Norway and Last Voyage!

We are in our final week on board Queen Elizabeth! Each thing we do is a "last." Last boat drill, last dixieland set, last welcome aboard show, last cabin inspection.....its a great feeling! We have also been lucky enough to be cruising in Norway, which is so beautiful.  We have managed a few nice hikes in the mountains and hills near the ports, and have done our best not to buy anything (just a coffee can run you $6 or $7 bucks).  We are now in the Arctic Circle, enjoying the midnight sun.  It is a very strange experience, our bodies don't ever really feel like its time for bed.  The last few nights the sun hasn't set at all.  I love the feeling, but it would take some getting used to if I lived here! And of course there is the winter to consider, where the sun doesn't appear for months.  Summer is definitely a better option if you ask me! We were also really lucky to get to meet up with some friends of ours who live in Trondheim, Norway.  They picked us up at the port and took us home for some Norwegian hospitality and an amazing home-cooked meal.  Nick and I smuggled extra carrot cake back on board with us in the afternoon.  It was a really wonderful day.  Just being in someone's home is a treat when you live on a ship, and it was a treat to get to catch up with our friends as well.  Today we are in the beautiful library in Tromso, slowly working our way back south from Honningsvaag and the North Cape.  We have only 2 ports left after today!! My next post might even be from Nick's home in Southampton.