fjordgata 62
2018-09-02 11:04:54 Fr:2/189158 Sq:02110454
Fairytale Souvenir Shop, Fjordgata 52
2018-09-02 11:05:51 Fr:2/189159 Sq:02110551
possibly Spaceworld Soundgarden, Fjordgata 34
2018-09-02 11:08:36 Fr:2/189160 Sq:02110836
2018-09-02 11:13:01 Fr:2/189161 Sq:02111301
2018-09-02 11:15:10 Fr:2/189162 Sq:02111510
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2018-09-02 11:37:57 Fr:2/189168 Sq:02113757
2018-09-02 12:16:42 Fr:2/189171 Sq:02121642

Trondheim to Rørvik
2018-09-02 13:08:02 Fr:2/189172 Sq:02130802
2018-09-02 14:42:45 Fr:2/189173 Sq:02144245
2018-09-02 15:10:34 Fr:2/189174 Sq:02151034
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On board
2018-09-02 18:56:53 Fr:2/189206 Sq:02185653
When this ship was built in 2002 the designers said "we will provide a space with a few computers so people can check their emails". In 2018 the computers have gone because anybody who wants internet access has brought an access device with them. And good quality Wi-Fi is available throughout the ship.
Before we went out I had bought 35G bytes of internet data access via the GSM network (mobile phone to you). I was very impressed with the mobile coverage considering we were out at sea and passing some very sparsely inhabited country.
Only once in the entire voyage did I notice a loss of GSM availability and that for about fifteen minutes only. Interestingly the on-board internet failed at the same time suggesting that the ship's internet is provided via GSM - I had assumed it came via satellite.
2018-09-02 18:58:26 Fr:2/189207 Sq:02185826
Builders' drawing of Trollfjord dated 2002. Note a transmission shaft running astern - perhaps the idea of generating electricity and using that to drive the propellers came later.

Rørvik
2018-09-02 21:11:14 Fr:2/189210 Sq:02211114
Hurtigruten MS Nordlys (Norweg­ian for northern lights) south­bound at Rørvik

Sandnessjøen
2018-09-03 04:22:21 Fr:2/189213 Sq:03042221

Ørnes
2018-09-03 09:40:56 Fr:2/189216 Sq:03094056

Bodø RIB Safari
2018-09-03 12:40:52 Fr:2/189217 Sq:03124052
2018-09-03 12:41:34 Fr:2/189218 Sq:03124134
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Deck 8 forward lounge
2018-09-03 18:19:03 Fr:2/189240 Sq:03181903

approaching Stamsund on Lofoten
2018-09-03 18:20:18 Fr:2/189242 Sq:03182018
2018-09-03 18:27:08 Fr:2/189243 Sq:03182708
2018-09-03 18:35:25 Fr:2/189244 Sq:03183525
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Stamsund
2018-09-03 18:59:23 Fr:2/189253 Sq:03185923
2018-09-03 18:59:59 Fr:2/189254 Sq:03185959
2018-09-03 19:06:04 Fr:2/189255 Sq:03190604

Meet the Vikings
2018-09-03 19:23:50 Fr:2/189256 Sq:03192350
2018-09-03 19:40:23 Fr:2/189258 Sq:03194023
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Sortland
2018-09-04 03:10:51 Fr:4/189278 Sq:04031051

Risøyhamm
2018-09-04 04:32:35 Fr:4/189279 Sq:04043235

approaching Harstad
2018-09-04 06:37:07 Fr:4/189280 Sq:04063707
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Harstad
2018-09-04 06:48:10 Fr:4/189291 Sq:04064810
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2018-09-04 06:55:23 Fr:4/189296 Sq:04065523
(Harstad)
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2018-09-04 06:55:45 Fr:4/189298 Sq:04065545
(Harstad) Even if you are only stopping for 15 minutes, you still need to be moored properly and if you are stopping eight times in 24 hours, you get pretty slick at the mooring process
2018-09-04 06:56:12 Fr:4/189299 Sq:04065612
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2018-09-04 06:59:07 Fr:4/189301 Sq:04065907
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(Harstad)
2018-09-04 07:02:22 Fr:4/189308 Sq:04070222
2018-09-04 07:03:31 Fr:4/189309 Sq:04070331
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2018-09-04 07:21:35 Fr:4/189312 Sq:04072135
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2018-09-04 07:55:34 Fr:4/189324 Sq:040754
Hurtigruten MS Polarlys (Norwegian for polar lights, also known as northern lights or aurora borealis) southbound
2018-09-04 07:54:53 Fr:4/189321 Sq:04075453
2018-09-04 07:55:09 Fr:4/189322 Sq:04075509

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