Day 10 Geiranger, Norway

Today was our sea kayaking day!! We booked an excursion independently with the Geiranger Kayak Centre. We had to walk two km on flat land around to the put in point. Once there we were provided with life jackets and spray skirts, then briefed on safety steps for sea kayaking. Our guide was named Ott (pronounced oit) and he was excellent. We were two families of four who all set out for the Sisters Waterfall. 

J and I paddled together, as did JG and P.  What a stunning way to experience the Geiranger Fjord!  Three hours of paddling with such enormous soaring rocks rights beside us!!  P said this was his favourite port so far - that when he faced the waterfall directly across from the seven sisters, he felt at one with nature!!

Our family with another from Ohio posing for a picture in front of the Seven Sisters Waterfall!

We returned to the ship and ate a very late lunch at 2:30 pm. J and P left the ship to climb to the top of the waterfall hike- it was about 10 km and 500 metres elevation gain.  JG and I went and did a little shopping!

Supper, then a hot tub on the 17th deck. And we made a point of spending some time on the observation deck as we pulled out of Geiranger at 10 pm. It was still daylight and much beauty to see. 

Exiting Geiranger Fjord at 11 pm at night!!

Returned to the room at 11:15 to get the bones of the blog together and hit the hay! 

Tomorrow we have a hike and bike in Alesund!