Day 5: Bergen to Tromso

Bergen is a lovely town, and I'd certainly have liked to spend more time there, but we had decided, for this winter trip, to prioritize an extra day in Tromso to give us the max chance at seeing the Aurora.

But we did have a gloriously sunny morning in Bergen. We took the Floibanen funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen! The weather was perfect, and the views were stupendous!











I'd have loved to have time to do hiking at the top of the mountain, it really looks like a wonderful park, but we did have a plane to catch.

We walked along the habor a bit more but photos were hard to get because of traffic, then went back to the hotel to pick up our bags, and then walked to the light rail station to get the train to the airport.



It was always so nice to be in a place where the infrastructure was so good. Getting to the airport was cheap and easy (same in Tromso and Oslo, btf), and I couldn't help thinking about Seattle's light rail to the "airport"... to 1/4 mile from the airport, I mean, with no carts or moving sidewalks to make the trip faster or easier. But anyhow.

The Bergen airport is new, airy and well thought out. We dropped off our bags and eventually boarded a flight to Tromso. We got lunch at the airport, which meant a hot dog for David and a delicous cardamom bun for me. Cardamom baked goods are the best!

Got into Tromso and took public transportation to within a block of our hotel dt.



We went out for a burger dinner, then went back to the hotel to get some sleep. The next day was visting Tromso, followed by a Northern Lights chase in a van, and we knew we'd want to be rested.

Colds: travel

So. While we were in Oslo, Perry called to tell us he was really sick: bad cold, he tested for Covid three or four times, all negative.

He got sick basically the day we left.

Needless to say, a few days later... David was sick. Not in bed sick, but miserable sick, sigh. Didn't need that.

I resisted until Iceland, and then I got it too. My version, as always when I get sick, started with me throwing up, which was miserable, but then at least I felt ok for most of the rest of the day.

Blah.