Day 25 - Thursday 29 June

When the ship sailed into Geirangerfjiord we were asleep, but we saw the fjiord in the afternoon light as we sailed out. We also paddled on it in a double kayak.

It was only a short trip in a taxi bus to the "dock" where we were fitted with our life jackets and skirts (to keep water out of the kayak). We had to sit on the dock and slide across to the kayak while one of the Portugese guides held it steady. After our paddle this maneuver had to be done in reverse. One of the taller male passengers slipped and his top half fell into the water. The guide grabbed him but needed help to be able to pull him up as his legs were still in the kayak. He was unharmed but it could have been more serious than a partial dunking.

There was another cruise ship anchored in the fjord so it was the first time we had paddled in the same waters as these large vessels. Again we had a warm sunny day with no wind - it would be miserable to go kayaking in the wind and rain, but having travelled this far I probably would have gone without my "crew".

We chickened out of our afternoon scenic bus drive with its hairpin bends and tunnel. Instead we wandered around the few tourist shops and sampled some famous Norweigian chocolates.

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