From humble beginnings...

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This trip started with the following email from Suzie, sent early October 2017.  


😁🤔😵

Hi Nic

I am not sure what you are thinking about for next year's holidays but I have a suggestion which may or may not be of interest.

Mid September I am going to "Scandinavia", that's a very broad term and nothing has been sorted yet.
Tracy has said she will be there with me but I thought it was a destination which would interest you too.

All I really know is there is a week 's cruise along the west coast of Norway going in and out of the fiords. 
Originally they were local ferries/freighters, not sure if that is the case now or not, but they still stop at all the little towns along the way. 
I'm hoping I will see puffins too but I haven't googled anything yet.
And thinking of doing some smaller cities as I am over major cities being flooded with tourists especially where cruise ships go.
It will be almost 24 hours daylight and that's about all I know...........at this stage

And we will go and visit Mary in Copenhagen or Tracy wouldn't forgive me! 😀
A link for the cruise                                                                                    https://www.hurtigruten.us/find-your-voyage/?destinationId=20927&departureMonthYear=2018.08.1&shipId=FM&marketCode=US&
languageCode=en-US

So mull it over and let me know.

I haven't got serious just yet, and won't for about 2-3 weeks, as I am working on Japan in May. 
A totally overwhelming destination!!  Wanna go there instead? 😁
S.xx


And my response.....  

OMG

I have been pondering and wondering what you had on the drawing board. 

I haven’t looked at the link. But I’m pretty keen. 

Nicola

So it was game on....



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