Geiringerfjord

Wednesday morning we arrived to Geiringerfjord which in entering from our ship, the view was spectacular. Of all of the landing points, this seemed to have the excursion which intrigued us. We signed up on the ship a few days in advance- for the RIB (rapid inflatible boat) ride through the fjord. Our ship had nowhere to dock, so the cruise ships all drop anchor in the harbor and then let down several of their tenders (lifeboats) this is how you get to the shore and back to ship. There were several cruise ships in this relatively small harbor (alcove) so it is a wonder how they all maneuver around, plus all those tenders hauling a few thousand people to shore.

Roxanne on shore at the dock area. not much of a town. it must close for the winter as not much going on when the crise ships leave. many campers make their way down the winding road to camp at shore area. and their are many tourist gift shops. the fjords here are the attraction! They rise so high and equally deep as the cruise ships can pass within feet of the edge line.

Many people arrive by ferry from other towns, and even their bus!

The buses drive off the ferry and then load on their passengers from the ferry and off they go driving up the hill and down- just for the view.

We loved this boat, a tour of the fjords in a "Viking" boat - horned helmets mandatory along with the Viking captain- a bit wild - swords, shields and all. Quite entertaining.

However, we decided on another venue of touring this incredible fjord- and these outfits were mandatory. A little hot at first, but glad we had them on once in action. Note the sunglasses too.

Mike all strapped in, in his attire.

It's really hard to describe what we saw as the walls of these cliffs are so sharp, steep and high. The boat goes fast and next to the walls and waterfalls. This area was all formed by the ice age glaciers.

Two of the RIBs went at the same time so we photographed the other boat from ours so you can see the speed and perspective of the fjord.

Here is a video of the other RIB boat.

A quick photo of ourselves as the boat was flying through the fjord.

Another video from our boat. This gives you a better idea of the ride we had.

This is the "Seven Sisters" waterfall.

A view looking up the waterfall.

Roxanneat the self the waterfall.

After the ride, we were definitely having a bad hair day, but it was a great ride with great views of the fjord.

This is the building where we changed into and out of our protective suits.

Roxanne leaning over the railing, watching them raise the last tender.

A view from above of people getting out of the tender and back into the ship.

Mike relaxing back on the ship as we cruised back out of the fjord.

Saying goodbye to Geiringerfjord.