Viking Travel Journal––Day 13
Yesterday I wrote about the pagan chieftain who was instrumental in Iceland adopting Christianity. His name is Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi. If
Yesterday I wrote about the pagan chieftain who was instrumental in Iceland adopting Christianity. His name is Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi. If
Not every swing is a hit. Some are strikes. Seydisfjordur, Iceland was a complete whiff…at least for me. The length
Today was another day at sea as we travelled from the Faroe Islands toward Iceland. There were three lectures today.
The Faroe Islands are located halfway between Norway and Iceland in the Norwegian Sea. The islands were first discovered, according
It’s hard to appreciate the vastness and loneliness of the sea unless you have been out on it. Today was
Alesund, Norway is one of the most beautiful towns I’ve ever seen. It sits on a peninsula among a number
Flam sits on a small plain at the mouth a fjord in Western Norway. Population: 350. And they are here
Day 4 started on the place we would call our home for the next eight days: the Viking Sky. It
We opted to take a seven hour train ride from Oslo to Bergen, Norway because it was a “must do”
My prediction about my scuffle with Omar the Norwegian was correct. This morning it was the topic of discussion at
Day 2 started in the same place day 1 ended––in the Lufthansa Lounge in the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Day
Well, the GSB Viking Study Tour is underway. The Plan? Fly to Oslo, Norway where we will spend a few
The GSB teams’ travels are really study tours more than they are a vacation. A study tour is different than
The GSB team is preparing for our next adventure into Kingdom history. This adventure will focus on the conversion of
We’ve been home now for a few days, and I am trying to get back into the work mindset. I’m
Today we said goodbye to the ship that had been our home for the last eight days. Our adventure in
We imposed few expectations on the Isle of Man. This was based more on ignorance than fact or opinion. We
Sometimes life does not go as planned. Today we were to anchor in Portrush in Northern Ireland. The Wife and
Oban is a young town by Scottish standards. Even St. Columba’s Cathedral, which initially grabbed my attention, was built in
This morning our ship anchored in the bay at Portree on the Isle of Skye. Skye is an island of
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