Thursday August 1st - Kristiansand

We had a smooth crossing overnight from Copenhagen and berthed in Kristiansand at about 9:30am. As usual we were having a late breakfast with the gang at that time! Before breakfast I had the chance to take a few photos of our entry to the port.

Pilot boat returning to harbor with lighthouse in the background

Another lighthouse

Jilly takes in the view

 We met up with Phil and Lynne at 10:30am and had an enjoyable stroll around the town, before returning to the QV at about 2:30pm. Kristiansand is a small town in Southern Norway and only has a population of about 70,000, but is a popular summer vacation spot for Norwegians as it is so far south. We toured a fish market and then around the old town and visited the Cathedral before a return trip to the fish market to buy some pickled herring.

Dried and salted Cod

Lobster tank

The Fort

The old section of town

This house dates back to 1734

New organ under construction

Magnificent chandelier against the wood ceiling

We cast off at 4pm and had a laugh as a stuffed moose that had been on the dockside as a photo backdrop was taken back into storage on the front end of a loader!