Hurtigruten; Wednesday, 30 January, 2013

As to whether there was any rough water after leaving Kristiansund I wouldn’t know as the plan worked and by the time my alarm woke me up we were in the process of docking in Trondheim (albeit nearly 40 minutes late)

After a quick breakfast we joined the city sightseeing tour of the city to take in the views and the cathedral, before heading back to the ship to continue the journey north.

The first part of the afternoon was back up the Trondheimfjord that the ship had sailed down the previous evening, the spectacular views along this, the third largest fjord in Norway made it a very interesting section of the journey, culminating with the amazing Kjeungskjær Fyr (lighthouse)

About 90 minutes later, shrouded in an eerie mist, we entered the Stokksundet, a tiny passageway, barely larger than the ship itself, with a spectacular 90 degree turn part way through it, the ship treaded its way through the sound, taking all the skill of the captain.

After a couple more hours sailing (and dinner) we arrived at the second and final port of the day, Rørvik. Just a short stop here to let people stretch their legs and look at the southbound MS Nordnorge, before it was time to board again, and continue our journey north towards the Arctic.