By Paul Bryers

Following overnight visits to Florø and Maløy, the ship has arrived in Torvik, its first daylight port. However, passengers are not allowed to disembark due to the short 10-minute stop. The weather is beautiful and the scenery is stunning.

Following our visit to Torvik, we sailed towards Ålesund for a 20-minute stop and then proceeded to Urke in the impressive Hjørundfjorden.

En route, we passed waterfalls, green mountains reaching up to 5000 ft with snow-capped peaks.

A short yet steep hike afforded us a breathtaking view of the fjord and our ship, MS Richard With.

The day’s events culminated in a 2-hour stop at Ålesund (our second visit of the day). In contrast to my previous visit last August on MS Trollfjord, I did not disembark.

It was an excellent day.