Monday 6th March 2017

This morning dawned overcast. After several sunny days this was a change,

We traveled through a narrow strait with rocky shorelines.

Later on we saw this military ship pass close by.

As we neared Bergen there are more trees and no snow.

We passed this floating bridge. Apparently the fjord here is so deep that it was impracticable to sink piles to support a conventional bridge.

At about 14.30 Polarlys came into Bergen and ended her 5000 kilometre (3100 mile) round trip to Kirkenes and back.

After we docked there was a fair amount of chaos getting onto the coaches to the airport.

The route to the airport goes through a couple of long tunnels.

At the airport there was some uncertainty as to when we could check in but eventually we managed it.

We got onto our plane which left on time and arrived at Gatwick ahead of schedule. Unfortunately both our checked in bags had been damaged in transit so we were held up at the airport for a while registering our complaints. Tonight we are staying at the same hotel near Gatwick where we stayed on the first night of this trip and where our car has been parked while we've been away.