Bret

No running - travel day

AM - 7 miles on the treadmill aboard a cruise ship traveling to Norway.  Seas are a bit rough - but not bad.  Had to grab the side of the machine a couple of times before losing balance with occasional movement.   

PM - 3.25 miles on the treadmill in the evening as Tracy was getting a spa treatment massage.  Tried running on the top deck jogging track but it was really short -140 meters - and the wind was kicking and it was cold  - so I went back inside.  

AM - 5 miles around the village of Eidfjord Norway - fun exploring the area where we are in port for the day.

AM - ship was not quite into port of Skjolden a tiny village at the end of Norway’s longest fjord.   No obvious place to really run outside anyway.  Ran at HR tempo effort.  

PM - our cruise ship made port in Molde, Norway on a cold cloudy overcast day.  I awoke a little late and Tracy and I decided to walk around the town of about 18,000; but strangely no one was out and the shops and restaurants were all closed.  Turns out to have been a national holiday in Norway - Ascension Day.  We made our way back to the ship and after lunch Tracy got a massage treatment whilst I ventured back off the ship to run up a somewhat steep hill /trail to a panoramic view of the area which is said to have 222 snow covered peaks.  I did not begin to count them.  Pretty view though and a solid effort of about 6 miles in total. I made my way down the trail which was rather steep and at times slippery as I got caught in a rain shower.  

It is pretty far north here. In fact sun does not set officially until after 11:30 PM and then actually stays light for the most part until the official sunrise around 3:30 AM.  

PM - in Bergen Norway on our last port before heading back to Amsterdam.  Bergen is the second largest city in Norway at nearly 220,000 in population.  It is a pretty seaport town with a very clean picturesque cityscape against 7 hills.   Evidently it rains here quite a bit- like over 280 days of rain per year.  But we were fortunate because although it was quite cloudy and looked like it would rain - we escaped with no precipitation.  Quite cold though for my taste at barely 50 degrees and windy.  We wandered around the shops in town and took the funicular rail to the top of a hill and viewed the city and countryside below.  I ended up just doing a few miles on the treadmill late in the day since - too lazy to figure out a run outdoors.   

AM - at sea for the day.  Got up late - did about 4.25 miles on the treadmill in some rough seas - making balancing on the machine a bit of a challenge.  

PM - when Tracy went to get a spa treatment- I did another run on the treadmill- but this time the seas were calmer and I felt good and got about 8 more miles in.  We arrive in Amsterdam early tomorrow and then transfer to the airport for the flight home.  It has been a sedate and relaxing experience.  Exactly what we wanted.