Norway

Norway is warmer than our artic areas--and we navigated over 5 hours on August 3rd into this lovely, deep and lonnnng fjord until we reached Eidfjord, Norway.  The town was definitely a vacation destination for Norwegians as well as other members of the EU.  It has a population of only about 1,000 people and yet there are lovely hotels, restaurants, and a small trolley train to carry sightseers.  

We took the trolley train which allowed us to explore the town and nearby countryside where we saw a Viking burial ground, agriculture history and current activity, old church, and much more.  

After exiting the trolley, we walked around the area near the ship--most things were closed as it was a Sunday. However, the close town plaza was beautiful--filled with art in the plaza:

Sailing out of the fjord that evening revealed that clear cut logging was still occurring in Norway and I was dismayed to see that it appeared to be tractor yarding on significant slopes. The trees being harvested were likely second growth as their boles appeared to be small diameter.